Alzheimer's Disease: A Special Collection
2017; Wiley; Volume: 6; Issue: 11 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1002/sctm.12217
ISSN2157-6580
Autores Tópico(s)Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms
ResumoA special collection of articles on Alzheimer's disease (AD), previously published in STEM CELLS and STEM CELLS Translational Medicine, comes hot on the heels of new figures from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that indicate that the death rate from AD in the United States is slowly creeping up.The rise from 29 to 31 deaths per 100,000 people this past year will translate to thousands more deaths and vast amounts of additional health care costs with each passing year [1].Furthermore, it is likely that statistics from other countries around the world will also display this same unfortunate trend.However, as can be appreciated by the sheer number of high-quality studies, stem cell therapy may represent an important treatment option for AD and other dementia-related diseases and disorders.STEM CELLS and STEM CELLS Translational Medicine have held a long interest in potential stem cell therapies for AD, and we hope that you enjoy reading the excellent collection of 11 well-cited recent articles that encompass the breadth of research performed by stem cell scientists in the field.We thank all of the authors for their commitment to their research and the Journals and look forward to publishing new research on furthering this progress.
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