Treating age-related multimorbidity: the drug discovery challenge
Christos Ermogenous, Charlotte Green, Thomas Jackson, Michael Ferguson, Janet M Lord, Christos Ermogenous, Charlotte Green, Thomas Jackson, Michael Ferguson, Janet M Lord
Abstract
Advanced age is the major risk factor for multimorbidity. Current clinical practice treats the individual age-related diseases, resulting in polypharmacy. Thus, targeting the biological processes that drive ageing could prevent both multimorbidity and polypharmacy.
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Source: PubMed