MARC details
000 -LEADER |
fixed length control field |
02978cam a22003258i 4500 |
001 - CONTROL NUMBER |
control field |
21515925 |
005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION |
control field |
20211118141845.0 |
008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION |
fixed length control field |
200429s2021 nyu b 001 0 eng |
010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER |
LC control number |
2020019015 |
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
International Standard Book Number |
9780231198707 |
Qualifying information |
(hardback) |
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
Canceled/invalid ISBN |
9780231552769 |
Qualifying information |
(ebook) |
040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE |
Original cataloging agency |
DLC |
Language of cataloging |
eng |
Description conventions |
rda |
Transcribing agency |
DLC |
Modifying agency |
MiTN |
042 ## - AUTHENTICATION CODE |
Authentication code |
pcc |
050 00 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER |
Classification number |
RC523 |
Item number |
.Y8 2021 |
082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
Classification number |
616.8/311 |
Edition number |
23 |
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
Personal name |
Yu, Han, |
Dates associated with a name |
1980- |
245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT |
Title |
Mind thief : |
Remainder of title |
the story of Alzheimer's / |
Statement of responsibility, etc. |
Han Yu. |
263 ## - PROJECTED PUBLICATION DATE |
Projected publication date |
2101 |
264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE |
Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture |
New York : |
Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer |
Columbia University Press, |
Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice |
[2021] |
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
Extent |
pages cm |
336 ## - CONTENT TYPE |
Content type term |
text |
Content type code |
txt |
Source |
rdacontent |
337 ## - MEDIA TYPE |
Media type term |
unmediated |
Media type code |
n |
Source |
rdamedia |
338 ## - CARRIER TYPE |
Carrier type term |
volume |
Carrier type code |
nc |
Source |
rdacarrier |
504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE |
Bibliography, etc. note |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
Formatted contents note |
Lost Wives -- Cursed Inheritance -- Learning to Walk -- Searching for the Alzheimer's Gene -- Late-Onset Alzheimer's -- The Paradigm -- Eli Lilly and Mice -- Inhibitors That Can't Inhibit -- Poison or Cure: Alzheimer's Vaccine -- Eli Lilly's Three Expeditions -- Taoism and Tau Mice -- Apples, Oysters, and Underdogs -- Type 3 Diabetes -- Ketones the Brain Fuel -- Insulin Fixes -- Bacteria in the Brain -- Eat Your Vegetables (and Berries) -- Blood, Heart, and Brain -- A Missed Opportunity -- Paradigm Shift (?) -- An Enriched Life -- Epilogue -- Notes. |
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
Summary, etc. |
"Alzheimer'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. Mind Thief 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"-- |
Assigning source |
Provided by publisher. |
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Alzheimer's disease. |
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Alzheimer's disease |
General subdivision |
History. |
776 08 - ADDITIONAL PHYSICAL FORM ENTRY |
Relationship information |
Online version: |
Main entry heading |
Yu, Han, 1980- |
Title |
Mind thief |
Place, publisher, and date of publication |
New York : Columbia University Press, [2021] |
International Standard Book Number |
9780231552769 |
Record control number |
(DLC) 2020019016 |