Want To Learn More On Dementia? ‘The Fragile Brain’ is Required Reading.

Neurodegenerative diseases, such as dementia, are now tragically commonplace within the western world.

In this book Kathleen Taylor charts the latest research into the causes and potential cures of these life-changing conditions, focusing on insights arising from the relatively new field of neuroimmunology - reflecting increasing recognition of the important role of the immune system in the brain. Interweaving the latest scientific ideas on neurodegenerative diseases with accounts of the devastation which illnesses affecting the brain can cause to sufferers and to anyone who cares about them, The Fragile Brain is not only an important account of current research in this field, but a very personal study. As instances of dementia rise in our ageing populations, many harbour anxieties concerning the future. This book is about knowing the enemy.”