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Dementia
Landmark Alzheimer's Report Urges Radical Changes to Paradigm of Therapy Development for Alzheimer's Disease and Dementias to Focus on Prevention
May 31st, 2008
The development of therapies that could prevent Alzheimer's disease, dementia and other memory disorders calls for increased focus on early detection before symptoms emerge, significant changes in regulatory processes, emphasis on discovering new therapeutic targets and reforming current patent laws. The recommendations are published in the May 2008 issue of Alzheimer's & Dementia, the Journal of the Alzheimer's Association. "Dementia is unique because current treatments address only symptoms, not the underlying disease or prevention," said Zaven Khachaturian, Ph.D., lead author, editor of Alzheimer's & Dementia. "We know that changes in the brain eventually evolve into...
Source: Law & Health Weekly (2008-05-31)
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