Using Virtual Reality to Identify Early Signs of Parkinson Disease: Jay Alberts, PhD
August 15th 2022The Edward F. and Barbara A. Bell Family Endowed Chair at the Cleveland Clinic provided an overview of the Cleveland Clinic Virtual Reality Shopping platform, a virtual reality tool for Parkinson disease. [WATCH TIME: 5 minutes]
Understanding the Cognitive Risks With Preeclampsia and Raising Awareness: Vesna Garovic, MD, PhD
August 11th 2022The chair of the nephrology division at Mayo Clinic discussed the major questions surrounding preeclampsia and its long-term effects, as well as whether new findings change the way clinicians treat patients with the condition. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]
Realistic Views for Developing APOE-Targeted Gene Therapies for Alzheimer Disease: Yann Le Guen, PhD
August 11th 2022The assistant director of computational biology at Stanford University discussed where the Alzheimer disease community stands on gene therapies that target APOE, and whether missense variants will play a role. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]
The Wide-Reaching Impact of Multiple Sclerosis DMT Wastes: Darin T. Okuda, MD; Karin Cook
August 9th 2022The coauthors of a study assessing costs associated with unused disease-modifying therapies shared their insight into the extended effects of unused treatments in MS. [WATCH TIME: 14 minutes]
Using the Cognitive Stress Test to Distinguish Pre-MCI and Amnestic MCI: Leeron Nahmias, BS
August 9th 2022The medical student at Nova Southeastern University provided insight on a new innovative tool called the Cognitive Stress Test that can help distinguish different cognitive states for older adults. [WATCH TIME: 6 minutes]
Understanding Cognition and Brain Health in Multiple Sclerosis
August 8th 2022Ahmed Obeidat, MD, PhD; Randall Schapiro, MD, FAAN; and Jeffrey Wilken, PhD, comment on early investigations surrounding the impact of multiple sclerosis on cognition and brain health and the current lack of focus regarding its impact on patients.
Evolution and Prevalence of Multiple Sclerosis
August 8th 2022Ahmed Obeidat, MD, PhD; and Randall Schapiro, MD, FAAN, discuss the prevalence of multiple sclerosis and highlight how the disease has evolved since they began practicing. They also review the impact it has on patients and their support communities.
Recognizing Lysosomal Autophagy as a Realistic Target for Alzheimer Disease: Ralph Nixon, MD, PhD
August 8th 2022The professor of psychiatry and cell biology at NYU Langone pleaded his case for why the Alzheimer community should begin to turn to other drug development strategies, including the relatively young phenomenon of autophagy. [WATCH TIME: 3 minutes]
Incorporating Voice Analytics Into Cognitive Assessments: Alvaro Pascual-Leone, MD, PhD
August 7th 2022The chief medical officer and cofounder of Linus Health provided insight on the outlook of acoustic measures and machine learning to further classify cognitive impairment. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]
Getting Up to Speed on the Evolving Landscape of Multiple Sclerosis: Annette Okai, MD
August 6th 2022The medical director of the North Texas Institute of Neurology and Headache offered an overview of the State of the Science Summit that was held on July 21, 2022, with a variety of expert clinicians in MS care. [WATCH TIME: 3 minutes]
The Mount Sinai Perspective on the State of MS Care: Stephen Krieger, MD
August 5th 2022The neurologist at the Corinne Goldsmith Dickinson Center for MS offered an overview of the State of the Science Summit that was held on June 30, 2022, with a variety of expert clinicians from Mount Sinai. [WATCH TIME: 7 minutes]