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Using Caenorhabditis elegans to fight human neurodegenerative diseases

2014-01-01

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Debilitating age-associated neurodegenerative disorders (NDs) are a major public health challenge in increasingly ageing societies. Currently approved therapeutics are successful in slowing the progression of NDs but not in reversing or preventing the symptoms. A major goal of neurodegeneration research is therefore to identify potential new therapies for these devastating and eventually fatal disorders. In this s...

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10.17638/02005121
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