This book represents the fourth ina series of international conferences
related to Alzheimer's (AD) and Parkinson's (PO) diseases. The first one
took place in EHat, Israel in 1985; the second in Kyoto, Japan, in 1989;
and the third in Chicago, IL, USA in 1993. This book incorporates the
proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Pro- gress in
Alzheimer's and Parkinson's Diseases, held in EHat, Israel, on May
18-23, 1997. This Conference was the 41st in the series of annual OHOLO
Conferences sponsored by the Israel Institute for Biological Research
(IIBR). It was also conducted under the aus- pices of the Alzheimer's
Association Ronald and Nancy Reagan Research Institute, USA. The
Conference was attended by 550 participants from 28 countries,
representing a broad spectrum of research interests; and included a
well-balanced representation from aca- demia, clinical institutions and
pharmaceutical industry. The four-and-one-half day meeting served as an
excellent medium for surveying the current preclinical and clinical
develop- ments in AD, PO, and other related disorders. The scientific
program was divided into 24 oral sessions and daily poster sessions. The
conference culminated in a round table discus- sion. There were 122
talks and 161 posters. This book incorporates a combination of both.