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SUBMITTER: Van Bulck M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6386829 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Van Bulck Michiel M Sierra-Magro Ana A Alarcon-Gil Jesus J Perez-Castillo Ana A Morales-Garcia Jose A JA
International journal of molecular sciences 20190208 3
Neurodegenerative disorders affect around one billion people worldwide. They can arise from a combination of genomic, epigenomic, metabolic, and environmental factors. Aging is the leading risk factor for most chronic illnesses of old age, including Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases. A progressive neurodegenerative process and neuroinflammation occur, and no current therapies can prevent, slow, or halt disease progression. To date, no novel disease-modifying therapies have been shown to provi ...[more]