Magazine
July-August 2003
July-August 2003
Volume: 91 Number: 4
American-born artist William Utermohlen, diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in 1996, has chronicled the resulting emotional turmoil, and physical and mental decline, in a series of evocative self-portraits. The cover image, entitled "Mask (white)," was made around the time of his diagnosis. In "Alzheimer's Disease," Vernon Ingram describes the genetic basis and molecular pathology of Alzheimer's, as well as some cutting-edge therapies that may finally treat or perhaps even prevent the disease. (Photograph provided by Galerie Beckel Odille Boicos, Paris.)
In This Issue
- Astronomy
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Communications
- Computer
- Engineering
- Environment
- Ethics
- Evolution
- Mathematics
- Medicine
- Physics
- Policy
- Psychology
- Sociology
Ice at the Lunar Poles
Richard Vondrak, Dana Crider
Astronomy Physics
That the Moon harbors ice at high latitudes is well known. The source of that water, however, may come as something of a surprise
Alzheimer's Disease
Vernon Ingram
Biology Chemistry Medicine
The molecular origins of the disease are coming to light, suggesting several novel therapies
The Value of Positive Emotions
Barbara Fredrickson
Psychology
The emerging science of positive psychology is coming to understand why it's good to feel good
Quantum Erasure
Stephen Walborn, Carlos Monken
Physics
In quantum mechanics, there are two sides to every story, but only one can be seen at a time. Experiments show that "erasing" one allows the other to appear
