Dementia Lancet Commission 2024
Updated for 2024 – New Lancet Commission Report on Dementia prevention, intervention, and care led by Professor Gill Livingston
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Podcast – AAIC 2024 – Day Three
In this podcast we bring you highlights from day three of the AAIC. Hosted by Dr Amanda Heslegrave with Dr Darina Petrovsky, Dr Emily Ho and Meenakshi Menon
Endorsed – New method for evaluating severity of Alzheimer’s
The IMI AMYPAD project robustly assessed a numerical scale from 0-100 that can be used to quantitatively compare brain scans of Alzheimer’s patients.
Swapping processed foods for nuts and beans may lower dementia risk
A Four-decade study of more than 130,000 people measured the risk of your morning bacon or ballgame hot dog – news from AAIC 24
Podcast – AAIC 2024 – Day Two
Highlights from the second day of AAIC 2024. Hosted by Caitlyn Fastenau with guests Dr Balogun Wasiu, Dr Jessica Caldwell and Sophia Krix
Profile – Sophia Krix, University of Bonn
Sophia Krix, PhD Student at University of Bonn working on Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning for Precision Medicine for earlier diagnosis of Alzheimer’s
Podcast – AAIC 2024 – Day One
Highlights from Day One of the AAIC 2024. Hosted by Dr Francesca Farina with special guests Dr Merci Best, Dr Tamlyn Watermeyer and Dr Annalise Rahman-Filipiak
Learn How the MND Association is fighting MND
Read the new report from the MND Association – learn about their work on translational research, work funded, partnerships and about new trial designs.
Profile – Dr Merci Ngozi Best, University of Michigan
Dr Merci Best is a Research Fellow at University of Michigan studying neuronal structure and function in Alzheimer’s, FTD and progressive supranuclear palsy
EU regulator rejects Lecanemab
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has rejected a licence for Lecanemab – a drug shown to work on clearing amyloid plaques.
Profile – Roberto Guzmán-Hernández, Temple University
Great cook and Graduate Research Assistant at Temple University exploring the effects of aggregated tau on endothelial and cerebrovascular dysfunction
Profile – Dr Sarah King, University of Osaka
Reader in Behavioural Neuroscience researching Molecular and Behavioural Neuroscience and about to go on a new adventure to University of Osaka