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Affairs of the Heart

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Alan Alda heads into the operating room to witness amazing advances in the repair and replacement of the hard-working heart.

Aging Process, The

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Explains the effects of aging on the human mind and body, explores the "damage" and "cell clock" theories about why cells wear out, and examines the lifestyle habits that affect both longevity and the quality of life; these include exercise, regular checkups for cancer, proper diet, moderate drinking, and no smoking.

Body Building

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This episode is about the remarkable advances being made to repair and replace damaged human body parts. You'll learn about a self-contained artificial heart, a lab where tissue is grown for body parts like livers and eye retina, look at the innovative "liver chip," and learn about efforts to grow new nerve cells that might help injured spinal cords heal themselves. Finally see courageous paralyzed volunteers test the Functional electrical stimulation (FES) systems.

Body Story: The Death Knell of Old Age

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Follows an 87 year-old man through his final hours as his body degenerates and he quietly expires.

Brain, The

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Introduces brain structure and function, localization of brain activity, motor and sensory neurons, and simple reflex arcs. Computerized tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, and advanced surgical techniques are used to explore the brain.

Cancer and Metastasis

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Studies the biological processes by which the body reproduces cancerous tumors, and summarizes the results of current research. Computer animation illustrates how a normal cell becomes cancerous.

Cell Wars

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Computer animation demonstrates how the body's immune system works.

Colon Cancer

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Doctors focus on three case studies of senior citizens with colon cancer to explore the etiology and pathology of colon cancer, risk factors, and screening options.

A Different Way to Heal?

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Discusses latest findings on how to extend the lifespan, including low calorie diets, research in tissue engineering and cell rejuvenation, and the importance of daily physical and mental activity.

Never Say Die

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Discusses latest findings on how to extend the lifespan, including low calorie diets, research in tissue engineering and cell rejuvenation, and the importance of daily physical and mental activity.

Sickle-Cell Anemia

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How does sickle cell anemia differ from sickle-cell trait? How is the disease transmitted? And who is at highest risk? This program answers these and other frequently asked questions, providing a thorough overview of the sickle-cell phenomenon. Symptoms, treatment, and possible complications are discussed, as well as screening methods and the biochemical reason why sickle cells take on their characteristic shape.