21st September 2011 marks the 12th世界阿尔茨海默氏症日, which aims to achieve global awareness and unite people with dementia around the world.
Dementia affects an estimated 35.6 million people in the world and according to theWorld Alzheimer Report 2011as many as 28 million of these people have yet to receive a diagnosis. With this number increasing rapidly, new research to help diagnose and treat this serious health issue is of great importance.
Research on Alzheimer’s disease and dementia is multi-disciplinary, which means that you will find articles in a range of BioMed Central journals.Alzheimer’s Research and Therapy, is the specialist journal for articles on the disease, but Alzheimer’s research is published regularly in journals such asJournal of Neuroinflammation,BMC Geriatrics,Molecular NeurodegenerationandBMC Family Practice, to name but a few.
The breadth of research on Alzheimer’s is reflected in the diverse range of articles published, frombasic research,detectionanddiagnosis, toservice provisionandclinical trials. Recent publications includeQuestions and Answers,Study Protocols,ReviewsandHypothesesarticles, reflecting both the depth of existing knowledge and the huge amount of research still required to address this devastating condition.
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