SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Emerging therapeutic strategies for Alzheimer’s disease is the focus of the most recent edition of Neurotech Insights, the leading monthly industry newsletter covering drugs, devices and diagnostics for the brain and nervous system.
This month’s feature article reviews the competing hypotheses around the cause of Alzheimer’s disease including: the beta amyloid theory, tau hypothesis, the APOE4 and vascular theory, anti-inflammatories, memory enhancers, neuroprotection and mitochondrial boosters.
The issue also discusses leading therapies in development from the following companies: Accera, Allon Therapeutics , Amgen, Avera, Ceregene, CoMentis, Cortex, Cytos, Elan , Eli Lilly, Epix, Evotec , Gladstone Institute, Medivation , Merck, Myriad Genetics, NsGene, Pfizer, Targacept , TauRx Therapeutics, TorreyPines Therapeutics, Transtech Pharma, Transition Therapeutics, Roche, Synosia and Wyeth.
In the monthly CEO interview series, Neurotech Insights checks in with David Hung CEO of Medivation to get an insider perspective on how they are progressing in the development of Dimebon for Alzheimer’s and Huntington’s. Also included in this issue is an in-depth analysis of the highlights from the International Conference on Alzheimer’s Disease (ICAD) 2008 held recently in Chicago.
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