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SUMMARY:Dealing with an Ageing Society: Perspectives from Science and Poli
 cy - Prof Christopher Dobson FRS\, and Mr Mark Gorman (as a discussant)
DTSTART:20120504T163000Z
DTEND:20120504T180000Z
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CONTACT:Martina Kuvalja
DESCRIPTION:Neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinso
 n’s diseases arguably represent the greatest challenge to the social fab
 ric and health care systems of much of the modern world. The predominant r
 eason for their rapidly increasing prevalence is the increase in longevity
  that has resulted from the tremendous advances in public health and hygie
 ne and in medical and surgical interventions over the last century. But th
 e nature of neurodegenerative disorders is quite different from those of m
 ost other types of disease\, and indeed there are at present no cures or e
 ven highly effective treatments. Very significant advances have\, however\
 , been made recently in our understanding of the fundamental molecular ori
 gins of these conditions\, and are now suggesting new and rational therape
 utic strategies by which to combat their onset and progression. This talk 
 will discuss recent approaches to this end that we are currently exploring
  in the context of molecular and cellular biophysics.
LOCATION:Mill Lane Lecture Room 9
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