Studies

The earliest defining event in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer´s disease (AD) is the intracerebral deposition of Abeta, which starts at least 20 years before the onset of dementia. The link between Abeta and downstream neurodegeneration leading to dementia remains unclear, a critical gap in knowledge at a time when clinical trials are increasingly shifting to pre-symptomatic disease stages. Consequently, the design of preventive treatment strategies based on biomarkers remains an important challenge. ...