The Memory Cure : How to Protect Your Brain Against Memory Loss and Alzheimer's Disease

Majid Fotuhi; Peter V. Rabins [Foreword]

ISBN 10: 007143366X / ISBN 13: 9780071433662

Published by McGraw Hill, 2004

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Memory Cure : How to Protect Your Brain Against Memory Loss and Alzheimer's Disease
• Publisher: McGraw Hill
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 007143366X
• ISBN 13: 9780071433662
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Good
• Weight: 16 ounces

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Synopsis

"Credentials don't come much loftier than Fotuhi's."

--Washington Post

"The book is a message of hope and reassurance for laymen, especially aging members of the baby-boom generation alarmed by all the attention being paid to Alzheimer's and imagining worst-case scenarios for themselves."

--Washington Times

Dr. Majid Fotuhi, one of the world's foremost experts in the field of Alzheimer's Disease and brain function, outlines a highly effective plan to guard against memory loss.

About the Author

Dr. Majid Fotuhi, M.D., Ph.D. is the chairman of the Neurology Institute for Brain Health and Fitness in Baltimore. Dr. Fotuhi has faculty appointments at Harvard Medical School, Johns Hopkins University and MIT. He received his M.D. (Cum Laude) from the Harvard-MIT division of Health Sciences and Technology in Boston, and his Ph.D. in neuroscience and neurology residency training at Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions in Baltimore. He has published a dozen scientific articles and has received numerous awards for his work in neurobiology, including a prestigious teaching award from the American Academy of Neurology.

During Dr. Fotuhi's 23 years of research and teaching, he has presented his research and clinical work on finding methods to prevent memory loss and Alzheimer's around the world, including at universities in China, Japan, Israel, and Canada.

He is the author of two books about brain health and fitness: "The Memory Cure: How to Protect Your Brain Against Memory Loss and Alzheimer's Disease" and "The New York Times Crosswords to Keep Your Brain Young." His PBS special, "Fighting Alzheimer's Early", continues to air nationally.

He has been featured in ABC News, Discovery Channel, Dr. Oz Show and The Montel Show, as well as The Boston Globe, BusinessWeek, The Chicago Tribune, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal and The Times of London. In 2007, Dr. Fotuhi was selected by the Baltimore Magazine as one of the Most Intriguing Baltimoreans of the year.