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008 130325s2013 njua b 001 0 eng d
010 _a2013011850
020 _a9780691149783 (hbk.) :
_c£19.95
020 _z9781400848461 (ebook) :
040 _aStDuBDS
_beng
_cStDuBDS
_dUk
_dStDuBDSZ
050 0 _aRC523
_b.L63 2013
082 0 0 _a362.196831
_223
100 1 _aLock, Margaret M.
245 1 4 _aThe Alzheimer conundrum :
_bentanglements of dementia and aging /
_cMargaret Lock.
260 _aPrinceton, New Jersey :
_bPrinceton University Press,
_c[2013]
300 _ax, 310 pages :
_billustrations ;
_c24 cm.
336 _atext
_2rdacontent
337 _aunmediated
_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
_2rdacarrier
500 _aFormerly CIP.
_5Uk
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (pages [277]-299 and index (pages [301]-310).
520 8 _aDue to rapidly aging populations, the number of people worldwide experiencing dementia is increasing and the projections are grim. Despite hundreds of millions of dollars being invested into medical research, no effective treatment has been discovered for Alzheimer's disease, the most common form of dementia. This book exposes the predicaments embedded in current efforts to slow down or halt Alzheimer's disease through early detection of presymptomatic biological changes in healthy individuals.
650 0 _aAlzheimer's disease
_xAge factors.
650 0 _aOlder people
_xMental health.
650 0 _aBrain
_xAging
_xMolecular aspects.
650 1 2 _aAlzheimer Disease
_xdiagnosis
650 2 2 _aAlzheimer Disease
_xepidemiology
650 2 2 _aRisk Assessment
650 2 2 _aAging
_xphysiology
650 2 2 _aAge Factors
650 2 2 _aBrain
_xphysiology
887 4 _aBook
999 _a2013011850
_c78206
_d78206