UID:
almafu_9961267970502883
Format:
1 online resource :
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ISBN:
026236574X
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9780262365741
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9780262365758
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0262365758
Series Statement:
The MIT Press
Content:
"A trade book on Alzheimer's disease - its human face, some insights into its biology, the discoveries that seemed a path to prevention if not cure, 25 years without progress, and a new path forward"--
Note:
Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Prologue -- I: In the Beginning -- 1. A Layperson's History of Alzheimer's Disease -- 2. A Physician's History of Alzheimer's Disease -- 3. A Scientist's History of Alzheimer's Disease -- 4. Mystery Solved! How Four Discoveries Transformed an Entire Field -- II: What Happened to Our Cure? -- 5. Building a Model of Alzheimer's Disease -- III: Double-Edged Swords -- 6. Federal Support of Basic Biomedical Research -- 7. The Pharmaceutical and Biotech Industry -- 8. Testing Our Models: Breaking Bad; 9. What is Alzheimer's Disease? -- IV: Where Shall We Go from Here? -- 10. A Layperson's Guide to the Biology of Aging -- 11. Building a New Model of Alzheimer's Disease -- 12. Rebalancing Our Research Portfolio -- 13. Rebalancing Our Institutions -- 14. Final Thoughts -- Acknowledgments -- Index
Additional Edition:
Print version: Herrup, Karl. How not to study a disease. Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2021] ISBN 9780262045902
Language:
English
Subjects:
Medicine
Keywords:
History
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