{"product_id":"9780124171541","title":"Alzheimer's Disease: Life Course Perspectives on Risk Reduction","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlzheimer's Disease: Lifecourse Perspectives on Risk Reduction \u003c\/i\u003esummarizes the growing body of knowledge on the distribution and causes of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) in human populations, providing the reader with knowledge on how we define the disease and what its risk and protective factors are in the context of a life-course approach. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAt the conclusion of the book, the reader will understand why Alzheimer’s disease likely begins at conception, then progresses through early-life and adult risk factors that ultimately impact the balance between pathologic insults in the brain and the ability of the brain to modify disease symptoms. In contrast to edited volumes that may have little cohesion, this book focuses on an integrated life-course approach to the epidemiology of dementia, in particular, Alzheimer’s disease. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReviews the current science surrounding Alzheimer’s disease\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProvides a primer of foundational knowledge on the disease's epidemiology and biostatistics\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUtilizes a life-course approach, providing a novel and integrated view of the evolution of this illness from genes to brain reserve\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUses the ‘threshold model’—a theory first described by Dr. Mortimer and widely accepted today—which incorporates the idea of risk factors for the pathology and expression of the disease \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProposes that improving brain health through modifiable behaviors can delay disease onset until a later age\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExamines the future of prevention of Alzheimer’s disease, a subject of great current interest\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Elsevier Science","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47071509020912,"sku":"9780124171541","price":99.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780124171541_p0.jpg?v=1772804583","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780124171541","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}