Dementia and Alzheimer Disease

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, 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.

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

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.

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.

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's 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]

Take 5 minutes to catch up on NeurologyLive®'s highlights from the week ending August 1, 2025.

Roche's Elecsys pTau181 blood test gains CE Mark, enhancing early Alzheimer’s diagnosis and improving patient outcomes across the European Union.

The chief development officer at Spinogenix shared initial results from the first cohort of the company’s phase 2 trial assessing SPG302 in Alzheimer disease presented at AAIC 2025. [WATCH TIME: 6 minutes]

New phase 2 data reveals AR1001's potential as a cognitive enhancer and disease-modifying therapy for mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease.

New data reveals lecanemab's long-term benefits for early Alzheimer's patients, showcasing improved cognitive outcomes and promising safety profiles over four years.

New findings reveal racial disparities in Alzheimer’s trial eligibility, highlighting higher screen failure rates among Black participants in the Auτonomy study.

The senior data scientist at Linus Health discussed how acoustic and speech-based metrics can be used to capture subtle cognitive signals during neuropsychological assessments. [WATCH TIME: 6 minutes]

AAV2-BDNF gene therapy shows promise in reversing cognitive decline in early Alzheimer's, enhancing neuronal function and safety in initial trials.

The chief scientific officer at Neurogen Biomarking outlined a novel home-based diagnostic model that can accelerate detection of early AD through biomarker profiling. [WATCH TIME: 5 minutes]

The associate professor in the Department of Psychiatry at McGill University discussed the strengths and limitations of PET and blood biomarkers in identifying early Alzheimer disease.

Phase 2 VIVA-MIND study shows varoglutamstat is safe for early Alzheimer’s patients but fails to improve cognitive outcomes.