Dementia and Alzheimer Disease

Ken Mariash, chief executive officer at Sinaptica, provided commentary on new data from the company’s SinaptiStim neuromodulation system, highlighting its clinical promise in slowing Alzheimer disease progression through targeted, non-drug brain network stimulation.

Take 5 minutes to catch up on NeurologyLive®'s highlights from the week ending April 18, 2025.

The resident in the Department of Neurology at NYU Langone Health discussed the preliminary findings of a 9-month study on lecanemab recently presented at the 2025 AAN Annual Meeting. [WATCH TIME: 2 minutes]

A duo of neurology experts from Feinberg School of Medicine talked about the diagnostic challenges, evolving understanding, and clinical implications of paraneoplastic neurological syndromes. [WATCH TIME: 3 minutes]

The professor in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the University of California, Irvine, gave clinical insights on efforts to refine neuropsychological outcome measures for individuals with Down syndrome at risk for Alzheimer disease. [WATCH TIME: 3 minutes]

The chief medical officer at Cognito Therapeutics provided a clinical overview on promising findings surrounding the company’s gamma sensory stimulation device in patients with Alzheimer disease. [WATCH TIME: 10 minutes]

The vice president of research at Cognition Therapeutics provided commentary on the safety of investigational CT1812 and its role in immune response and synapse-related pathways. [WATCH TIME: 3 minutes]

Elizabeth Head, PhD, a professor in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the University of California, Irvine, shed light on the emerging research and trials surrounding the interplay between Alzheimer disease and Down syndrome.

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Take 5 minutes to catch up on NeurologyLive®'s highlights from the week ending April 11, 2025.

Cleveland Clinic’s $1.1 billion Neurological Institute, opening in 2027, will revolutionize neurological care with a state-of-the-art, patient-centered design integrating advanced technology and innovative care solutions.

In one of the longest trials of brain stimulation in Alzheimer disease, repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation led to a reduced decline in CDR-SB, as well as positive impacts on cognitive function and functional abilities.

Emer MacSweeney, MD, a consultant neuroradiologist and trial investigator of the phase 3 APOLLOE4 study, provided a clinical view of the latest study findings, and the difficulties with finding treatments for APOEε4/4 carriers of Alzheimer disease.

Catch up on any of the neurology news headlines you may have missed over the course of March 2025, compiled all into one place by the NeurologyLive® team.

The neuroradiologist at Mayo Clinic provided clinical insights on the controversy with two recently published Alzheimer criteria, with one diagnosing the disease based on biomarkers alone vs clinical symptoms. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]

A phase 3 trial investigating latozinemab, a monoclonal antibody therapy for frontotemporal dementia because of GRN mutations, reported baseline participant characteristics to better characterize this patient population.

Murali Doraiswamy, MD, MBBS, a professor of psychiatry and geriatrics at Duke University School of Medicine, gave clinical follow-up on a pivotal analysis of the phase 3 APOLLOE4 study testing a novel therapeutic for Alzheimer disease.

The staff scientist at Gladstone Institutes talked about leveraging AI-driven behavioral analysis to better model and assess Alzheimer disease progression in preclinical studies. [WATCH TIME: 2 minutes]

The professor of neuroscience at the Imperial College London discussed the emerging role of GLP-1 analogs as neuroprotective agents with potential benefits in neurodegenerative conditions. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]

Inge Verberk, PhD, a research associate at the Amsterdam University Medical Center, sat down at AD/PD 2025 to discuss changes in Alzheimer trials, the emergence of plasma biomarkers, and deciphering which biomarkers are of utmost importance.

A recent large-scale analysis presented at the 2025 AD/PD Conference highlighted the role of coping strategies in mitigating negative outcomes.

Neurology News Network. for the week ending April 5, 2025. [WATCH TIME: 3 minutes]

Data suggests that immune dysfunction biomarkers do not pose a major barrier to patient enrollment in Alzheimer’s research, as most patients meeting general AD criteria also qualified under immune dysfunction criteria.

Take 5 minutes to catch up on NeurologyLive®'s highlights from the week ending April 4, 2025.

A recent poster presentation at the 2025 AD/PD conference revealed that a novel assay could provide absolute allelic discrimination for APOE genotyping, supporting precision medicine in AD treatment.

An analysis of the Gothenburg Mild Cognitive Impairment Study presented at the 2025 AD/PD Conference reported that lifestyle and socioeconomic factors could significantly influence the risk of developing cognitive diseases.

A new survey study will assess how well German memory clinics and specialists are equipped to provide early and accurate Alzheimer diagnoses using biomarker-based methods.

The Spectris device demonstrated preserved corpus callosum structure and correlated sensory-evoked gamma oscillations in patients with Alzheimer disease, highlighting its potential neuroprotective effects.

Mark Roskey, PhD, chief scientific officer at Quanterix, provided clinical insight on the function of the company’s Simoa technology and the incorporation of various biomarkers to aid in the diagnosis of Alzheimer disease.

The vice president of research at Cognition Therapeutics gave clinical insight on several new analyses covering CT1812, an orally delivered small molecule oligomer antagonist, in patients with early-stage Alzheimer disease. [WATCH TIME: 5 minutes]