The Prime Minister | The Alzheimer's Laboratory

Name: The Prime Minister | The Alzheimer's Laboratory
Released: 2016-11-27

TV Flash files “The Prime Minister | The Alzheimer's Laboratory” as hour 445 of 767 in the TV Flash guide — 60 Minutes (1968–present) on CBS, season 49, episode 10, aired 2016-11-27, 60 min.

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This leaf is S49E10: listed hour 445 of 767 in the 60 Minutes guide, hour 10 of 37 in season 49. It aired 2016-11-27 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “The Match of their Lives | Turkey | Bruno Mars” (S49E09). Next is “The Speaker of the House | The Golden Triangle | Drive-by Lawsuits” (S49E11). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.

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The Prime Minister : Italy's prime minister, Matteo Renzi, tells Charlie Rose his country is not "only a museum" stuck in the past, as he tries to radically change its future. The Alzheimer's Laboratory : An extended family in Colombia with a genetic mutation causing Alzheimer's may help scientists prevent the disease someday. Lesley Stahl reports on the groundbreaking study.

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Where does The Prime Minister | The Alzheimer's Laboratory sit in the 60 Minutes guide?

S49E10 is listed hour 445 of 767 — hour 10 of 37 in season 49, season 49 episode 10.

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The Prime Minister | The Alzheimer's Laboratory aired 2016-11-27 and is listed at 60 minutes.

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