Dementia

A Very Short Introduction

De: Kathleen Taylor

Narrado por: Mary Sarah

As more of us live longer, the fear of an old age devastated by brain diseases like dementia is growing. Many people are already facing the challenges posed by these progressive and terminal conditions, whether in person or because they are caring for loved ones. Dementia is now the fifth most common cause of death across the world. It is a small wonder that understanding, preventing, and finally curing these illnesses is now a global priority.

Recent advances in brain research have given scientists a better chance than ever of finding ways to help patients, carers, and clinicians dealing with dementia. Yet there is still no effective treatment. Why has progress been so slow? And what can we all do to reduce our chances of getting the disease? In this Very Short Introduction Kathleen Taylor offers a guide to the science of dementia and brain aging. Never forgetting the human costs of brain disorders - movingly illustrated throughout the book - she also discusses their costs to society. Clearly explaining the research, she sets out the main ideas which have driven dementia science, and the new contenders hoping to make a breakthrough. Taylor also looks at risk factors, and how to lower our chances of succumbing to dementia.

©2020 Kathleen Taylor (P)2020 Tantor

The Narrator’s distracting manor of speech

The book is read by someone who has a voice and manner of speaking more suited to a book like the Outlander series or Fifty Shades, making it very hard to listen to a book filled with medical jargon and covering serious non fictional topics. It’s as if she is deliberately trying to make beta-amyloid plaques sound sexy. Very distracting to a point where it’s hard to follow, and I will have now have to read the book myself.