TY  - BOOK
AU  - Hoffman,John
AU  - Froemke,Susan
AU  - Golant,Susan K.
TI  - The Alzheimer's project: momentum in science
SN  - 9781586487560 (hardcover)
AV  - RC 523 .H6 2009
PY  - 2009///
CY  - New York
PB  - Public Affairs
KW  - Alzheimer's disease
KW  - Health education
N1  - "Based on the HBO documentary presented by HBO Documentary Films and the National Institute on Aging of the National Institutes of Health in association with the Alzheimer's Association, Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund, and Geoffrey Beene Gives Back Alzheimer's Initiative."; Includes index; "Based on the HBO documentary presented by HBO Documentary Films and the National Institute on Aging of the National Institutes of Health in association with the Alzheimer's Association, Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund, and Geoffrey Beene Gives Back Alzheimer's Initiative."; How the brain changes: understanding plaques; untangling tau; diagnosing early memory loss -- Advances in imaging techniques: visualizing plaques in the living brain; applying new technologies in research -- The search for disease pathways: discovering the genetics of Alzheimer's disease; inking Alzheimer's and vascular disease; Associating Alzheimer's with insulin resistance and diabetes; the role of inflammation -- Changing the outlook: building cognitive reserve; assessing the potential benefits of exercise and diet; developing new drug treatments
N2  - Documents recent breakthroughs in Alzheimer's research, examines what the disease looks like in the human brain, and looks at specific drugs that may help
ER  -