The end of memory
Subtitle: a natural history of aging and Alzheimer's
By: Jay Ingram
Published: 2016
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781846045066; 9781473529656
Subjects: Popular works; Alzheimer's disease; History
Description: It has been called 'the plague of the 21st century' for its dramatic increase in numbers and the challenge it poses to health care. There are no effective treatments, merely a few drugs that promise only short-lived results. For centuries, those afflicted by Alzheimer's disease have been robbed of their memories and ability to think clearly; while families have watched their loved ones disappear day by day. In The End of Memory, award-winning author Jay Ingram charts the history of the disease, explaining the fascinating science behind it, recounting the efforts to understand and combat it, and introduces us to the passionate researchers who are working to find a cure. This is an important book for the millions of people around the world who are affected by Alzheimer's, as well as those who are intrigued by both the ageing process and the brain, and wish to understand them better.
Table of contents: title: Facing, or fearing, aging; title: "I have, so to say, lost myself"; title: Has Alzheimer's always been with us?; title: The case of Jonathan Swift; title: The biology of aging; title: A natural life; title: The aging brain; title: Plaques and tangles; title: "I only retire at night"; title: A deadly progression; title: The brain fights back; title: Is the epidemic slowing?; title: Am i going to get it? And if so, when?; title: Treatment: candidates but no champions; title: Men, women and Alzheimer's; title: Was it really the aluminum?; title: The many faces of dementia; title: Where you live, what you eat; title: What's next?