Saturday, December 17, 2016

Exploring the nexus of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias with cancer and cancer therapies

Recent population studies suggest an intriguing inverse relationship between several types of cancer and neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer’s disease. Understanding the intersection of the underlying biology for these two distinct families of diseases with one another may offer novel approaches to identify new therapeutic approaches and possible opportunities to repurpose existing drug candidates. The Alzheimer’s Association and the Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation convened a one-day workshop to delve into this discussion.

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