AD/PD International Conference on Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Diseases (AD/PD)

The senior vice president of clinical development for Lundbeck discusses the mechanism and early clinical promise of Lu AF28996, an oral dual D1/D2 agonist for advanced Parkinson disease. [WATCH TIME: 3 minutes]

Phase 2 findings indicated that the investigational agent zervimesine exhibited a favorable safety profile and may slow disease progression in patients with mild to moderate dementia with Lewy bodies.

A new retrospective analysis presented at AD/PD 2026 showed that cutaneous phosphorylated α-synuclein testing reduced diagnostic and management-related health care expenditures.

An analysis of baseline data from the phase 2b LUMA study suggested that keystroke dynamics captured through a smartphone-based typing task could provide a reliable method for assessing disease progression in Parkinson disease.

Early ASPIRO trial data show autologous stem-cell dopamine precursors stay safe at 12 months, with improved PD motor scores and PET-confirmed grafting.

MRI-guided focused ultrasound steers IV gene therapy to mouse brains, lowering cortical tau—though hippocampal response stays absent.

Phase 1 data suggest plasma GFAP levels may correlate with cognitive outcomes in patients with Alzheimer disease treated with troculeucel, an investigational autologous NK-cell therapy.

Two phase 3 ADAGIO trials test Cobenfy for Alzheimer’s agitation, assessing muscarinic modulation safety and efficacy as a potential new dementia care option.

UK platform trial enrolls 1,600 with Parkinson’s to rapidly test telmisartan, terazosin and new candidates via shared placebo and virtual visits.

The chief scientific officer at Quanterix gave a clinical overview on how the company’s Simoa platform enables ultrasensitive detection of neurodegeneration biomarkers in blood, transforming Alzheimer and Parkinson disease research. [WATCH TIME: 3 minutes]

Mind Moments®, a podcast from NeurologyLive®, brings you an exclusive interview with Elizabeth Head, PhD. [LISTEN TIME: 20 minutes]

The neuroradiologist at Mayo Clinic discussed the clinical and conceptual differences between Alzheimer disease diagnostic frameworks and how clinicians should prepare for a shifting treatment landscape. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]

Sonya Miller, medical director at TauRx, discussed the latest clinical data and development plans for HMTM, a potential oral therapy targeting tau pathology in Alzheimer disease.

Philip Kremer, MD, Research Director Neurology, Center for Human Drug Research, provided clinical insights on the early-stage progress of ARV-102, an LRRK2 degrader, in LRRK2-associated diseases.

The professor in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the University of California, Irvine, gave clinical insights on efforts to refine neuropsychological outcome measures for individuals with Down syndrome at risk for Alzheimer disease. [WATCH TIME: 3 minutes]

The chief medical officer at Cognito Therapeutics provided a clinical overview on promising findings surrounding the company’s gamma sensory stimulation device in patients with Alzheimer disease. [WATCH TIME: 10 minutes]

The vice president of research at Cognition Therapeutics provided commentary on the safety of investigational CT1812 and its role in immune response and synapse-related pathways. [WATCH TIME: 3 minutes]

Elizabeth Head, PhD, a professor in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the University of California, Irvine, shed light on the emerging research and trials surrounding the interplay between Alzheimer disease and Down syndrome.

ARV-102 showed dose-dependent LRRK2 degradation and favorable safety in its first-in-human trial, supporting its promise for treating LRRK2-linked neurodegenerative diseases.

Neurology News Network. for the week ending April 12, 2025. [WATCH TIME: 3 minutes]

Emer MacSweeney, MD, a consultant neuroradiologist and trial investigator of the phase 3 APOLLOE4 study, provided a clinical view of the latest study findings, and the difficulties with finding treatments for APOEε4/4 carriers of Alzheimer disease.

The neuroradiologist at Mayo Clinic provided clinical insights on the controversy with two recently published Alzheimer criteria, with one diagnosing the disease based on biomarkers alone vs clinical symptoms. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]

Murali Doraiswamy, MD, MBBS, a professor of psychiatry and geriatrics at Duke University School of Medicine, gave clinical follow-up on a pivotal analysis of the phase 3 APOLLOE4 study testing a novel therapeutic for Alzheimer disease.

Inge Verberk, PhD, a research associate at the Amsterdam University Medical Center, sat down at AD/PD 2025 to discuss changes in Alzheimer trials, the emergence of plasma biomarkers, and deciphering which biomarkers are of utmost importance.

A recent large-scale analysis presented at the 2025 AD/PD Conference highlighted the role of coping strategies in mitigating negative outcomes.

Neurology News Network. for the week ending April 5, 2025. [WATCH TIME: 3 minutes]

Data suggests that immune dysfunction biomarkers do not pose a major barrier to patient enrollment in Alzheimer’s research, as most patients meeting general AD criteria also qualified under immune dysfunction criteria.

A recent poster presentation at the 2025 AD/PD conference revealed that a novel assay could provide absolute allelic discrimination for APOE genotyping, supporting precision medicine in AD treatment.

An analysis of the Gothenburg Mild Cognitive Impairment Study presented at the 2025 AD/PD Conference reported that lifestyle and socioeconomic factors could significantly influence the risk of developing cognitive diseases.

A new survey study will assess how well German memory clinics and specialists are equipped to provide early and accurate Alzheimer diagnoses using biomarker-based methods.