Mind thief : the story of Alzheimer's / Han Yu.

  • Yu, Han, 1980-
Date:
[2021]
  • Books

About this work

Description

"Alzheimer's disease, a haunting and harrowing ailment, is one of the world's most common causes of death. Alzheimer's lingers for years, with patients' outward appearance unaffected while their cognitive functions fade away. Patients lose the ability to work and live independently, to remember and recognize. There is still no proven way to treat Alzheimer's because its causes remain unknown. Mind Thief is a comprehensive and engaging history of Alzheimer's that demystifies efforts to understand the disease. Beginning with the discovery of "presenile dementia" in the early twentieth century, Han Yu examines over a century of research and controversy."-- Provided by publisher.

Publication/Creation

New York : Columbia University Press, [2021]

Physical description

x, 345 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Lost Wives -- Cursed Inheritance -- Learning to Walk -- Searching for the Alzheimer's Gene -- Late-Onset Alzheimer's -- The Paradigm -- Eli Lilly and Mice -- Inhibitors That Can't Inhibit -- Poison or Cure: Alzheimer's Vaccine -- Eli Lilly's Three Expeditions -- Taoism and Tau Mice -- Apples, Oysters, and Underdogs -- Type 3 Diabetes -- Ketones the Brain Fuel -- Insulin Fixes -- Bacteria in the Brain -- Eat Your Vegetables (and Berries) -- Blood, Heart, and Brain -- A Missed Opportunity -- Paradigm Shift (?) -- An Enriched Life -- Epilogue -- Notes.

Type/Technique

Languages

Where to find it

  • LocationStatus
    History of Medicine
    PVV /YU
    Open shelves

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ISBN

  • 9780231198707
  • 0231198701
  • 9780231198714
  • 023119871X