title: Alzheimer's disease: a report from the 7th Kuopio Alzheimer symposium.
abstract: The 7th Kuopio Alzheimer symposium was held on 11-13 June, 2015, in Kuopio, Finland and attracted ~250 attendees from 14 different countries around the world. The theme for the symposium in its seventh year was 'From mechanisms to prevention and intervention of Alzheimer's disease'. The 3-day international scientific symposium composed of seven oral sessions and a poster session. The program, spanning from molecular mechanisms to prevention, prediction, diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer's disease, provided a forum for the attendees to share their research, network and to obtain a comprehensive overview of the current status and future directions of research into Alzheimer's disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurobiology, A.I. Virtanen Institute, Neulaniementie 2, 70211 Kuopio, Finland.|Institute of Clinical Medicine - Neurology, University of Eastern Finland, PO box 1627, 70211 Kuopio, Finland.|NeuroCenter, Neurology, Kuopio University Hospital, PO box 100, 70029 Kuopio, Finland.
authors.forename: Annakaisa
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Haapasalo
authors.affiliation: Institute of Clinical Medicine - Neurology, University of Eastern Finland, PO box 1627, 70211 Kuopio, Finland.|NeuroCenter, Neurology, Kuopio University Hospital, PO box 100, 70029 Kuopio, Finland.
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pikkarainen
authors.affiliation: Institute of Clinical Medicine - Neurology, University of Eastern Finland, PO box 1627, 70211 Kuopio, Finland.|NeuroCenter, Neurology, Kuopio University Hospital, PO box 100, 70029 Kuopio, Finland.
authors.forename: Hilkka
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Soininen
mesh_terms: D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D003226:Congresses as Topic; D005060:Europe; D006801:Humans
keywords: Alzheimer's disease; biomarkers; brain imaging; diagnosis; prediction; prevention; randomized controlled trial