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Building an Ageless Mind
William J. Tippett
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Description for Building an Ageless Mind
Hardback. As our population ages and fears about dementia, Alzheimer's, and related brain problems continue to grow, this book will help shed light on how the brain functions, what we can do to prevent the most severe symptoms of aging, and steps we can take to ward off disease. Num Pages: 256 pages, 6 black & white illustrations, 2 black & white halftones, 2 tables. BIC Classification: MJND; VFD; VFJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
By the year 2000 half of the people in the United States were over the age of 50. By 2030, 70 million elderly will account for 20% of the U.S. population. The percentage of the population with Alzheimer’s disease is significantly on the rise and by 2025 there will be a 45% increase in developed countries and a 215% increase in developing countries. Aging populations face many other issues involving cognitive decline. Building an Ageless Mind offers practical solutions, including specific directives to assist individuals in changing the course of cognitive decline as a result of aging and disease. The ... Read more
By the year 2000 half of the people in the United States were over the age of 50. By 2030, 70 million elderly will account for 20% of the U.S. population. The percentage of the population with Alzheimer’s disease is significantly on the rise and by 2025 there will be a 45% increase in developed countries and a 215% increase in developing countries. Aging populations face many other issues involving cognitive decline. Building an Ageless Mind offers practical solutions, including specific directives to assist individuals in changing the course of cognitive decline as a result of aging and disease. The ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9781442220485
SKU
V9781442220485
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Ref
99-15
About William J. Tippett
William J. Tippett, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor at the University of Northern British Columbia where he is the Principal Investigator, Founder and Director of the Brain Research Unit and is also an Associate Member of the Centre for Stroke Recovery with his affiliation held at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, ON. He is an active researcher and is currently ... Read more
Reviews for Building an Ageless Mind
Building an Ageless Mind is a unique source of knowledge addressing curiosity and concerns verbalized by many patients of mine who notice changes in the way their mind works as they are getting older. This brilliantly written, multifaceted, and entertaining book covers broad aspects of issues related to changes occurring to the human mind during aging of the brain.
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