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The professor of psychiatry and cell biology at NYU Langone provided insight on new findings that uncover the sources of neuronal damage in Alzheimer disease that may explain the failures of antiamyloid therapies.

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The monoclonal antibody that preferentially targets Aß oligomers failed to meet either of its coprimary end points—despite favorable results over the placebo group—in individuals who were unimpaired but at risk for AD.

Using several large-scale cohorts, findings showed that cumulative incidence of Alzheimer disease grows faster with age in R145C variant carriers compared with noncarriers, contradicting prior research results.

The medical director of the Deanna and Sidney Wolk Center for Memory Health provided background on his new study using multimodal digital biomarkers to classify patients with mild cognitive impairment. [WATCH TIME: 5 minutes]

Although 57% and 50% of patients with migraine reported being diagnosed with an anxiety or depressive disorders, respectively, healthcare professional estimated these conditions occurred in just 29% and 30% of patients, respectively.

Across the cohort, 11.6% of patients had impairments in memory, attention, and executive function; however, cognitive status was influenced by severity of anosmia, or loss of taste and smell.

Episode 24 of the AUPN Leadership Minute features Alissa Willis, MD, of University of Mississippi Medical Center; and Joseph R. Berger, MD, of the University of Pennsylvania. [WATCH TIME: 7 minutes]

Non-White participants over 90 years of age who reported a mean of 4 discrimination experiences had significantly worse baseline semantic memory compared with those who reported little/no discrimination.

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A cohort of more than 2000 older Latin American individuals reported a significant difference in cognitive symptoms when they underwent a positive life change during the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic.

As hospitalizations remain high throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, new data suggests that ICU hospitalization is associated with increased risk of Alzheimer disease and all-type dementia.

The assistant director of computational biology at Stanford University provided background on recent findings of two rare APOE missense variants and reduced risk of Alzheimer disease associated with them. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]

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The study, expected to begin enrollment in May 2023, will evaluate whether cognitive behavioral therapy delivered by telehealth reduces headache days and disability from migraine compared with CBT plus a preventive medication.

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After an investigative report published in Science called to question years of research around the existence of an amyloid oligomer known as Aß*56, debates about the amyloid hypothesis have been reignited in the Alzheimer community.

In addition to reduced times to treatment, implementation of field stroke triage led to significantly lower rates of disability for both the entire cohort and those independent at baseline among those with large vessel occlusions.

The professor of psychiatry and cell biology at NYU Langone provided insight on the reaction to a new paper that challenges how traditional drug development has approached Alzheimer disease. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]

Mind Moments®, a podcast from NeurologyLive®, brings you an exclusive interview with Darin T. Okuda, MD, and Karin Cook. [LISTEN TIME: 55 minutes]

The vice president of clinical development at Biohaven shed light on a newly initiated phase 3 study evaluating a promising agent for patients with all types of spinal muscular atrophy. [WATCH TIME: 2 minutes]

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The oral suspension, marked as Ztalmy by developer Marinus, is the first drug approval for cyclin-dependent kinase-like 5 (CDKL5) deficiency disorder (also known as CDD), given the greenlight in March. The agent is now available as of July 28, 2022.

The associate neurologist-in-chief at Boston Children’s Hospital provided insight on the treatment decisions clinicians make for patients with SMA and the challenges with improving optimization. [WATCH TIME: 3 minutes]

Findings showed that, although risk for serious fall injury was not mitigated by insomnia diagnosis, individuals with active insomnia taking prescribed hypnotic medication may be a particularly high-risk subgroup.

Consistent with previously reported findings, Hispanic pregnant women reported better subjective sleep quality throughout all trimesters compared with non-Hispanic White participants.

The associate neurologist-in-chief at Boston Children’s Hospital discussed the importance of defining and acting on spinal muscular atrophy in its presymptomatic stages. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]