How not to study a disease : the story of Alzheimer's / Karl Herrup.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Herrup, Karl, author.

Series:

The MIT Press

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Alzheimer's disease--History.

Alzheimer's disease.

Biological models.

History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource : illustrations

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:

Intro

Title Page

Copyright

Dedication

Table of Contents

Prologue

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

Acknowledgments

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Online resource; title from resource home page (ProQuest Ebook Central, viewed February 11, 2022).

ISBN:

0-262-36574-X

0-262-36575-8

OCLC:

1256587660