Advances in Diagnostics and Therapeutics of Neurodegenerative Disease
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: 28 February 2026 | Viewed by 25
Special Issue Editor
2. Milan Center for Neuroscience (NeuroMi), Milano, Italy
Interests: cell biology; genetics; neurogenetics; molecular bases of neurological diseases; epilepsy; neurodegenerative disorders; exome sequencing; autism; ion channels and diseases
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Dear Colleagues,
In recent decades, the development of new technologies has modified our perspective of both the study of etiology and the management of neurodegenerative diseases. Early diagnosis of neurodegenerative diseases is crucial for effective management and improving patient outcomes. Modern diagnostic approaches emphasize early detection, biological precision, and dynamic frameworks that adapt to treatment-induced changes in disease biology, leading to personalized interventions.
Several studies have reported new combined approaches based on the concurrent use of biomolecular strategies, imaging techniques, and bioinformatics developments. Integrating multimodal biomarker strategies holds promise for guiding personalized interventions, improving clinical outcomes, and deepening our mechanistic understanding of the neurodegenerative spectrum. The use of new models of biomedical research has led to the identification of new disease biomarkers and new targets and strategies for drug discovery and delivery.
In this Special Issue, we will report and discuss new discoveries in diagnostics and therapeutics in the field of neurodegenerative diseases, as well as future perspectives in the management of these pathologies.
Dr. Romina Combi
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- neurodegenerative disorders
- biomarkers
- diagnosis
- therapy
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