And other researchers are examining the role of a bad gene, apolipoprotein E e4.
Non-terrestrial channels shortlisted are: E4, Sky News, Sky One, UK Style, The Discovery Channel and Bravo.
And just as Big Brother transforms E4's performance, so I'm a Celebrity transforms ITV2's.
People with AD are more likely to have an APOE e4 allele than people who do not develop AD.
The results will be shown on E4 at 2200 BST on Wednesday.
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In the UK, it is one of the most popular shows on Channel 4, which also screens Friends on its pay-TV service E4.
Male prisoners used to be able to watch Sky Sports News, as opposed to E4, but it was cancelled when it became a subscription-only channel.
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Since Mr Baker was last in charge of Sky One there has been a proliferation of satellite, digital and cable entertainment channels, including BBC Three, Channel 4's E4 and ITV2.
Steve Humphries, British Heart Foundation professor of cardiovascular genetics at UCL, said: "Men who carried the E4 type are at higher risk of heart disease, but only if they are smokers".
The researchers, led by Dr George Zubenko, found that a small area of Chromosome 10 of human DNA called D10S1423, when combined with a previously identified gene APOE E4, produced the increased risk of developing the disease.
The department consulted female prisoners as to whether they would prefer to have Sky Sports News, like the men, or E4 - which is run by Channel 4 and known for reality shows like Made in Chelsea, soap opera Hollyoaks and US comedies like The Big Bang Theory.
There's already an on-screen logo counting down the days to the start on E4, which will be streaming live coverage of goings-on in the Big Brother house from 2130-2245 each evening, and again through the night - and whose ratings and share of audience rise dramatically whenever Big Brother is on.
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