Dementia and Alzheimer Disease

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While specialists still debate the diagnostics of impaired cognition, the identification of patients at the earliest stages is beginning to be met through new biomarkers and available assays.

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Catch up on any of the neurology news headlines you may have missed over the course of November 2023, compiled all into one place by the NeurologyLive® team.

The research scientist at NYU Langone Health talked about findings from preclinical data investigating epileptiform activity in mouse models of Alzheimer disease, which were presented at AES 2023. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]

Using outcomes such as the CDR-SB, ADAS-Cog12, MMSE, and ADCOMS, patients treated with NE3017 for 6 months demonstrated equal, if not greater, improvements than traditional antiamyloid therapies at 18 months.

The director of the Ann Kimball and John W. Johnson Center for Cellular Therapeutics at Houston Methodist Hospital talked about the phase 2 study assessing low-dose COYA 301 in mild-to-moderate Alzheimer disease and the focus on inflammation in this patient population. [WATCH TIME: 5 minutes]

Treated patients with hereditary ATTR-mediated amyloid polyneuropathy in the NEURO-TTRansform trial showed significantly lowered serum transthyretin concentrations, less neuropathy impairments, and better quality of life.

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The neurologist at Cleveland Clinic provided perspective on the reasons to study individuals exposed to repetitive head impacts and the lessons learned about monitoring glial fibrillary acidic protein over time. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]

ACP-204, an inverse agonist at the 5-HT2A receptor, builds upon the learnings of pimavanserin (Nuplazid) in the treatment of neuropsychiatric symptoms.

Heather Synder, PhD, vice president of medical and scientific relations at the Alzheimer’s Association, gave thoughts on the recently concluded CTAD conference and how the organization plans to carry the positive momentum in the field.

Alvaro Pascual-Leone, MD, PhD, director of the Berenson-Allen Center for Noninvasive Brain Stimulation at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, provided commentary on the ways Alzheimer disease treatment has changed and how clinicians will need to adapt in the coming years.

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Take 5 minutes to catch up on NeurologyLive®'s highlights from the week ending November 24, 2023.

The director of the Banner Sun Health Research Institute provided commentary on his presentation at CTAD 2023 examining the value of donanemab and its effect on specific Alzheimer-related assessments. [WATCH TIME: 10 minutes]

Pixyl.Neuro, a CE-marked medical device, is designed to be integrated into the radiology workflow, providing clinicians with diagnostic support of neuroinflammatory and neurodegenerative disorders.

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Take 5 minutes to catch up on NeurologyLive®'s highlights from the week ending November 17, 2023.

In honor of National Alzheimer’s Awareness Month, held November 2023, Michael K. Racke, MD, medical director of neurology at Quest Diagnostics, delved into some commonly-believed myths about Alzheimer disease and provided his insight on the scientific explanations for these assumptions.

The research neuroscientist at the University of California Berkeley provided insight on findings from the US POINTER study and why previous thoughts on the link between relevant biomarkers and cognition may be slightly incorrect.

Neurofilament light, a marker of neuroaxonal damage, is correlated with increased levels of disease progression and clinical relapses.

The associate director of the Alzheimer’s Disease Research Unit at the Yale School of Medicine discussed the mechanism of action of ALX-001, a highly selective agent in development for neurodegenerative diseases. [WATCH TIME: 5 minutes]

The professor of neurology, psychiatry, and pharmacology at the NYU Grossman School of Medicine commented on the differences in mechanisms and clinical trial data between lecanemab and donanemab. [WATCH TIME: 5 minutes]

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Kevin Church, PhD, chief scientific officer at Athira Pharma, discussed preclinical findings of fosgonimeton where the therapy exhibited procognitive effects among mice models in Alzheimer disease, as presented at CTAD 2023.