Dementia and Alzheimer Disease

Recently published study links white matter changes to cognitive decline, emphasizing the cingulum and fornix as key biomarkers for memory loss.

Test your neurology knowledge with NeurologyLive®'s weekly quiz series, featuring questions on a variety of clinical and historical neurology topics. This week's topic is on the use of lithium to treat Alzheimer disease.

Take 5 minutes to catch up on NeurologyLive®'s highlights from the week ending August 15, 2025.

At AAIC 2025, Alberto Ramos, MD, FAAN, director of the sleep disorders program at the University of Miami, discussed the association between long sleep duration, specific sleep phenotypes, and progressive cognitive decline in Hispanic populations.

Researchers unveil promising findings from the GABriella trial, exploring a novel treatment for prodromal Alzheimer's disease at AAIC 2025.

The cofounder and chief science officer of the Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation recapped some of the notable recent developments in the Alzheimer disease field presented at the 2025 Alzheimer’s Association International Conference.

Sam Gandy, MD, PhD, director of the Center for Cognitive Health at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, discussed his presentation on detecting toxic amyloid-β oligomers and their role in AD pathology at AAIC 2025.

Discover groundbreaking insights from the 2025 Alzheimer’s Association International Conference, featuring expert interviews on innovative treatments and diagnostics.

Catch up on any of the neurology news headlines you may have missed over the course of July 2025, compiled all into 1 place by the NeurologyLive® team.

A recent meta-analysis reveals genistein's potential to enhance cognitive function in prodromal Alzheimer disease, urging further research for validation.

New findings reveal ACP-204 shows no significant QT interval prolongation in healthy adults, supporting its safety for Alzheimer disease psychosis treatment.

Neurology News Network. for the week ending August 9, 2025. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]

Expert Stephen Salloway, MD, discussed findings from the TRAILBLAZER-ALZ 6 study, highlighting how a stepwise donanemab dosing regimen significantly lowered rates of ARIA in early Alzheimer disease. Supported by Eli Lilly.

Take 5 minutes to catch up on NeurologyLive®'s highlights from the week ending August 8, 2025.

Two experts from Cerevance discussed data from the company’s posters recently presented at AAIC 2025, which highlighted potential therapeutic targets for Alzheimer disease. [WATCH TIME: 5 minutes]

Daniel Freedman, PhD, of MIT, gave clinical commentary on how Openwater’s Open-LIFU enables new research into conscious perception and potential clinical applications for conditions like pain and depression.

Donanemab has received a positive opinion from the European Medicines Agency’s CHMP for the treatment of early symptomatic Alzheimer disease, bringing Eli Lilly’s anti-amyloid therapy one step closer to approval in the European Union.

Yang Liu, PhD, co-founder, CEO, and chief scientific officer of OncoC4, provided commentary on the rationale and promising preclinical data behind ONC-841, a novel anti-SIGLEC10 antibody targeting amyloid and tau in Alzheimer disease.

At AAIC 2025, the head of AD, MS and Immunology Development Units at Biogen discussed ongoing research efforts targeting tau pathology in AD, specifically the company's investigational candidate BIIB080. [WATCH TIME: 6 minutes]

The chief scientific officer at Alzheon discussed the mechanism of valiltramiprosate and new data on toxic amyloid oligomers presented at the recently concluded Alzheimer’s Association International Conference.

New findings reveal the promising efficacy and safety of a subcutaneous lecanemab autoinjector for early Alzheimer disease treatment, enhancing patient care.

The professor of molecular neurology at the University of Cambridge highlighted recent research on tau protein aggregation in Alzheimer disease and other related tauopathies. [WATCH TIME: 6 minutes]

A real-world study reveals lecanemab's effectiveness in early Alzheimer's, showing stability or improvement in 83.6% of patients after two years.

Data presented at AAIC 2025 from a phase 2 study suggest that ABvac40 may slow cognitive decline in patients with Alzheimer disease, particularly among those who developed higher antibody levels.

UCB's bepranemab shows promise in slowing tau accumulation in early Alzheimer disease, marking an advancement in tau-targeted therapies.

The Emeritus Professor of Cognitive Neurology at VU University Medical Center talked about findings presented at AAIC 2025 from the phase 3 BROADWAY trial of obicetrapib in Alzheimer disease. [WATCH TIME: 3 minutes]

A groundbreaking phase 2 study evaluates PRI-002's potential to treat mild Alzheimer symptoms, aiming for significant safety and efficacy insights by 2026.

Test your neurology knowledge with NeurologyLive®'s weekly quiz series, featuring questions on a variety of clinical and historical neurology topics. This week's topic is on anti-amyloid treatments for Alzheimer disease.

Valiltramiprosate shows promising effects on brain structure and cognitive function in early Alzheimer disease, highlighting its potential for MCI treatment.

Neurology News Network. for the week ending August 2, 2025. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]