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Mixed results for disease-modification strategies for Alzheimer's disease

High-profile programmes aiming to develop the first disease-modifying drug for Alzheimer's disease have suffered major setbacks recently, but there is still strong support for a range of efforts to transform disease treatment.

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Opar, A. Mixed results for disease-modification strategies for Alzheimer's disease. Nat Rev Drug Discov 7, 717–718 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrd2676

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