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The world's most extraordinary people. Episode 6, Discovery / producer directors, Emma Hatherley, Kate Pringle ; produced and directed by Graham Russell ; BBC Studios ; BBC Scotland.
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Academic Video Online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Abnormalities, Human.
- Diseases--Research.
- Diseases.
- Medical care--Research.
- Medical care.
- Health--Research.
- Health.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (52 minutes)
- Place of Publication:
- London, England : BBC Worldwide, 2017.
- Language Note:
- In English.
- System Details:
- video file
- Summary:
- How might rare medical conditions be a force for good? This probing documentary reveals the extraordinary people who are helping international scientists make medical breakthroughs. A woman who can smell Parkinson's disease helps doctors find a new way to diagnose this debilitating condition. A pioneering stem cell trial provides hope for those with multiple sclerosis. And a patient's inability to sense pain inspires a new generation of pain relief. The World's Most Extraordinary People meets the scientists and patients at the heart of these stories - and takes us right to the edge of scientific understanding. In this episode, Weston uncovers the cases of an engineer who fixed his own heart, a toddler whose bones were repaired before he was even born, and a girl whose immune system attacked her own brain. We meet a man who can taste words and find out how his condition is helping develop new ways to enable blind people to navigate and even recognize colors. And we encounter a man who was immobilized by MS but can now cycle and scuba-dive thanks to a pioneering new treatment that has reversed his disease.
- Notes:
- Title from resource description page (viewed April 12, 2019).
- OCLC:
- 1101007346
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