{"product_id":"mind-thief-9780231198714","title":"Mind Thief","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMind Thief\u003c\/i\u003e is a comprehensive and engaging history of Alzheimer’s that demystifies efforts to understand the disease. Beginning with the discovery of “presenile dementia” in the early twentieth century, Han Yu examines over a century of research and controversy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAccomplished popular science. Yu delivers an expert account of the groundbreaking research that revealed the genetics and biochemistry of [Alzheimer’s] disease. * Kirkus *\u003cbr\u003eEngagingly written and thoroughly researched,\u003ci\u003e Mind Thief\u003c\/i\u003e pulls together the history, biology, and sociology of Alzheimer's disease. The best history of the illness I have read. -- Peter V. Rabins, Richman Family Professor of Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Emeritus, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine\u003cbr\u003eYu examines, assimilates, and presents a prodigious amount of information on the complex history of Alzheimer’s disease and the scientific work it has inspired. Everything is laid out in a clever, easily accessible manner that makes this information-rich book enjoyable for scientists and nonscientists alike. -- Mary Michaelis, professor emeritus, University of Kansas School of Pharmacy\u003cbr\u003eYu addresses an important, difficult topic in an accurate, approachable way. \u003ci\u003eMind Thief\u003c\/i\u003e offers deeply researched insights and critique alongside human interest stories that dig deep into the study of Alzheimer’s. This book will be of interest to scientists interested in the long, difficult struggle to find a cure as well as to families affected by this devastating disease. -- Philip E. Hockberger, associate vice president for research and associate professor of physiology, Feinberg School of Medicine\u003cbr\u003eYu captivates with gripping tales of individual trials and triumphs. Her clear, concise explanations … are a\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003emaster class in science writing. * Discover Magazine *\u003cbr\u003eOf immense value for both the medical community and the non-specialist general reader with an interest in the subject, 'Mind Thief: The Story of Alzheimer's' is exceptionally well written and thoroughly 'reader friendly' in organization and presentation. Enhanced for academia with the inclusion of fifty-six pages of Notes, a fifty-four page Bibliography, and a fourteen page Index, 'Mind Thief: The Story of Alzheimer's' is an essential and core addition to community, college and university library Health\/Medicine\/Psychology collections in general, and Alzheimer's supplemental studies curriculums in particular. * Midwest Book Review *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e1. Lost Wives\u003cbr\u003e2. Cursed Inheritance\u003cbr\u003e3. Learning to Walk\u003cbr\u003e4. Searching for the Alzheimer’s Gene\u003cbr\u003e5. Late-Onset Alzheimer’s\u003cbr\u003e6. The Paradigm\u003cbr\u003e7. Eli Lilly and Mice\u003cbr\u003e8. Inhibitors That Can’t Inhibit\u003cbr\u003e9. Poison or Cure: An Alzheimer’s Vaccine\u003cbr\u003e10. Eli Lilly’s Three Expeditions\u003cbr\u003e11. Taoism and Tau Mice\u003cbr\u003e12. Apples, Oysters, and Underdogs\u003cbr\u003e13. Type 3 Diabetes\u003cbr\u003e14. Ketones: The Brain Fuel\u003cbr\u003e15. Insulin Fixes\u003cbr\u003e16. Bacteria in the Brain\u003cbr\u003e17. Eat Your Vegetables (and Berries)\u003cbr\u003e18. Blood, Heart, and Brain\u003cbr\u003e19. A Missed Opportunity\u003cbr\u003e20. Paradigm Shift (?)\u003cbr\u003e21. An Enriched Life\u003cbr\u003eEpilogue\u003cbr\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003eBibliography\u003cbr\u003eIndex","brand":"Columbia University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400354931031,"sku":"9780231198714","price":17.09,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780231198714.jpg?v=1730470477","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/mind-thief-9780231198714","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}