
The radical impact of seeing Alzheimer’s as a second childhood
Even if the retrogenesis model isn’t strictly true, seeing Alzheimer’s as a second childhood impacts radically on patient care
by Han Yu
Han Yu is a professor in the Department of English at Kansas State University, where she teaches scientific and technical communication. Her latest book is Mind Thief: The Story of Alzheimer’s (2021), a comprehensive and engaging history of Alzheimer’s that illuminates our efforts to understand the disease.