Alzheimer’s Research UK Conference 2018: Day 2

4 Apr 2018

Written by Rebecca MC Gabriele (Kings College London, UK)

Conferences Neurodegeneration and degenerative disease

Aging is inevitable but dementia is not. The Alzheimer’s Research UK (ARUK) manifesto, “the power to defeat dementia,” is not just a state motto, it is a goal. Through research, this mission can become a promising reality. Read our conference report from Day 1 here Energy metabolism, aging and neurodegeneration The second and final day of the ARUK Conference 2018 (London, UK) was opened by Grahame Hardie from the University of Dundee (UK). Hardie presented a great talk on AMPK, its crucial role in regulating cell energy homeostasis and its potential target for drug treatment. The stage was then taken...