title: Global Alzheimer Research Summit: basic and clinical research: present and future Alzheimer research.
abstract: We report here on the proceedings of the Global Alzheimer Summit that took place September 22-23, 2011 in Madrid, Spain. As Alzheimer disease (AD) is the leading cause of neurodegeneration in elderly individuals and as yet has no effective therapeutic option, it continues to stimulate global research interests. At the conference, leaders in the field of AD research provided insights into current developments in various areas of research, namely molecular mechanisms, genetics, novel aspects of AD research and translational research. Emphasis was also placed on the importance of biomarkers in the diagnosis of AD and development of current therapeutic strategies.
authors.affiliation: School of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, Republic of South Africa-RSA.
authors.forename: Danielle
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gonsalves
authors.forename: Katarina
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Jovanovic
authors.forename: Bianca
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Da Costa Dias
authors.forename: Stefan F T
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Weiss
mesh_terms: D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D000818:Animals; D001057:Apolipoproteins E / Q000235:genetics; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000378:metabolism; D035843:Biomedical Research; D006801:Humans; D051379:Mice; D051381:Rats; D057170:Translational Research, Biomedical
chemical_list: D001057:Apolipoproteins E; D015415:Biomarkers