Dementia and Alzheimer Disease

At AAIC 2025, Alberto Ramos, MD, FAAN, director of the sleep disorders program at the University of Miami, discussed the association between long sleep duration, specific sleep phenotypes, and progressive cognitive decline in Hispanic populations.

Researchers unveil promising findings from the GABriella trial, exploring a novel treatment for prodromal Alzheimer's disease at AAIC 2025.

The associate professor of neurology at Johns Hopkins Medicine previewed a 2025 AUPN panel exploring AI’s clinical, research, and educational applications, along with the ethical considerations shaping its responsible adoption. [WATCH TIME: 2 minutes]

The chief medical officer at Acumen Pharmaceuticals discussed the benefits of using the blood-based p-tau 217 biomarker to improve screening accuracy and reduce patient burden in AD. [WATCH TIME: 5 minutes]

The cofounder and chief science officer of the Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation recapped some of the notable recent developments in the Alzheimer disease field presented at the 2025 Alzheimer’s Association International Conference.

Sam Gandy, MD, PhD, director of the Center for Cognitive Health at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, discussed his presentation on detecting toxic amyloid-β oligomers and their role in AD pathology at AAIC 2025.

Discover groundbreaking insights from the 2025 Alzheimer’s Association International Conference, featuring expert interviews on innovative treatments and diagnostics.

Catch up on any of the neurology news headlines you may have missed over the course of July 2025, compiled all into 1 place by the NeurologyLive® team.

A recent meta-analysis reveals genistein's potential to enhance cognitive function in prodromal Alzheimer disease, urging further research for validation.

In the third episode, Salloway emphasizes the need for careful patient selection when prescribing donanemab to minimize serious risks, highlighting the value of the newly approved safer dosing regimen. Supported by Eli Lilly.

Dementia expert Stephen Salloway, MD, PhD, overviews the stepwise donanemab regimen approved by the FDA, citing how it not only reduces ARIA rates but preserves the same level of amyloid reduction as the original dosing. Supported by Eli Lilly.

New findings reveal ACP-204 shows no significant QT interval prolongation in healthy adults, supporting its safety for Alzheimer disease psychosis treatment.

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Expert Stephen Salloway, MD, discussed findings from the TRAILBLAZER-ALZ 6 study, highlighting how a stepwise donanemab dosing regimen significantly lowered rates of ARIA in early Alzheimer disease. Supported by Eli Lilly.

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Two experts from Cerevance discussed data from the company’s posters recently presented at AAIC 2025, which highlighted potential therapeutic targets for Alzheimer disease. [WATCH TIME: 5 minutes]

Daniel Freedman, PhD, of MIT, gave clinical commentary on how Openwater’s Open-LIFU enables new research into conscious perception and potential clinical applications for conditions like pain and depression.

Donanemab has received a positive opinion from the European Medicines Agency’s CHMP for the treatment of early symptomatic Alzheimer disease, bringing Eli Lilly’s anti-amyloid therapy one step closer to approval in the European Union.

Yang Liu, PhD, co-founder, CEO, and chief scientific officer of OncoC4, provided commentary on the rationale and promising preclinical data behind ONC-841, a novel anti-SIGLEC10 antibody targeting amyloid and tau in Alzheimer disease.

At AAIC 2025, the head of AD, MS and Immunology Development Units at Biogen discussed ongoing research efforts targeting tau pathology in AD, specifically the company's investigational candidate BIIB080. [WATCH TIME: 6 minutes]

The chief scientific officer at Alzheon discussed the mechanism of valiltramiprosate and new data on toxic amyloid oligomers presented at the recently concluded Alzheimer’s Association International Conference.

New findings reveal the promising efficacy and safety of a subcutaneous lecanemab autoinjector for early Alzheimer disease treatment, enhancing patient care.

The professor of molecular neurology at the University of Cambridge highlighted recent research on tau protein aggregation in Alzheimer disease and other related tauopathies. [WATCH TIME: 6 minutes]

A real-world study reveals lecanemab's effectiveness in early Alzheimer's, showing stability or improvement in 83.6% of patients after two years.

Data presented at AAIC 2025 from a phase 2 study suggest that ABvac40 may slow cognitive decline in patients with Alzheimer disease, particularly among those who developed higher antibody levels.