{"product_id":"mind-thief-the-story-of-alzheimers-9780231198714","title":"Mind Thief: The Story of Alzheimer's","description":"\u003cp\u003eAlzheimer's disease, a haunting and harrowing ailment, is one of the world's most common causes of death. Alzheimer's lingers for years, with patients' outward appearance unaffected while their cognitive functions fade away. Patients lose the ability to work and live independently, to remember and recognize. There is still no proven way to treat Alzheimer's because its causes remain unknown. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eMind Thief\u003c\/i\u003e is a comprehensive and engaging history of Alzheimer's that demystifies efforts to understand the disease. Beginning with the discovery of \"presenile dementia\" in the early twentieth century, Han Yu examines over a century of research and controversy. She presents the leading hypotheses for what causes Alzheimer's; discusses each hypothesis's tangled origins, merits, and gaps; and details their successes and failures. Yu synthesizes a vast amount of medical literature, historical studies, and media interviews, telling the gripping stories of researchers' struggles while situating science in its historical, social, and cultural contexts. Her chronicling of the trajectory of Alzheimer's research deftly balances rich scientific detail with attention to the wider implications. In narrating the attempts to find a treatment, Yu also offers a critical account of research and drug development and a consideration of the philosophy of aging. Wide-ranging and accessible, \u003ci\u003eMind Thief\u003c\/i\u003e is an important book for all readers interested in the challenge of Alzheimer's.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHan Yu is a professor in the Department of English at Kansas State University, where she teaches scientific and technical communication. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Other Kind of Funnies: Comics in Technical Communication\u003c\/i\u003e (2015) and \u003ci\u003eCommunicating Genetics: Visualizations and Representations\u003c\/i\u003e (2017).\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Columbia University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50496713916690,"sku":"9780231198714","price":30.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_0e038912-9efb-4f22-86d4-42a2ca285be1.jpg?v=1768303364","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/mind-thief-the-story-of-alzheimers-9780231198714","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}