Observational Studies Reveal Commonalities Across Neurodegenerative Disorders Like Parkinson’s And Alzheimer’s
This article was originally published in Pharmaceutical Approvals Monthly
Executive Summary
It’s all about biomarkers, biomarkers, biomarkers as huge cohort studies amass data in the hunt for clues that can aid in drug development, and the rising tide may lift more than one boat as commonalities among diseases like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s are discovered.
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