In Pursuit of Memory: The Fight Against Alzheimer's
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For readers of Atul Gawande, Siddhartha Mukherjee, and Henry Marsh, a riveting, gorgeously written biography of one of history's most fascinating and confounding diseases-Alzheimer's-from its discovery more than 100 years ago to today's race towards a cure. Alzheimer's is the great global epidemic of our time, affecting millions worldwide-there are more than 5 million people diagnosed in the US alone. And as our population ages, scientists are working against the clock to find a cure. Neuroscientist Joseph Jebelli is among them. His beloved grandfather had Alzheimer's and now he's written the book he needed then-a very human history of this frightening disease. But "In Pursuit of Memory" is also a thrilling scientific detective story that takes you behind the headlines. Jebelli's quest takes us from nineteenth-century Germany and post-war England to the jungles of Papua New Guinea and the technological proving grounds of Japan, through America, India, China, Iceland, Sweden, and Colombia. Its heroes are scientists from around the world-many of whom he's worked with-and the brave patients and families who have changed the way that researchers think about the disease. This compelling insider's account shows vividly why Jebelli feels so hopeful about a cure, but also why our best defense in the meantime is to understand the disease. "In Pursuit of Memory" is a clever, moving, eye-opening guide to the threat one in three of us faces now.
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Jebelli, J. (2017). In Pursuit of Memory: The Fight Against Alzheimer's. [United States], Little, Brown and Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Jebelli, Joseph. 2017. In Pursuit of Memory: The Fight Against Alzheimer's. [United States], Little, Brown and Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Jebelli, Joseph, In Pursuit of Memory: The Fight Against Alzheimer's. [United States], Little, Brown and Company, 2017.
MLA Citation (style guide)Jebelli, Joseph. In Pursuit of Memory: The Fight Against Alzheimer's. [United States], Little, Brown and Company, 2017.
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