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Developing Therapeutics for Alzheimer's Disease: Progress and Challenges provides a thorough overview of the latest advances toward the development of therapeutics for Alzheimer’s disease, along with the major hurdles that still must be overcome and potential solutions to these problems. Despite the lack of progress toward developing therapeutics that can slow or stop the progression of this disease, important discoveries have been made and many promising approaches are advancing in preclinical studies and clinical trials. This book outlines the special challenges related to specific targets and approaches, while presenting a realistic, comprehensive and balanced view of drug discovery and development in this area. Written by international leaders in the field, the book assesses prospects for the emergence of effective agents and allows readers to better understand the challenges, failures, and future potential for research in Alzheimer’s disease. This book is a valuable resource to academic scientists carrying out translational research in Alzheimer’s disease, industrial scientists engaged in Alzheimer's drug discovery, executives in biopharmaceutical companies making strategic decisions regarding the direction of internal research and potential outside partnerships, and graduate-level students pursuing courses on Alzheimer's therapeutics. Provides a realistic but promising assessment of the potential of various therapeutic approaches to Alzheimer’s diseaseFocuses primarily on neuroprotective agents and cognitive enhances, as well as approaches to targeting the amyloid ß-peptide, tau and Apolipoprotein EDiscusses alternative approaches, preclinical and clinical development issues, related biomarkers and diagnostics, and prevention and nonpharmacological approachesFeatures input from international leaders in the field

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Book category Books in English Medicine Clinical & internal medicine Neurology & clinical neurophysiology

• Full title: Developing Therapeutics for Alzheimer's Disease
• Subtitle: Progress and Challenges
• Author: Michael S. Wolfe
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardback
• Number of pages: 676
• EAN: 9780128021736
• ISBN: 012802173X
• ID: 02931337
• Publisher: Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
• Weight: 1550 g
• Dimensions: 245 × 204 × 38 mm
• Date of publishing: 13. June 2016

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