Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
Articles 1 - 1 of 1
Full-Text Articles in Entire DC Network
Variance Of The Amyloid Beta Peptide As A Metric For The Diagnosis Of Alzheimer's Disease, Christina Beckett
Variance Of The Amyloid Beta Peptide As A Metric For The Diagnosis Of Alzheimer's Disease, Christina Beckett
Theses and Dissertations--Medical Sciences
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most prevalent neurodegenerative disorder associated with aging. AD is by far the best understood and most studied neurodegenerative disease. Substantial advances have been made over the last decade, however it is debatable how much closer we are to a clinically useful therapy. A long standing goal in the AD field has been to improve the accuracy of early detection, with the assumption that the ability to intervene earlier in the disease process will lead to a better clinical outcome. Major facets of this effort have been the continued development and improvement of AD biomarkers, with …