The riveting story of microglia-the "white blood cell of the brain"-from the scientists who discovered its dual capabilities to harm and heal, to the cutting-edge treatments emerging for a variety of brain diseases, including depression and Alzheimer's.
Donna Jackson Nakazawa is the author of three previous books exploring the intersection of neuroscience, immunology, and emotion-Childhood Disrupted, which was a finalist for the 2016 Books for a Better Life award,The Last Best Cure, andThe Autoimmune Epidemic. For her written contributions to the field of immunity, she has received the AESKU award and the National Health Information Award, which recognizes the nation's best magazine articles on health. Jackson Nakazawa's work has appeared inWired,Stat,The Boston Globe,The Washington Post,Health Affairs,Aeon,Parenting,AARP Magazine, andGlamour,and has been featured on the cover ofParadeas well as inTime. She has appeared on Today, NPR, NBC News, and ABC News, and has been the recipient of writing-in-residence fellowships from the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, Yaddo, and the MacDowell Colony. She lives with her family in Maryland.
“A fascinating deep dive into the unsung heroes (and villains)
inside our skulls . . . Donna Jackson Nakazawa has a journalist’s
eye for story, a scholar’s understanding of the research, and a
patient’s appreciation for how high the stakes truly are.”—Susannah
Cahalan, New York Times bestselling author of Brain on Fire
“An inspiring account that will provide a game-changing view of
health for generations of researchers, clinicians, and citizens for
years to come. Bravo!”—Dan Siegel, M.D., clinical professor, UCLA
School of Medicine, and executive director of the Mindsight
Institute
“Riveting, engaging, and visionary.”—Terry Wahls, M.D., author of
The Wahls Protocol
“Colorful, page-turning, and accessible . . . I have great hopes
for the practical application of what Jackson Nakazawa
reveals.”—Amy Myers, M.D., New York Times bestselling author of The
Autoimmune Solution
“Few nonfiction writers can tell the tale of scientific inquiry so
vividly that the reader can feel the excitement of discovery with
every word. Donna Jackson Nakazawa is one of those writers, and
this book tells the tale of one of the most intriguing and
groundbreaking discoveries in all of medicine.”—Shannon Brownlee,
senior vice president, Lown Institute, and author of Overtreated:
Why Too Much Medicine Is Making Us Sicker and Poorer
“The Angel and the Assassin is one of those astonishing medical
yarns that you almost can’t believe: how the power of this tiny
cell was so long overlooked, how integral it has become to our
understanding of neuroscience and immunology, how it has
transformed the most basic ideas of who we are as humans. The book
is especially essential reading for women, who face depression,
Alzheimer’s disease, and autoimmune disorders at higher rates than
men.”—Peggy Orenstein, New York Times bestselling author of Girls &
Sex: Navigating the Complicated New Landscape
“Jackson Nakazawa puts forth a revolutionary new way of thinking
about the brain’s immune system and its interactions with immune
function in the rest of the body. Much of the information here was
new to me and has made me more optimistic about the future of
medicine.”—Andrew Weil, M.D., New York Times bestselling author of
Eight Weeks to Optimum Health and Healthy Aging
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