TITLE:
Analysis of Technological Developments in the Treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease through Patent Documents
AUTHORS:
Karinne Marieta Carvalho, Eduardo Winter, Adelaide Maria de Souza Antunes
KEYWORDS:
Patents, Alzheimer’s Disease, Drugs, Population Aging, Pharmaceutical Industry
JOURNAL NAME:
Intelligent Information Management,
Vol.7 No.5,
September
29,
2015
ABSTRACT: Population aging and the consequent change
in the profile of the age pyramid are already a reality the world over. One
undeniable effect of this aging process is the significant increase in the
number of people with Alzheimer’s disease (AD), which is the most common form
of dementia, accounting for around 50% - 60% of all cases. AD tends to affect
people in their 60 s, becoming progressively more commonplace in older age
groups. It is an incurable disease, and patients can live for many years taking
medication on a daily basis. This study shows that research into AD is on the
rise around the world because the pharmaceutical industry and research
institutions are seeking new types of drugs to treat and even cure Alzheimer’s
patients. By analyzing patent documents, we map out the potential future
treatments for this disease, indicating the leading countries and drugs
companies that have invested most in a bid to accelerate progress towards new
discoveries about the disease and the development of new drugs.