Alzheimer's disease / Roger Knowles.
Series: Prentice Hall's exploring biology seriesPublication details: Upper Saddle River, NJ : Pearson Prentice Hall, c2004.Description: vii, 31 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:- 9780131838345
- 0131838342
- 616.831 22 KNO
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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.
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