Biomarkers in Brain Disease, Volume 1180

"In 12 studies from a January 2009 conference in Oxford, England, researchers from academia and drug companies review recent results of biomarker research and applications to brain disorders. The use of biomarkers with brain diseases is challenged by the blood-brain barrier and by the brain being protected within the skull. Among the topics are biomarkers, dementia, and public health; imaging biomarkers in Alzheimer's disease; identifying several markers of Alzheimer's disease using quantitative multiplex proteomic immunoassay panels; biomarkers in Huntington's and Parkinson's diseases; and trials and tribulation of biomarkers in oncology. No index is provided." (Book News Inc., February 2011)