Stories by Joel Shurkin

Joel Shurkin has written nine books on science and the history of science. He has taught science writing at Stanford University, the University of Alaska and the University of California, Santa Cruz. Credit: Nick Higgins

Neurology

The Human Toll of Alzheimer’s

Alzheimer’s took my wife’s memory and her life and tortured our family. There was nothing we—or medicine—could do to stop it

April 14, 2020 — Joel Shurkin

Mind & Brain

Brain Changes Decades before Dementia Sets In

Chemical changes in the brain predate Alzheimer's by decades in some patients

February 13, 2012 — Joel Shurkin

Mind & Brain

Alternative Ideas about Alzheimer's

What if the characteristic plaque in the brain does not actually cause the disease?

July 14, 2009 — Joel Shurkin