A New Era in Alzheimer's Research

Book excerpt: A New Era in Alzheimer's Research: Pathogenesis, Prevention, and Treatment is focused on the research and perspectives in Alzheimer's disease (AD), offering an update on the challenging aspects of neurodegenerative disorders. Each chapter of this book contains unique and valuable scientific information on the latest progress of research in neurodevelopmental diseases. Even after years of research, Alzheimer's disease is still far from being cured; this book addresses the most current issues within the many dimensions relevant to the pathogenesis, diagnosis, and prevention under one cover, making it useful for researchers, students, and clinicians, as well as those in pharmaceuticals. - Contains basic knowledge about Alzheimer's disease and its causes and related pathology for a better understating of AD - Provides the multidisciplinary research on Alzheimer's disease in one source - Uniquely describes the details of the pathological, diagnostic, and preventive information for the potential development of novel anti-AD drugs - Includes hot topics, such as cerebrovascular pathology and lifestyle medicine, for the prevention of AD