The fragile brain : the strange, hopeful science of dementia / Kathleen Taylor.
The fragile brain : the strange, hopeful science of dementia / Kathleen Taylor.
The fragile brain : the strange, hopeful science of dementia / Kathleen Taylor.
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Publisher
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2016.
Oxford, England : Oxford University Press, 2016.
Date
2016.
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G 2016/4841
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Language
English
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Physical content
viii, 320 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm.
Content type
text
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
1.Fragile Brains -- pt. 1 The Problem -- 2.Living Well and Growing Old -- 3.Counting the Costs -- 4.Brain Disorders Affect All of Us -- 5.Discovering Dementia -- 6.Protein Problems -- 7.Too Much Amyloid? -- 8.Transfers In? -- 9.How to Clean Your Brain -- pt. 2 Risk Factors -- 10.Interpreting Risk Fa...
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Publisher
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2016.
Oxford, England : Oxford University Press, 2016.
Edition
First edition.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
2016.
2016.
Subjects
Subject Keywords
- Dementia
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Summary
ALZHEIMER'S & DEMENTIA. Neurodegenerative diseases, such as a stroke, Alzheimer's and dementia, are now tragically commonplace within the western world. Our brains are a strange and complex organ, and there is much to be discovered about what causes them to fail in such devastating ways. In this book Kathleen Taylor presents the ever-developing res...
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The fragile brain : the strange, hopeful science of dementia / Kathleen Taylor.
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Perspectives on individual differences
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Text in English.
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G 2016/4841
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74VKV6M3d6dl
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKV6M3d6dl
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ISBN
9780198726081
0198726082
DDC
616.8
MMS ID
991024020719602626
