The end of memory : a natural history of aging and Alzheimer's

ISBN: 9781443435765 (hardcover)
ISBN: 9781443423939 (pbk.): $19.99
Physical Description: print 289 pages ; 24cm.
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Toronto, ON : HarperCollins Publishers Ltd, [2014]

Summary: "It is a wicked disease that robs its victims of their memories, their ability to think clearly and ultimately their lives. For centuries, those afflicted by Alzheimer's disease have suffered its debilitating effects while family members sit by, watching their loved ones disappear a little more each day until the person they used to know is gone forever. The disease was first described by German psychologist and neurologist Alois Alzheimer in 1906. One hundred years and a great deal of scientific effort later, much more is known about Alzheimer's, but it still affects millions around the world, and there is no cure in sight."