Ebook: The Alzheimer conundrum : entanglements of dementia and aging

Due to rapidly aging populations, the number of people worldwide experiencing dementia is increasing and the projections are grim. Despite hundreds of millions of dollars being invested into medical research, no effective treatment has been discovered for Alzheimer's disease, the most common form of dementia. This work exposes the predicaments embedded in current efforts to slow down or halt Alzheimer's disease through early detection of presymptomatic biological changes in healthy individuals.  Read more...