Mind thief : the story of Alzheimer's /

"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 indepe...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Yu, Han, 1980- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Columbia University Press, [2021]
Temas:
Alzheimer's disease.
Alzheimer's disease > History.
Alzheimer Disease
Alzheimer Disease > history
Maladie d'Alzheimer.
Maladie d'Alzheimer > Histoire.
HEALTH & FITNESS / Diseases / Alzheimer's & Dementia.
SCIENCE / History
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.

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