Dementia and Alzheimer Disease

To honor Black History Month, NeurologyLive® spoke with influential Black clinicians on the leaders they look up to, the ongoing fight to overcome racial disparities, and ways to encourage diversity in health care.

The director of the Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center at Mayo Clinic provided insight on new considerations for interpreting data from cognitive and functional measures in trials assessing agents for Alzheimer disease.

To honor Black History Month, NeurologyLive® spoke with influential Black clinicians on the leaders they look up to, the ongoing fight to overcome racial disparities, and ways to encourage diversity in health care.

Here's some of what is coming soon to NeurologyLive® this week.

The director of the Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center at Mayo Clinic provided perspective on the emergence in antiamyloid therapies, assessing clinically meaningful benefit, and potential changes to trial design in the future. [WATCH TIME: 3 minutes]

Neurology News Network for the week ending February 11, 2023. [WATCH TIME: 3 minutes]

Take 5 minutes to catch up on NeurologyLive®'s highlights from the week ending February 10, 2023.

Drs McDade and Atri discuss differences and similarities between other ongoing anti-amyloid antibody trials in Alzheimer’s disease.

Drs Cohen, Atri, and Sabbagh share data on lecanemab, an anti-amyloid beta antibody, that was presented at CTAD 2022.

The director of the Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center at Mayo Clinic discussed a recently published paper focused on the expectations and clinical meaningfulness of randomized controlled trials in Alzheimer disease. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]

Catch up on any of the neurology news headlines you may have missed over the course of January 2023, compiled all into one place by the NeurologyLive® team.

Factoring in the complex nature of the disease, a group of experts provided perspectives on how clinically meaningful benefit should be viewed, stressing the importance of early intervention.

ABATE is an ongoing phase 1b/2 trial that assesses the safety, tolerability, immunogenicity, and pharmacodynamic effects of ACI-24.060 in individuals with prodromal Alzheimer disease with confirmed amyloid pathology on PET.

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The list of women's contributions to the field of medicine is a long one, encompassing the hard work of hundreds of individuals. To highlight some of these pioneers, NeurologyLive® has compiled a timeline of 10 of the moments that matter in the history of women in medicine.

Take 5 minutes to catch up on NeurologyLive®'s highlights from the week ending February 3, 2023.

In celebration of Women’s Physician Day, held February 3, 2022, take a look back at some of the latest conversations and news that were driven and delivered by women in neurology.

The director of the Montefiore Einstein Center for the Aging Brain provided insight on expanding the use of the 5-Cog tool, and whether it can be used for other conditions like HIV or COVID-19. [WATCH TIME: 3 minutes]

Dr Atri comments on observation of amyloid related imaging abnormalities (ARIA) seen with many Alzheimer’s disease treatments and shares his thoughts on management of ARIA.

Dr Atri discusses aducanumab, first FDA approved anti-amyloid-beta antibody for treatment of Alzheimer’s disease.

Donald Whiting, MD, chair of Allegheny Health Network’s Neurosciences Institute, provided insight on ADvance II, a multinational trial exploring the use of deep brain stimulation in patients with mild Alzheimer disease.

Data from a cohort of more than 8000 participants suggest that older adults with less optimal sleep duration might benefit from moderate napping for their cognitive functions.

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Li-Huei Tsai, PhD, director, the Picower Institute for Learning and Memory at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, discussed research results using gamma frequency sensory stimulation in Alzheimer disease.

Neurology News Network for the week ending January 28, 2023. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]