Dementia and Alzheimer Disease

The phase 3 clinical trial program included 2 identical, multicenter, double-blind, and placebo-controlled trials of the BACE inhibitor intended for the treatment of early Alzheimer disease.

The 1st Annual Congress on the Future of Neurology will take place September 27-28, 2019 at the InterContinental New York Times Square in New York City.

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The phase 3 clinical trial program included 2 identical, multicenter, double-blind, and placebo-controlled trials of the BACE inhibitor intended for the treatment of early Alzheimer disease.

The drug is currently approved for the treatment of Parkinson disease-related psychosis, and is also being explored in schizophrenia and major depressive disorder.

The confirmatory phase 2 study by Neurotrope sought to assess the safety, efficacy, and tolerability of intravenous Bryostatin-1 20µg in 108 participants with AD who were not taking memantine.

The founder and CEO of NeuroEM Therapeutics discussed the potential of transcranial electromagnetic treatment and shared insight into the advantages it may hold over the traditional treatment route.

The founder and CEO of NeuroEM Therapeutics discussed the potential of transcranial electromagnetic treatment, or TEMT, in treating patients with Alzheimer disease, with the hope of reversing cognitive impairment.

A number of cerebrovascular risk factors found to be associated with a subsequent diagnosis of Alzheimer disease also showed a high association with a diagnosis of Parkinson disease, pressing the impetus for controlling these modifiable factors.

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The professor of age-related diseases and dean of the University of Exeter Medical School discussed the need for improvement in nursing home care for those with dementia.

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"Mind Moments," a podcast from NeurologyLive, brings you an exclusive interview with Reisa Sperling, MD.

The child neurology resident at NYU Langone spoke about ways for residents to identify and address impaired colleagues that suffer from depression and burnout.

New findings have suggested dementia is a result of worsened white matter rarefaction, phosphorylated tau, and arteriolosclerosis due to repeated head trauma in former football players with CTE.

"Mind Moments," a podcast from NeurologyLive, brings you an exclusive interview with Reisa Sperling, MD.