Promoting Healthy Brain Aging and Preventing Dementia

Oral Presentations Theme 1: Applied Sciences and Interventions for Brain Health and Dementia ABSTRACT #1: Novel peptide aptamers as potential therapeutic candidates for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease Tahir Ali (1, 2), Antonia N. Klein (1, 3), Alex Vu (1, 2), and Sabine Gilch (1, 2)1: Novel peptide aptamers as potential therapeutic candidates for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease Tahir Ali (1, 2), Antonia N. Klein (1, 3), Alex Vu (1, 2), and Sabine Gilch (1, 2) 1Calgary Prion Research Unit, Department of Comparative Biology & Experimental Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada 2Hotchkiss Brain Institute, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta,