Cutting-Edge Research and Advancements in Neurodegenerative Diseases
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Molecular Neurobiology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 May 2026 | Viewed by 19
Special Issue Editor
Interests: protein kinases; atypical gtpases; target validation; protein engineering; novel enzymes; bioremediation; ageing; neurodegeneration; proteinopathies
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Loss of neurons and its functions are the common theme of neurodegenerative disorders. Common neurodegenerative disorders mainly include Alzheimer’s, Parkinsons, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), prion diseases and Huntington Diseases, amongst others. The major cause of death in several developed countries is identified to be dementia, which results from various neurodegenerative diseases. With an increasingly ageing population in the world, it poses a huge socio-economic challenge in addition to health and wellbeing. Although research in other fields have translated to rapid, successful developments in early diagnosis, targeted therapeutics and positive outcomes, neurodegenerative patients are yet to reap such benefits. Prevention of neurodegenerative diseases, early diagnosis, increased mean survival post diagnosis and improved treatment outcome can only be realised via a multifactorial approach through research excellence in technology development, use of cutting-edge techniques, purpose-built Artificial Intelligence-based innovations, discovery of early sensitive biomarkers, novel model systems, systemic approaches and novel molecular therapies.
We would like to invite research articles, reviews, case reports and short articles for this Special Issue of IJMS. The articles can be focused on any neurodegenerative diseases reporting cutting-edge research and advancements in technology, scientific and clinical developments.
We invite the submission of articles on any of the following topics:
- Advances in early diagnosis of neurodegenerative diseases;
- Novel therapeutics and drug discovery of neurodegenerative diseases;
- Technological advances for detecting neurodegeneration;
- Treatment options for improved patient outcomes;
- AI and machine learning for neurodegenerative diseases.
Dr. Meera Soundararajan
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- neurodegenerative disorders
- neurons
- Alzheimer’s disease
- Parkinsons disease
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
- prion diseases
- Huntington disease
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