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SUBMITTER: Huynh RA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5357660 | biostudies-literature | 2017
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Huynh Rose Ann RA Mohan Chandra C
Frontiers in neurology 20170320
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder that slowly destroys memory and thinking skills, resulting in behavioral changes. It is estimated that nearly 36 million are affected globally with numbers reaching 115 million by 2050. AD can only be definitively diagnosed at autopsy since its manifestations of senile plaques and neurofibrillary tangles throughout the brain cannot yet be fully captured with current imaging technologies. Current AD therapeutics have also been s ...[more]