A good jog to start the day and wake the brain up! That was the first item on the agenda of the workshop on neurodegenerative diseases, organised by Dr Britta Brix for the colleagues from the international EUROIMMUN subsidiaries. The company has by now a large number of test systems for the determination of biomarkers […]
Alzheimer’s disease is the bête noire of aging. It is a neurodegenerative disease characterized by loss of neurons and synapses. Brain areas involved in memory, cognitive functions, speech capability and spatial orientation are affected in particular. The result is dementia: a diminishing memory, disturbances of speech and disorientation which lead to major problems in coping
On 22nd March the 12th “International Conference on Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Diseases and Related Neurological Disorders” (AD/PD™ 2015) closed in Nice, (France). Scientists from all over the world discussed causes and treatment of Alzheimer’s dementia and Parkinson’s disease. New knowledge is urgently needed in this area of Research. Neurodegenerative diseases, in particular Alzheimer’s, are today
