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World Service,22 Jul 2015,55 mins

Hope for Alzheimer's Patients

Newshour

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Research suggests new drug, Solanezumab, slows decline in Alzheimer's patients if given early; Is the world is seeing the end of capitalism? South Africa's Mahotella Queens group perform in the Newshour studio. (Pic: Science Photo Library: A conceptual computer artwork showing the brain of an elderly man affected by Alzheimer's disease)

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