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The Alzheimer’s Project: Caregivers

CAREGIVERS, PART OF THE MULTI-PLATFORM SERIES THE ALZHEIMER’S PROJECT, FOCUSES ON THOSE WHO TAKE CARE OF LOVED ONES WHEN IT DEBUTS MAY 12 ON HBO Alzheimer’s, a fatal, irreversible and progressive brain disease that slowly destroys memory and thinking skills, takes a great toll on the physical and emotional well-being not just of the patient, but of the caregiver as …

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The Alzheimer’s Project: Momentum In Science

MOMENTUM IN SCIENCE, PART OF THE PIONEERING MULTI-PLATFORM SERIES THE ALZHEIMER’S PROJECT, REVEALS THE LATEST RESEARCH ADVANCES WHEN IT DEBUTS IN TWO PARTS MAY 11 AND 12 ON HBO “This is a time when scientific opportunities are enormously exciting and unprecedented in the area of Alzheimer’s disease research.” — Richard J. Hodes, MD, Director of the National Institute on Aging, …

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“Fringe” Finale Sets Up Changes for Season 2

I haven’t watched the last couple of episodes of Fringe because I had gotten to the point where I couldn’t take the gore anymore. I’m nowhere near as squeamish as I have been about graphic violence; in fact, I’ve been handling a lot this past season in television. However, Fringe is very unpredictable in its flavor of gore. It’s not …

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The Alzheimer’s Project: Grandpa Do You Know Who I Am?

“GRANDPA, DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM?” WITH MARIA SHRIVER, PART OF THE PIONEERING MULTI-PLATFORM SERIES THE ALZHEIMER’S PROJECT, TELLS STORIES OF CHILDREN COPING WITH A GRANDPARENT LIVING WITH ALZHEIMER’S WHEN IT DEBUTS ON MAY 11 ON HBO “I’ve been a child of Alzheimer’s since my father, Sargent Shriver, was diagnosed in 2003. My children are children of Alzheimer’s and …

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The Alzheimer’s Project: The Memory Loss Tapes

Intimate Profiles of Seven People Living With The Disease Reveal The Devastating Effect Of Alzheimer’s As the baby-boom generation reaches retirement, Alzheimer’s is rapidly becoming a leading health issue for all Americans. Survival time after an Alzheimer’s diagnosis can be four to six years, but may be as long as 20 years. THE ALZHEIMER’S PROJECT seeks to bring a new …

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Nice Boy of the Week: Misha Collins

Misha Collins was introduced to Supernatural fans at the beginning of this season as the angel, Castiel, who brought Dean Winchester out of Hell, and occasionally acts as a guide, if you will, for Dean as he searches for the answers to the why’s and how-to’s of leading an army in the coming Apocalypse. The fans loved him. In last …

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Pre-Order Dollhouse on DVD and Blu-ray

The amount of time between a show’s first run on TV and its release on DVD is getting shorter and shorter. Dollhouse‘s first season ends tomorrow, but you can already pre-order it on DVD and Blu-ray for it’s July 28th release. The 4-disc set will include all 12 episodes that aired on Fox, plus the much-discussed 13th episode that was …

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HBO’S THE ALZHEIMER’S PROJECT

Alzheimer’s disease is something that has hit close to home for me, and when I heard about this project, I knew I wanted to do everything I could to help spread the word about it, and to get people watching. More than 54% of the U.S population has been touched by someone who has Alzheimer’s, one of the most devastating …

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ABC To Stream New, Classic Shows on Hulu

Well this should make the aliens happy: ABC/Disney has purchased a stake in Hulu.com, allowing them to begin streaming their shows on the online TV network and turning our brains to even more mush. The deal has to go through regulatory approval first, so no date has been announced for ABC to begin offering their shows on Hulu, but expect …

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TNT Takes Aim At Traditional Network Programming

TNT announced their summer schedule, and it looks like they’ve got the Big 4 networks in their sights. Beginning June 8, TNT will air two-hour blocks of original programming during primetime Monday-Wednesday. What’s so groundbreaking about that? TNT will be airing 40% as much original content as Fox, and 60% as much as the CW. The lines between “network” and …

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