Brain storms : the race to unlock the mysteries of Parkinson's Disease / Jon Palfreman.
"Seven million people worldwide suffer from Parkinson's-- with sixty thousand new cases diagnosed each year in the U.S. alone-- and it remains an enigma, with doctors, researchers, and patients hunting for a cure. In Brain Storms, award-winning journalist Jon Palfreman tells their story, a story that takes on urgency when he is diagnosed with the debilitating illness. Palfreman chronicles how scientists have labored to crack the mystery of what was once called 'the shaking palsy,' from the earliest clinical descriptions to the cutting edge of molecular neuroscience. He charts the victories and setbacks of a massive international effort to best the disease, referred to as one of the best windows into the brain itself."-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 0374116172
- ISBN: 9780374116170
- Physical Description: viii, 273 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Edition: First edition
- Publisher: New York : Scientific American / Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2015.
- Copyright: ©2015
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-254) and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- "Discovery" -- Restoration -- The case of the frozen addicts -- Mind over matter -- Patient power -- Surgical serendipity -- The exercise Rx -- New neurons for old -- Neuroprotection -- Rebranding Parkinson's Disease -- The descendants -- When good proteins go bad -- Damage assessment -- Learning from Alzheimer's -- Medicinal gold -- Brain storms.
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- Subject:
- Parkinson's disease > Personal narratives.
- Genre:
- Personal narratives.
Available copies
- 11 of 12 copies available at NC Cardinal.
- 1 of 1 copy available at Onslow County Public Library. (Show)
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- 0 current holds with 12 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Jacksonville Main Library | 616.833 PAL (Text) | 36015000704953 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Albemarle Main Library | 616.833 Pal (Text) | 31010000532897 | Adult Nonfiction | Checked out | 08/24/2026 |
| Albert Carlton - Cashiers Community Library | 616.8 P (Text) | 39493107698492 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Cleveland County Main Library | 616.833 PAL (Text) | 22281500126562 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| G.V. Barbee, Sr. Library | 616.833 PAL (Text) | 31420621271033 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Haywood County Main Library | 616.833 Palfreman (Text) | 33115007596940 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Henderson Main Branch | 616.833 P (Text) | 33258007603009 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Macon County Public Library | 616.8 P (Text) | 39493108600026 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Margaret and James Harper, Jr. Library | 616.833 PAL (Text) | 31421621359414 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Rourk Library | 616.833 PAL (Text) | 31422621288744 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
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"Seven million people worldwide suffer from Parkinson's-- with sixty thousand new cases diagnosed each year in the U.S. alone-- and it remains an enigma, with doctors, researchers, and patients hunting for a cure. In Brain Storms, award-winning journalist Jon Palfreman tells their story, a story that takes on urgency when he is diagnosed with the debilitating illness. Palfreman chronicles how scientists have labored to crack the mystery of what was once called 'the shaking palsy,' from the earliest clinical descriptions to the cutting edge of molecular neuroscience. He charts the victories and setbacks of a massive international effort to best the disease, referred to as one of the best windows into the brain itself."--
