The Resource The end of memory : a natural history of aging and Alzheimer's, Jay Ingram
The end of memory : a natural history of aging and Alzheimer's, Jay Ingram
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- Summary
- "For centuries, those afflicted by Alzheimer's disease have suffered its debilitating effects, with family members watching their loved ones disappear a little more each day until the person they used to know is gone forever. It was in 1901 that German psychologist and neurologist Alois Alzheimer began working with Auguste Deter, a 51-year-old woman suffering from dementia. When several years later upon her death he examined her brain under the microscope, he remarked on two unusual features: dark blobs he called "plaques" and the twisted remnants of neurons, or "tangles." In the century since the disease was first described, there has been a great deal of scientific inquiry into its causes, but little progress in its treatment. Jay Ingram believes we are on the threshold of important new leaps in understanding, and in The End of Memory he explains the fascinating science of plaques and tangles, recounts the imperfect history of our efforts to understand and combat the disease, and introduces us to the passionate researchers who are now working to find a cure. In the spirit of Siddhartha Mukherjee's The Emperor of All Maladies, this is a book for those who want to find out the true story behind an affliction that courses through families and wreaks havoc on the lives of millions"--
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First U.S. edition.
- Extent
- 289 pages
- Contents
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- Introduction
- 1. Facing, or Fearing, Aging
- 2. "I have, so to say, lost myself"
- 3. Has Alzheimer's Always Been with Us?
- 4. The Case of Jonathan Swift
- 5. The Biology of Aging
- 6. A Natural Life
- 7. The Aging Brain
- 8. Plaques and Tangles
- 9. "I only retire at night"
- 10. A Deadly Progression
- 11. The Brain Fights Back
- 12. Is the Epidemic Slowing?
- 13. Am I going to get it? And if so, when?
- 14. Treatment: Candidates But No Champions
- 15. Men, Women and Alzheimer's
- 16. Was It Really the Aluminum?
- 17. The Many Faces of Dementia
- 18. Where You Live, What You Eat
- 19. What's Next?
- Isbn
- 9781250076489
- Label
- The end of memory : a natural history of aging and Alzheimer's
- Title
- The end of memory
- Title remainder
- a natural history of aging and Alzheimer's
- Statement of responsibility
- Jay Ingram
- Title variation
- Natural history of aging and Alzheimer's
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "For centuries, those afflicted by Alzheimer's disease have suffered its debilitating effects, with family members watching their loved ones disappear a little more each day until the person they used to know is gone forever. It was in 1901 that German psychologist and neurologist Alois Alzheimer began working with Auguste Deter, a 51-year-old woman suffering from dementia. When several years later upon her death he examined her brain under the microscope, he remarked on two unusual features: dark blobs he called "plaques" and the twisted remnants of neurons, or "tangles." In the century since the disease was first described, there has been a great deal of scientific inquiry into its causes, but little progress in its treatment. Jay Ingram believes we are on the threshold of important new leaps in understanding, and in The End of Memory he explains the fascinating science of plaques and tangles, recounts the imperfect history of our efforts to understand and combat the disease, and introduces us to the passionate researchers who are now working to find a cure. In the spirit of Siddhartha Mukherjee's The Emperor of All Maladies, this is a book for those who want to find out the true story behind an affliction that courses through families and wreaks havoc on the lives of millions"--
- Assigning source
- Provided by publisher
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Ingram, Jay
- Dewey number
- 616.8/31
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- RC523
- LC item number
- .I54 2015
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Alzheimer's disease
- Brain
- SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Neuroscience
- HEALTH & FITNESS / Diseases / Alzheimer's & Dementia
- Alzheimer's disease
- Brain
- Label
- The end of memory : a natural history of aging and Alzheimer's, Jay Ingram
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-276) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
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- Contents
- Introduction -- 1. Facing, or Fearing, Aging -- 2. "I have, so to say, lost myself" -- 3. Has Alzheimer's Always Been with Us? -- 4. The Case of Jonathan Swift -- 5. The Biology of Aging -- 6. A Natural Life -- 7. The Aging Brain -- 8. Plaques and Tangles -- 9. "I only retire at night" -- 10. A Deadly Progression -- 11. The Brain Fights Back -- 12. Is the Epidemic Slowing? -- 13. Am I going to get it? And if so, when? -- 14. Treatment: Candidates But No Champions -- 15. Men, Women and Alzheimer's -- 16. Was It Really the Aluminum? -- 17. The Many Faces of Dementia -- 18. Where You Live, What You Eat -- 19. What's Next?
- Control code
- 1611545
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- First U.S. edition.
- Extent
- 289 pages
- Isbn
- 9781250076489
- Isbn Type
- (hardback)
- Lccn
- 2015019167
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- System control number
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- (Sirsi) 1611545
- (OCoLC)913572990
- Label
- The end of memory : a natural history of aging and Alzheimer's, Jay Ingram
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-276) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction -- 1. Facing, or Fearing, Aging -- 2. "I have, so to say, lost myself" -- 3. Has Alzheimer's Always Been with Us? -- 4. The Case of Jonathan Swift -- 5. The Biology of Aging -- 6. A Natural Life -- 7. The Aging Brain -- 8. Plaques and Tangles -- 9. "I only retire at night" -- 10. A Deadly Progression -- 11. The Brain Fights Back -- 12. Is the Epidemic Slowing? -- 13. Am I going to get it? And if so, when? -- 14. Treatment: Candidates But No Champions -- 15. Men, Women and Alzheimer's -- 16. Was It Really the Aluminum? -- 17. The Many Faces of Dementia -- 18. Where You Live, What You Eat -- 19. What's Next?
- Control code
- 1611545
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- First U.S. edition.
- Extent
- 289 pages
- Isbn
- 9781250076489
- Isbn Type
- (hardback)
- Lccn
- 2015019167
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
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- (Sirsi) 1611545
- (OCoLC)913572990
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