Decoding Darkness: The Search For The Genetic Causes Of Alzheimer's Disease by R

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Working from the intriguing hypothesis that Alzheimer's dementia is the result of a renegade protein-beta amyloid-Tanzi and others set out to find the gene responsible for its production. Decoding Dar

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Working from the intriguing hypothesis that Alzheimer's dementia is the result of a renegade protein-beta amyloid-Tanzi and others set out to find the gene responsible for its production. Decoding Darkness takes us deep into the minds and far-flung labs of many a prominent researcher, offering an intimate view of the high stakes of molecular genetics, the revolution that propels it, the obstacles that threaten to derail it, and the families whose lives are so dependent upon it. Tanzi and Parson ultimately reveal that Alzheimer's, like heart disease, may be effectively treated-even prevented.

Author Biography

Rudolph E. Tanzi is Professor of Neurology at Harvard Medical School and Director of the Massachusetts General Hospital's Genetics and Aging Unit. Science journalist Ann B. Parson is co-author, with Isaac Schiff, M.D., of Menopause, and until recently taught in Boston University's graduate program in science and journalism.

Long Description

Working from the intriguing hypothesis that Alzheimer's dementia is the result of a renegade protein-beta amyloid-Tanzi and others set out to find the gene responsible for its production. Decoding Darkness takes us deep into the minds and far-flung labs of many a prominent researcher, offering an intimate view of the high stakes of molecular genetics, the revolution that propels it, the obstacles that threaten to derail it, and the families whose lives are so dependent upon it. Tanzi and Parson ultimately reveal that Alzheimer's, like heart disease, may be effectively treated-even prevented.

Details ISBN0738205265 Author Ann Parson Short Title DECODING DARKNESS Language English ISBN-10 0738205265 ISBN-13 9780738205267 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY 616.831 Illustrations Yes Country of Publication United States Edition 1st Imprint Perseus Books Residence MA, US Place of Publication Boulder Subtitle The Search For The Genetic Causes Of Alzheimer's Disease DOI 10.1604/9780738205267 US Release Date 2001-12-27 UK Release Date 2001-12-27 Pages 304 Publisher INGRAM PUBLISHER SERVICES US Year 2001 Publication Date 2001-12-27 Audience General NZ Release Date 2001-12-26 AU Release Date 2001-12-26 We've got this

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