AAIC 2014 convenes in Copenhagen

The Alzheimer's Association International Conference is scheduled to be held July 12-17 at the Bella Center in Copenhagen, Denmark. The meeting will feature many scientific sessions, plenary sessions and symposia dedicated to the most up-to-date Alzheimer's disease research.

This year's sessions will be unpacking risk factors of cognitive decline and neurodegenerative disease, new and developing biomarkers for Alzheimer’s detection, emerging data regarding risk factor reduction and salient topics in Alzheimer's imaging, treatment and prevention.

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