{"product_id":"brain-fables-9781108744621","title":"Brain Fables","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson's and Alzheimer's there is no unifying biology, explaining why every attempt to cure them has failed. This book provides a blueprint for a new way of thinking, eliminating misleading diagnostic labels and enabling the development of effective therapies, one biological subtype at a time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'This book attempts to incorporate overarching scientific themes with a detailed overview of pathophysiology and clinical features of Parkinson's disease. The chapters examine clinical features, subtypes and progression of the disease, ways of looking at the disease scientifically, a comparison to oncology, and a review of disease modifying treatments versus symptomatic treatment. The diagrams and tables are outstanding and the production values are excellent. The book, however, is limited by the attempt to tackle big concepts for a more lay public with very technical writing, an unimaginative look at theory and facts, and the distinctly different styles between the two authors.' Rohit Das, Doody's Book Review Service\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface; Acknowledgements; 1. The shaky six and the 'second reality'; 2. Pieces of a puzzle?; 3. Disease 'redefinition': a tough pill to swallow; 4. Disease subtypes: the promise and the fallacy; 5. Protein paradox; 6. The fault in our models; 7. Biomarkers: the promise and the fallacy; 8. Lessons from oncology; 9. Symptomatic vs. disease-modifying therapies; 10. The hypothesis that refuses to die; 11. Our living dissonance; 12. The scientific and lay narratives; 13. Challenges viewed from afar; 14. The moonshot: population-based studies of aging; 15. Predictions for the 2020s and beyond; Epilogue. 'When will we have a cure for Parkinson's disease?”; Note added at press time; References; Index.","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406815797591,"sku":"9781108744621","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/brain-fables-9781108744621","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}