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The good news that we are living longer brings with it the bad news that many of us will suffer the ill effects of old age as a result. Maggie Philbin looks at how our muscles and bones change as w...e get older. Liz Bonnin explains how bones are made and how they weaken with age, then looks at a human brain growing in a petri dish, that could pave the way for a cure to diseases like Alzheimer's. Finally the team are joined by Sir Terry Wogan, who goes on a personal quest to find out if there are any drugs currently available which could reduce his risk of developing dementia.
The good news that we are living longer brings with it the bad news that many of us will suffer the ill effects of old age as a result. Maggie Philbin looks at how our muscles and bones change as w...e get older. Liz Bonnin explains how bones are made and how they weaken with age, then looks at a human brain growing in a petri dish, that could pave the way for a cure to diseases like Alzheimer's. Finally the team are joined by Sir Terry Wogan, who goes on a personal quest to find out if there are any drugs currently available which could reduce his risk of developing dementia.
| Series: | Bang goes the theory; Series 8 |
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| Episode | 4 |
| First transmission date: | 24-03-2014 |
| Published: | 2014 |
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| Duration: | 00:30:00 |
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| Producer: | Ed Booth |
| Presenters: | Liz Bonnin; Maggie Philbin; Terry Wogan |
| Contributors: | Liz Bonnin; Maggie Philbin; Terry Wogan |
| Publisher: | BBC Open University |
| Link to related site: | BBC Website: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00lwxj1 OU Website: http://www.open.edu/openlearn/whats-on/tv/bang-goes-the-theory-series-7-episode-8 |
| Production number: | FKAC745Y |
| Videofinder number: | 85733 |
| Available to public: | no |
