Alzheimer's

Sea Hero Quest is a navigation game played on mobile phones and computers that's contributing to dementia research and has already racked up over a million downloads. Professor Michael Hornberger of… Audio

Have you ever considered what your brain does when you interact with music? Can music help us recover from illness? Professor Warren Tate from the University of Otago is a geneticist with an interest… Audio

A new study suggests that the protein amyloid beta's bad reputation could be ill deserved. Although it's seen as the prime cause of the neurological knots and tangles found in the brains of… Audio

Naked Science with Dr Chris Smith with news that researchers in the UK have used a cancer drug to block the process in the brain that leads to Alzheimer's disease. Also the severity of a dose of… Audio

P. K. Beville has been working with dementia patients for more than 30 years and is trying to transform the way they are cared for and treated with her virtual dementia tour. So far it's been… Audio

Professor John Hardy's work was recognised last month with a US$3 million award from some of the biggest names in the world of technology. He's studying the brains of people suffering from Alzheimer's… Audio

Cade Metz of Wired on the rush to develop alternative rubber sources, and the interest in the shrub guayule. Audio

Dr Chris Smith of the Naked Scientists on invisibility cloaks, new approaches to pain relief and combatting Alzheimer's disease. Audio

Verbatim Theatre interviews people about their experience, then actors plug in little headsets and act out these interviews. Dunedin's Talking House Collective used the strategy in Hush: a play about… Audio

Dr Chris Smith of the Naked Scientists with research showing that medical ultrasound could break down the toxic protein in the brain thought to cause Alzheimer's disease. Also evidence of a hot ocean… Audio