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