Fighting for our Minds

Dementia is one of the most pressing medical and social issues of our time. One in three people born today are predicted to develop dementia and best estimates indicate that half of us will be affected in our lifetimes, either by developing the condition or by caring for a loved one with dementia. However, there is hope for a future without dementia through scientific progress. In Fighting for our Minds, Tara L. Spires-Jones, a neuroscientist who has been working in dementia research for over 20 years, outlines the most robust, reproducible evidence about the neuroscience of dementia and the best approaches for prevention and treatment. It describes the brain changes that cause dementias and how advances in neuroscience are finally bringing hope for life-changing treatments. This includes the latest advances in drugs that can slow the progression of Alzheimer's disease, the most common cause of dementia, and promising therapeutic avenues currently being tested. While these life-changing treatments are being tested, Spires-Jones presents ways that we can boost our own brain health with lifestyle changes and support dementia researchers in the fight to end dementia.