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Northwest Reno Library - Adult Nonfiction
153.12 AGUIRR 2021
1 available

Description

a"The remarkable true story of a team of doctors who, through years of scientific sleuthing and observant care, discover a surprising connection between opioids and memory, one that holds promise and peril for any one of us"-- "How could you lose your memory overnight, and what would it mean? The day neurologist Jed Barash sees the baffling brain scan of a young patient with devastating amnesia marks the beginning of a quest to answer those questions....

2) The Alzheimer's prevention & treatment diet: using nutrition to combat the effects of Alzheimer's disease

Author

Isaacson, Richard S

Publisher

Square One Publishers

Pub. Date

[2016]

Language

English

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Spanish Springs Library - Adult Nonfiction
616.8311 ISAACS 2016
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Description

Alzheimers disease (AD) is a type of dementia that can be very hard on both the patient and the caregiver. Currently, five million Americans have been diagnosed with AD--and that number is likely to triple by 2050. While the cause of Alzheimers disease is still a mystery, new research has increased our knowledge of certain aspects of the disease. Perhaps most significant, studies show that proper diet may make a real difference, not only in slowing...

3) The end of Alzheimer's: the first program to prevent and reverse cognitive decline

Author

Bredesen, Dale E

Publisher

Avery

Pub. Date

[2017]

Language

English

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South Valleys Library - Adult Nonfiction
616.8311 BREDES 2017
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Spanish Springs Library - Adult Nonfiction
616.8311 BREDES 2017
1 available

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The instant New York Times bestsellerA groundbreaking plan to prevent and reverse Alzheimers Disease that fundamentally changes how we understand cognitive decline. Everyone knows someone who has survived cancer, but until now no one knows anyone who has survived Alzheimer's Disease. In this paradigm shifting book, Dale Bredesen, MD, offers real hope to anyone looking to prevent and even reverse Alzheimer's Disease and cognitive decline. Revealing...

4) The spectrum of hope: an optimistic and new approach to Alzheimer's disease and other dementias

Author

Devi, Gayatri

Publisher

Workman Publishing

Pub. Date

2017.

Language

English

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Sierra View Library - Adult Nonfiction
616.831 DEVI 2017
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Description

Imagine finding a glimmer of good news in a diagnosis of Alzheimers. And imagine how that would change the outlook of the 5 million Americans who suffer from Alzheimers disease and other dementias, not to mention their families, loved ones, and caretakers. A neurologist whos been specializing in dementia and memory loss for more than 20 years, Dr. Gayatri Devi rewrites the story of Alzheimers by defining it as a spectrum disorderlike autism, Alzheimers...