Alzheimer's Association: This 3 minute video examines the importance of clinical trials to study the effect of new medications for Alzheimer's disease. Better treatments are desperately needed. There are not enough clinical trial subjects with Alzheimer's disease. In this video, the Alzheimer's Association presents information about the trialmatch program. This program makes it easy for finding local clinical trials.
Seth Rogen and Fiancee Interview: Seth Rogen and his fiancee discuss her mother's diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease. In this 3 minute video, Larry King asks whether Rogen's fiancee has been tested for the illness. She responds appropriately that since there is not yet an effective treatment, there is little support for testing relatives of those with Alzheimer's disease.
Charcot-Marie-Tooth: In this excellent New York Times series titled "Patient Voices" patients with Charcot-Marie-Tooth described the effect of the illness on their life. Charcot-Marie-Tooth (or CMT) is a neurological disorder that effects the peripheral nerves in the legs, hands and feet.
The link to slide show video on CMT is here.
A good summary of the genetics of CMT is here at Wikipedia.
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: Another Patient Voices slide show focussed on obsessive compulsive disorder. This video highlights the variability of symptoms found in OCD. This video also describes some of the benefit of behavior therapy in the treatment of OCD.
The link to the OCD slide video is here.
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