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The world’s population is aging at an accelerated rate. In the United States, Western Europe and Japan where individuals over the age of 60 represent more than 20% of the population, the most rapidly growing population segment is people age 85 and over. Countries in South America and Asia, such as China and India, are aging at an even more rapid rate. Current projections suggest that more older people will be living in the developing world than in the developed world. It is therefore expected that most countries of the world will experience a rapid rise in diseases of aging, such as Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease.
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Doody, R.S., Davidson, M., Shoulson, I., Whitehouse, P. (1998). Harmonization of Drug Approval Guidelines in Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Diseases. In: Fisher, A., Hanin, I., Yoshida, M. (eds) Progress in Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Diseases. Advances in Behavioral Biology, vol 49. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-5337-3_124
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