Drug candidates in clinical trials for Alzheimer’s disease

Abstract Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a major form of senile dementia, characterized by progressive memory and neuronal loss combined with cognitive impairment. AD is the most common neurodegenerative disease worldwide, affecting one-fifth of those aged over 85 years. Recent therapeutic approaches ha...

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Main Authors: Shih-Ya Hung, Wen-Mei Fu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-07-01
Series:Journal of Biomedical Science
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12929-017-0355-7