Dementia and Alzheimer Disease

Jefferson Kinney, PhD, founding chair of the department of brain health at UNLV, discussed the ways a new NIH grant will assist in building a robust neuroscience research infrastructure at the Center for Neurodegeneration and Translational Neuroscience.

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The neurologist and assistant professor at the University of Toronto discussed the different valued biomarkers to assess Alzheimer disease and whether the introduction of retinal imaging changes clinician perception of the most valuable biomarkers. [WATCH TIME: 3 minutes]

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The founding chair of the department of brain health at UNLV discussed a recently awarded NIH grant dedicated to advancing neuroscience research for the long-term future.

In addition to the moderating role of age and sex, investigators found that high-sensitivity C-reactive protein moderated some associations between OSA risk and attention and episodic memory.

The neurologist and assistant professor at the University of Toronto provided perspective on the multiple different ways retinal imaging can alter and improve the efficiency of research for Alzheimer disease. [WATCH TIME: 2 minutes]

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The neurologist and assistant professor at the University of Toronto commented on the next research efforts needed to further validate and demonstrate the diagnostic capabilities of RetiSpec. [WATCH TIME: 3 minutes]

The newly awarded grant will build upon the efforts of phase 1, the foundation of a research infrastructure, which consisted of several different innovative projects aimed at understanding commonalities of neurodegenerative disorders.

Amyloid-related imaging abnormalities, a concern for patients receiving aducanumab, were nearly all resolved during the 132-week period.

The neurologist and assistant professor at the University of Toronto discussed advantages hyperspectral retinal imaging tools like RetiSpec offer and when clinicians can expect to see them in clinical settings.

The founding chair of the department of brain health at the University of Nevada Las Vegas discussed the plethora of Alzheimer disease biomarkers and the need for consensus on the value of each. [WATCH TIME: 3 minutes]

After being originally approved as a generic medication in 1996, a new transdermal formulation of donepezil is expected to be available for patients with Alzheimer disease in the fall of 2022.

The neurologist and assistant professor at the University of Toronto provided insight on the clinical use of retinal imaging tools like RetiSpec and the need for further validation of these approaches in Alzheimer disease. [WATCH TIME: 2 minutes]

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The neurologist and assistant professor at the University of Toronto discussed data presented at CTAD 2021 on RetiSpec, a retinal imaging tool that predicts brain amyloid status. [WATCH TIME: 3 minutes]

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Most of the 52 cognitive resilience proteins were found to be specific for cognitive decline and about 30% may provide resilience for both cognitive and noncognitive AD phenotypes.

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The founding chair of the department of brain health at the University of Nevada Las Vegas provided background on how a newly funded NIH grant will contribute to translational neuroscience research infrastructure. [WATCH TIME: 3 minutes]

Investigators also found that this association was particularly pronounced among those living in nursing homes, as well as in Asian, Black, and Hispanic populations.