Research on neurodegeneration: A voice from the South

Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience

Ibáñez, A., Sedeño, L., García, A. M., Deacon, R. & Cogram, P. (2018). Research on neurodegeneration: A voice from the South. Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience 10, 95. Online: https://bit.ly/2Gsb5rW.

En esta edición especial, reunimos cientos de expertos regionales que abordan desde múltiples perspectivas los desafíos y oportunidades específicas de Sudamérica para enfrentar la demencia. Los aportes se realizan desde múltiples perspectivas, desde las políticas públicas, la investigación clínica, los modelos preclínicos en animales, y la investigación neurocientífica, entre otros.

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Research on neurodegeneration: A voice from the South

Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience

Ibáñez, A., Sedeño, L., García, A. M., Deacon, R. & Cogram, P. (2018). Research on neurodegeneration: A voice from the South. Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience 10, 95. Online: https://bit.ly/2Gsb5rW.

Neurodegenerative diseases are the most frequent cause of dementia, representing a burden for public health systems (especially in middle and middle-high income countries). Although most research on this issue is concentrated in first-world centers, growing efforts in South America are affording important breakthroughs. This emerging agenda poses new challenges for the region but also new opportunities for the field.

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