Document Type
Editorial
Publication Date
11-3-2015
Abstract
Scientific reports hold a mirror up to a culture, reflecting the beliefs, values, assumptions, practices, technologies, and political-economic interests that shape discourse around particular diseases in particular cultural moments [1]. Indeed, despite their authoritative patina, such reports are “living documents” that invite critical analysis about where discourse in a particular field has been and where it is going. In this spirit, two recent reports from the Alzheimer’s Association (Changing the Trajectory of Alzheimer’s Disease: How a Treatment by 2025 Saves Lives and Dollars) and the Institute of Medicine in the United States (Cognitive Aging: Progress in Understanding and Opportunities for Action) are worthy of attention from those endeavoring to understand and contextualize the science and politics of brain health, aging, and dementia [2].
Publication Title
Journal of Alzheimer's Disease
Volume
49
Issue
1
First Page
21
Last Page
25
Rights
© Whitehouse & George, 2015.
Recommended Citation
Whitehouse, Peter J., "A Tale of Two Reports: What Recent Publications from the Alzheimer’s Association and Institute of Medicine Say About the State of the Field" (2015). Faculty Scholarship. 76.
https://commons.case.edu/facultyworks/76
Comments
This is the Author's Accepted Manuscript version of the article. The definitive, peer reviewed and edited version of this article is published in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, 49, 1, 21-25, 2015, 10.3233/JAD-150663.