"Update on Dementia" ed. by Davide Vito Moretti

This volume is dedicated to the dementia challenge - the largest health effort of the times we live in. New priorities for research are needed to go far beyond the usual goal of constructing a disease course-modifying medication.

The whole society has to move to a realization of the significance of prioritization to make an attempt in the direction of mental health promotion and dementia risk reduction. Moreover, a full empowerment and engagement of men and women living with dementia and their caregivers, overcoming stigma and discrimination should be promoted.
The common efforts and the final aim will have to be the progress of a ''dementia-constructive'' world, where people with dementia can take advantage of equal opportunities.

Contents
Preface
1 Alternative Splicing and Alzheimer’s Disease
2 Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration
3 High-Fat and Cholesterol Intake Affects Brain Homeostasis and Could Accelerate the Development of Dementia: A Systemic View
4 Plasma Biomarkers in Alzheimer’s Disease
5 Alzheimer’s-Related Amyloid Beta Peptide Aggregates in the Ageing Retina: Implications for Sight Loss and Dementia
6 Proteomic Study of Degenerative Protein Modifications in the Molecular Pathology of Neurodegeneration and Dementia
7 Brain Lipids in the Pathophysiology and Treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease
8 Beta Amyloid Peptides: Extracellular and Intracellular Mechanisms of Clearance in Alzheimer’s Disease
9 Alzheimer's Disease: From Animal Models to the Human Syndrome
10 Risk Factors for Alzheimer’s Disease
11 Normal Aging and Dementia
12 Changes in Visual Cortex in Healthy Aging and Dementia
13 Clusterin (APOJ) in Alzheimer’s Disease: An Old Molecule with a New Role
14 New Targets for Diagnosis and Treatment Against Alzheimer’s Disease: The Mitochondrial Approach
15 The Impact of the Eye in Dementia: The Eye and its Role in Diagnosis and Follow‐up
16 Caring for Individuals with Dementia on a Continuum: An Interdisciplinary Approach Between Music Therapy and Nursing
17 Behavior and Emotion in Dementia
18 Non-Pharmacological Approaches in the Treatment of Dementia
19 Medication Management for People Living with Dementia: Development and Evaluation of a Multilingual Information Resource for Family Caregivers of People Living with Dementia
20 Diabetes Mellitus and Depression as Risk Factors for Dementia: SADEM Study
21 Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus: An Overview of Pathophysiology, Clinical Features, Diagnosis and Treatment