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Knowles, Roger.

Alzheimer's disease / Roger Knowles. - Upper Saddle River, NJ : Pearson Prentice Hall, c2004. - vii, 31 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. - Prentice Hall's exploring biology series .

Contents;

1. The face of Alzheimer's disease
Aging, senility, and dementia
Progression of dementia in AD
The cost of AD

2. What's going wrong in AD: The pathology
Dementia and the degeneration of neuronal networks
The search for a killer
Suspect 1: Plaques
Suspect 2: Tangles
Suspect 3: Conspirators

3. The role of genes in developing AD
Familial versus sporadic AD
Genetics and early-onset AD
Inheriting mutations in three genes can lead to early-onset AD
A possible common pathway for the genes responsible for early-set AD
etc.

4. The role of the environment in developing AD
The immune system: Too much of a good thing?
Does failure to stimulate the brain lead to AD
Other environmental influences

5. Current and future strategies for treating AD
Preventing or removing plaques
Protecting neurons


Bibliographical references : p. 30-31.

ISBN: 9780131838345 0131838342

LCCN: 2003282302

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Alzheimer's disease.

Dewey Class. No.: 616.831 / KNO