Creating Innovative Ways to Improve Alzheimer Disease Prevention: Miia Kivipelto, MD, PhD
January 4th 2023The professor of clinical geriatric epidemiology at Karolinska Institutet discussed strategies for lowering the risk of Alzheimer disease, and the new ways to approach prevention. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]
Links Identified Between Depression and Postural Instability in Early-Stage Parkinson Disease
January 4th 2023Data from a cohort of nearly 100 patients with Parkinson disease suggest there are shared nondopaminergic pathogenic mechanisms between depression and postural instability symptoms of the disease.
Genetic Approaches to Comorbidities in Epilepsy, Dravet Syndrome: Danielle Andrade, MD, MSc, FRCPC
January 4th 2023The professor of neurology at the University of Toronto spoke at the 2022 AES Conference about genetic approaches to comorbidities for patients with epilepsy. [WATCH TIME: 5 minutes]
Investigation Report on Biogen’s Alzheimer Drug Aducanumab Finds Flaws in Review Process, Pricing
January 3rd 2023A recent congressional investigation report on Biogen’s aducanumab and the FDA’s approval process recommended Biogen to fulfill their responsibility for individuals who rely on their treatments.
Need for a Multifactoral Approach to Treat Alzheimer Disease: Nicolas Villain, MD
January 2nd 2023The cognitive and behavioral neurology fellow at Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital in Paris, France, provided perspective on the reasons to not solely rely on anti-amyloid treatments to treat Alzheimer disease. [WATCH TIME: 3 minutes]