Bibliograph

In pursuit of memory, the fight against Alzheimer's, Joseph Jebelli

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In pursuit of memory, the fight against Alzheimer's, Joseph Jebelli

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages [253]-288) and index

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contains biographical information

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

In pursuit of memory

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1006385079

Responsibility statement

Joseph Jebelli

Sub title

the fight against Alzheimer's

Summary

"Alzheimer's is the great global epidemic of our time, affecting millions worldwide--there are more than five million people diagnosed in the United States alone. And as our population ages, scientists are working against the clock to find a cure. Neuroscientist Joseph Jebelli is among them. His beloved grandfather had Alzheimer's, and now Jebelli has written the book he needed then--a very human history of this frightening disease. But [the book] is also a thrilling scientific detective story that goes behind the headlines. Jebelli's quest takes us from nineteenth-century Germany and postwar England, to the jungles of Papua New Guinea and the technological proving grounds of Japan, to America, India, China, Iceland, Sweden and Colombia. Its heroes are scientists from around the world--many of whom he's worked with--and the brave patients and families who have changed the way that researchers think about the disease. This compelling insider's account shows vividly why Jebelli feels so hopeful about a cure, but also why our best defense in the meantime is to understand the disease."--Jacket flaps

Table Of Contents

Preface: 'a peculiar disease' -- Author's note -- Part I: Origins. The psychiatrist with a microscope -- Understanding an epidemic -- A medicine for memory -- Part II: Research. Diagnosis -- The Alzheimer's gene -- The science behind the headlines -- The second brain -- Swedish brain power -- Part III: Prevention. Stress -- Diet -- Exercise -- Brain training -- Sleep -- Part IV: Experimentation. Regeneration -- Young blood -- Seeds of dementia -- Looking but not seeing -- Between the devil and the deep blue sea -- Part V: Discovery. To the ends of the earth -- Insights from India -- Clues from Colombia -- Alzheimer's legacy -- Coda

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Fight against Alzheimer's

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