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Life and Death in the 21st Century (1999)

Subject

Medical sciences

Distribution

Sale, 2000 sale: £150.00 (VAT +p&p) series

Series analysing three key issues in the future of medicine, with individual programmes looking at: 1) Living Forever: the biological mechanism behind the ageing process; 2) Future Plagues: new devastiating...

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Older Women’s Lives and Voices

Subject

Social Studies; Women’s studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 26 minutes), £25.00

A video produced by the Economic and Social Research Council’s Growing Older Programme, which provides an insight into the experiences of women from different ethnic groups as they grow older. It...

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Professional Face (2 Parts) (1990 Video)

Producer

Bernice Darvis; Kym Sainsbury

Subject

Drama

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 2 x 25 min., 1995 sale: £35.00 (+VAT +p&p) each part

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You Only Live Once (1996 Video)

Director

John Hey

Subject

Medical sciences

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 30 min.

With the help of private funding and research into a rare disorder - progeria, or premature ageing - geneticists believe they have found the biogical clock - a repeating DNA sequence - that determines when...

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Repairing the Code (2012)

Subject

Biology; Medical sciences

Video recording of the Francis Crick Lecture given at the Royal Society on 7 December 2011 by Dr Simon Boulton from Cancer Research UK. DNA, also known as the ‘blue print’ of life, encodes the...

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Age and Identity (1991 Video)

Subject

Psychology; Sociology

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 49 min., 1998 sale: £195.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Are we the ‘same’ person when we are young as when we are old? The programme uses interviews, film clips and newspaper extracts to explore the way biology, society and personal experience influence...

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Young Adulthood: Physical Development (1999 Video)

Subject

Psychology

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS (PAL). col. 29 min., 2000 sale: US$219.00 (+p&p)

Explores issues of sexuality and fertility in early adulthood. Discusses senescence and the ageing process and how they affect individuals in this age group.

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Reith Lectures 2001, The: The End of Age - Tom Kirkwood (5 Lectures) (2005)

Subject

Medical sciences; Social Studies

The Reith lectures 2001 are presented by Tom Kirkwood, Professor of Medicine and Head of the Department of Gerontology at the University of Newcastle. This year’s lectures deal with growing old. Dramatic...

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Healthward Bound: A Lifelong Journey (6 Parts) (1997 Video)

Subject

Biology

Distribution

Out OF Distribution, Videocassette. VHS. col. 6 x 30 min., 1999 sale: £12.75 (+VAT inc. p&p) each part

An introduction to human biology in six parts: 1: An orthopaedic surgeon assembles a human skeleton, bone by bone, using graphics and animation techniques. Specialists add to the form, organ by organ, system...

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Neurotransmitters of the Brain and Ageing (1981 Film)

Subject

Medical sciences

Distribution

Film (16mm)

Shows various aspects of neurotransmitter research through the eyes of three specialists in the field.

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