Dementia and Alzheimer Disease

The director of the Helen and Robert Appel Alzheimer’s Disease Research Institute at Weill Cornell Medicine talked about findings from a recently published study on immune responses to Alzheimer disease risk genes between male and female mice. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]

Catch up on any of the neurology news headlines you may have missed over the course of September 2024, compiled all into one place by the NeurologyLive® team.

Erik Musiek, MD, PhD, a professor of neurology at Washington University in St. Louis, provided clinical insight on a presentation from ANA 2024 highlighting the intricate relationship between circadian rhythms, glial activation, and neuroinflammation in Alzheimer disease.

A group of experts from The Neuron Clinic shared their experience developing a novel inclusive clinical program to treat patients with early Alzheimer disease using lecanemab.

The disease area stronghold leader in neurodegeneration at Johnson & Johnson discussed data presented at AAIC 2024 highlighting different subtypes of Alzheimer disease that may lead to more personalized treatments. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]

Take 5 minutes to catch up on NeurologyLive®'s highlights from the week ending September 27, 2024.

A pair of neurologists from the University of California, Irvine, detailed some of the training and career focuses of large federal agencies in effort to address the shortage of neurologists. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]

Neal K. Shah, CEO of CareYaya Health Technologies, discussed a miniaturized brain-machine interface developed that could restore communication for patients with neurological disorders by translating brain activity into text.

Take 5 minutes to catch up on NeurologyLive®'s highlights from the week ending September 20, 2024.

Neal K. Shah, CEO of CareYaya Health Technologies, discussed how Apple's new health features could potentially be a game-changer for neurological health.

Take 5 minutes to catch up on NeurologyLive®'s highlights from the week ending September 13, 2024.

Michael McDermott, MD, chief medical executive of Baptist Health Miami Neuroscience Institute, provided commentary on the early stages of a recently designed protective surfing helmet.

Recent data and conversations with experts highlighted the increasing concern of Long COVID’s impact on the brain in patients who have been previously infected with the virus.

Catch up on any of the neurology news headlines you may have missed over the course of August 2024, compiled all into one place by the NeurologyLive® team.

VES001 demonstrated safety, strong target engagement, and normalization of progranulin levels in healthy volunteers, advancing toward a phase 2a trial.

Take 5 minutes to catch up on NeurologyLive®'s highlights from the week ending September 6, 2024.

NeuroQuant previously received clearance from the FDA as a medical device intended for automatic labeling, visualization, and volumetric quantification of segmentable brain structures in MRI analysis.

Despite failing to meet its primary end point, fosgonimeton showed greater numerical treatment effect in patients with more advanced disease, as well as those who were APOE e4 carriers.

Take 5 minutes to catch up on NeurologyLive®'s highlights from the week ending August 30, 2024.

The FDA has granted fast track designation to [18F]PI-2620 for 3 neurodegenerative conditions, highlighting its potential to improve early diagnosis and treatment.

The study highlighted semaglutide's lower risk of adverse neurological outcomes, making it a promising candidate for future neuroprotective therapies, including ongoing trials for Alzheimer disease.

The published data provided preliminary evidence that AMX0035 engages Alzheimer disease pathology and pathways of neurodegeneration, synaptic function, gliosis, and oxidative stress.

Investigational drug CT1812 showed potential to improve neurophysiological markers in mild-to-moderate Alzheimer's disease, with notable EEG changes observed in a recent phase 2 study.

Steve Herne, chief commercial officer at Unlearn, provided context on a recently conducted study assessing the company’s digital twin methodology AI tool to enhance the statistical certainty of Alzheimer trials.

William Hu, MD, PhD, FAAN, a neurologist at RWJBarnabas Health’s Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, NJ, shared new advances to detect and treat Alzheimer disease.