Tangled Up: The History and Science of Alzheimer's Disease

by Michael Hornberger

ISBN: 9781914487422

Published: 2025-04-10

The only comprehensive guide to the history and science of Alzheimer''s disease. This book will help you understand how the disease was discovered, why it is affecting our memory, what actually happens in the brain and how we can reduce our risk for Alzheimer''s disease. With vivid examples, Professor Michael Hornberger takes you on a whistle-stop tour of every aspect of the most common form of dementia, from its origins to modern diagnosis and treatment. You can discover scientifically proven Alzheimer''s disease prevention strategies and lifestyle changes. You can understand why people with the disease are often ''living in the last'' and get disoriented as to where they are. And you can learn more about the rare forms of Alzheimer''s disease that are often mistaken for other conditions. Written for the general public, this book deals with: What causes Alzheimer''s disease? Why Alzheimer''s often affects our memory first The role of genetics in raising and lowering risk for the...