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Yona Levites, AD/PD 2021: Immunotherapeutic Approaches in Alzheimer’s Disease (Part 1)

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Published Online: Mar 17th 2021

We had the pleasure of meeting with Yona Levites (Center for Translational Research in Neurodegenerative Disease, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA) to discuss immunotherapeutic approaches in Alzheimer’s Disease.

Part 2 of the discussion can be viewed here.

The abstract entitled ‘Immunotherapeutic approaches in Alzheimer’s Disease’ was presented at The 15th International Conference for Alzheimer’s & Parkinson’s Diseases (Virtual), March 8-14, 2021.

Questions:

  1. To date, what immunotherapeutic approaches have been investigated for the management of Alzheimer’s Disease? (0:20)
  2. What have been the limitations of these approaches?(1:33)

Disclosures: Yona Levites has nothing to disclose in relation to this video.

Support: Interview and filming supported by Touch Medical Media.

Filmed as a highlight of AD/PD Virtual 2021.

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