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How not to study a disease : the story of Alzheimer's / Karl Herrup.
LIBRA RC523 .H47 2021
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Herrup, Karl, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Alzheimer's disease.
- Alzheimer's disease--Research--History.
- Alzheimer Disease.
- Models, Biological.
- Alzheimer's disease--Research.
- History.
- Medical Subjects:
- Alzheimer Disease.
- Models, Biological.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- x, 257 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2021]
- Summary:
- "A trade book on Alzheimer's disease - its human face, some insights into its biology, the discoveries that seemed a path to prevention if not cure, 25 years without progress, and a new path forward"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: I. In The Beginning
- 1. A Layperson's History Of Alzheimer's Disease
- 2. A Physician's History Of Alzheimer's Disease
- 3. A Scientist's History Of Alzheimer's Disease
- 4. Mystery Solved! How Four Discoveries Transformed An Entire Field
- II. What Happened To Our Cure?
- 5. Building A Model Of Alzheimer's Disease
- III. Double-Edged Swords
- 6. Federal Support Of Basic Biomedical Research
- 7. The Pharmaceutical And Biotech Industry
- 8. Testing Our Models: Breaking Bad
- 9. What Is Alzheimer's Disease?
- IV. Where Shall We Go From Here?
- 10. A Layperson's Guide To The Biology Of Aging
- 11. Building A New Model Of Alzheimer's Disease
- 12. Rebalancing Our Research Portfolio
- 13. Rebalancing Our Institutions
- 14. Final Thoughts.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780262045902
- 0262045907
- OCLC:
- 1195820240
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