Alzheimer's Explained, an Illustrated Guide

by Danton O'Day

Overview

The one-stop guide to understanding Alzheimer’s disease. With over 100 illustrations, this book, takes you on a journey to learn about the causes of Alzheimer’s Disease, where potential cures lie and how to protect yourself. Its 21 chapters and 3 appendices go beyond websites and TV to explain the most devastating neurodegenerative disease of all time. Learn about the causes of AD and what you can do to prevent it. Learn about the value of herbal remedies, supplements and “medical foods”. Discover what therapies exist and what drugs are in the pharmaceutical pipeline. Learn tips on how to become a better caregiver. Find out about risk genes and how your lifestyle affects them. Understand how the classic hallmarks—plaques and tangles—are just part of the AD equation. Alzheimer’s starts decades before the disease can be detected impacting research and therapy development. Learn about new detection methods that can predict AD long before it appears. See how all of the major models fit together and how focusing on specific factors offers hope for a cure.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940165762444
Publisher:	Danton O'Day
Publication date:	01/18/2022
Sold by:	Smashwords
Format:	eBook
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Professor Emeritus Danton H. O’Day, BSc, MSc, PhD, has studied and done research in Canada, the USA and the Netherlands. He obtained his Assistant, Associate and Full Professorship in the Department of Biology at the University of Toronto Mississauga, Canada, with a cross-appointment to Cell and Systems Biology at the University of Toronto.
He has published over 130 refereed articles in leading research journals including Nature, Biological Reviews, Journal of Neuroscience, Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease and others. Danton has also published research on the use of animations in teaching and books and articles on student learning. For the last 20 years he has pursued the Calmodulin Hypothesis of AD and other neurodegenerative diseases. He has an active YouTube Channel (Danton Canada) where he presents videos on AD as well as some of his original music and other videos:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCT6bsbF_EcQoOFdeBvcNXKw