Applications of Nanotechnology in Diagnostics and Therapeutics of Alzheimer's and Parkinson's Disease.

Curr Drug Metab

Bioinformatics and Human Electrophysiology Laboratory, Department of Informatics, Ionian University, Plateia Tsirigoti 7, 49100 Corfu, Greece.

Published: June 2016

In this paper, an extended review analysis has been presented concerning the developments in brain drug delivery through new and efficient applications of nanotechnology. Modern nanotechnological approaches for the diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases are described along with simultaneous analysis of safety and practical clinical usage of these strategies.

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