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Hearing Aids Slow Cognitive Decline in Older Adults

18/07/2023

Alzheimer's Association

New Research from AAIC reports on the largest clinical trial to investigate whether a hearing loss treatment intervention can reduce risk of cognitive decline.

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New Use of Opioids Increases Risk of Death in Dementia

18/07/2023

Alzheimer's Association

New Research presented at the AAIC shows new opioid use in older adults with dementia is associated with a significantly increased risk of death.

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Podcast – AAIC 2023 – Day Two

18/07/2023

Dementia Researcher

Highlights from Day Two of the AAIC 2023. Hosted by Adam Smith with special guests Dr Sonata Mačiulskytė, Sára Zsadányi and Dr Aoife Cosgrave.

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Positive Results on Donanemab Phase 3 Trial Reported

17/07/2023

Alzheimer's Association

New data reported by Eli Lilly from the TRAILBLAZER-ALZ 2 trial of donanemab at the AAIC, shows that the drug is effective in delaying Alzheimer’s progression.

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First-Ever US County-Level Alzheimer’s Prevalence Estimates

17/07/2023

Alzheimer's Association

The first-ever county-level estimates of the prevalence of people with Alzheimer’s dementia, in all 3,142 United States counties. Released at AAIC

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Podcast – AAIC 2023 – Day One

16/07/2023

Dementia Researcher

Highlights from Day One of the AAIC 2023. Hosted by Adam Smith with special guests Dr Mizuki Morisaki, Sam Keat and Dr Arunima Sikdar

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CRISPR / Gene Editing Creates New Treatment Possibilities

16/07/2023

Alzheimer's Association

New Research presented at the AAIC shows provide details on two new CRISPR-based strategies which offer hope for next-generation Alzheimer’s treatments.

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Recordings from the Alzheimer’s Society ECR Retreat 2023

16/07/2023

Alzheimer's Society

Catch-up on talks from last months Alzheimer’s Society ECR Retreat – Professor Fiona Denney, Professor Chris Bird, Dr Shadreck Mwale, Simon Hall

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Profile – Dr Aoife Cosgrave, Alzheimer’s Research UK

15/07/2023

Dementia Researcher

Science Communications Officer for Alzheimer’s Research UK supporting the charity to communicate dementia research to a wider audience.

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Profile – Dr Iain Hartnell, Alzheimer’s Society

15/07/2023

Dementia Researcher

Rehabilitated Postdoc, now a Research Communications Officer for Alzheimer’s Society translating science into language that everyone can understand.

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Profile – Samita Kirve, Royal Holloway University of London

15/07/2023

Dementia Researcher

Senior Lecturer and Admissions Lead in Occupational Therapy, starting her PhD this year in Occupational Therapy and dementia education.

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Profile – Dr Arunima Sikdar, University of North Carolina

15/07/2023

Dementia Researcher

Postdoc Research Associate working in Structural Biology, specialising in Biophysics, Biochemistry, and Molecular Biology techniques for Drug Discovery.