Dementia and Alzheimer Disease

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.

The neurodegeneration program lead at Genentech offered his perspective on the phase 3 SKYLINE trial and the historical data on gantenerumab ahead of this new clinical assessment.

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The trial will use PACC-5 score as its primary end point and expects to enroll 1200 participants who have confirmed amyloid pathology without signs of cognitive impairment.

The treatment is being developed as a first-in-class regenerative therapy for those with AD and dementia, with these safety data offering support to its development.

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The director of Geriatric Psychiatry at the St Louis University School of Medicine discussed the need to improve awareness of the signs of psychiatric-related symptoms and to eliminate the stigmas associated with them. [WATCH TIME: 3 minutes]

The resubmission includes additional data from the phase 2 Study -019 and the pivotal phase 3 HARMONY study, which showed a significant 2.8-fold reduction in the risk of relapse of psychosis.

The Samuel W. Fordyce professor and director of Geriatric Psychiatry at the St Louis University School of Medicine discussed the critical roles specialists and caregivers during telehealth visits in long-term care settings. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]