Editorial [Celebrating the Fifth Year Anniversary of Current Alzheimer Research(Guest Editor: Debomoy K. Lahiri)]
Debomoy K. Lahiri · Current Alzheimer Research · 2009
Recent years have witnessed a period of significant advances in Alzheimer’s disease (AD) research. This progress has been occurring on all fronts of biomedical research, including areas as diverse as genetic risk factors for Alzheimer’s, imaging studies to identify Alzheimer’s in the living brain and blood tests that may one day be utilized to diagnose the disease [1]. However, in the absence of effective drugs for AD, much research is needed to overcome current barriers towards prevention and drug development for AD [2]. In this context, five years ago this month, Current Alzheimer Research was launched as the premier journal to report novel results and review major advances in different areas of AD [3]. Based on this accomplishment, Current Alzheimer Research is presenting its sixth volume to follow the journal’s main mission of publishing new knowledge gained from recent research in AD. As we mark the 5th anniversary of the journal, may I highlight the last year’s accomplishments of the journal and outline how it might develop in the coming year as I have done previously for the journal’s 4th anniversary [4]?