By Daniel A. Pollen. 296 pp., illustrated. New York, Oxford University Press, 1993. $25. ISBN 0-19-506809-2.
Scientific truths are rarely learned instantaneously exceptin the movies. Nowhere is this lesson more evident than in Alzheimer'sdisease. Like many other neuropsychiatric disorders, it hasdefied attempts to unravel its biologic basis despite increasingpublic awareness and considerable attention from clinical andbasic scientists. In the past few years, research on the proteinsfound in the brains of victims of Alzheimer's disease has engenderedmuch debate about its pathogenesis and the possibilities forearly diagnosis and treatment. Since 1991, when a team of Britishand American scientists reported their discovery of a defectin the beta-amyloid protein precursor . . . [Full Text of this Article]
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