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Alzheimer’s Disease

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  • Mental Health 18 Oct, 2022 Read Time: 3 mins
    Congress highlights Article

    Highlights from ECNP 2022 – Day 2 – October 16th

    Welcome to Progress in Mind’s live coverage of ECNP 2022. The 35th Congress of the European College...
  • Mental Health 28 Jun, 2022 Read Time: 3 mins
    Congress highlights Article

    Highlights from EAN 2022 — Day 4 — June 28th

    Welcome to Progress in Mind’s live coverage of EAN 2022. This 8th Congress of the European Academy of...
  • Mental Health 27 Jun, 2022 Read Time: 3 mins
    Congress highlights Article

    Highlights from EAN 2022 — Day 3 — June 27th

    Welcome to Progress in Mind’s live coverage of EAN 2022. This 8th Congress of the European Academy of...
  • Mental Health 26 Jun, 2022 Read Time: 3 mins
    Congress highlights Article

    Highlights from EAN 2022 — Day 2 — June 26th

    Welcome to Progress in Mind’s live coverage of EAN 2022. This 8th Congress of the European Academy of...
  • Alzheimer's Disease 22 Mar, 2022 Read Time: 3 mins
    Congress highlights

    New perspectives on Alzheimer’s disease

    Alzheimer’s disease is not part of normal aging. It is a brain disorder and not all people with...
  • Alzheimer's Disease 17 Mar, 2022 Read Time: 3 mins
    Congress highlights

    A simple test combination for identifying early Alzheimer’s disease

    Many people experience mild cognitive decline, but what is their risk of developing Alzheimer’s...
  • Alzheimer's Disease 07 Dec, 2021 Read Time: 2 mins
    Congress highlights

    Memory Lapses, Mild Cognitive Impairment and Cognitive Enhancers

    In this engaging session from the 2021 virtual Neurological Association of South Africa (NASA)...
  • Alzheimer's Disease 24 Jun, 2021 Read Time: 3 mins
    Satellite symposium

    Factors damaging brain health and increasing the risk of Alzheimer’s disease

    Knowing the factors that increase the risk of Alzheimer’s disease can help healthcare providers...
  • Migraine, Alzheimer's Disease 23 Jun, 2021 Read Time: 2 mins
    Congress highlights

    Highlights from EAN 2021 — Day 4

    Today, 22 June, Day 4 of the 7th Congress of the European Academy of Neurology – Vienna 2021, was the...
  • Migraine, Alzheimer's Disease 22 Jun, 2021 Read Time: 2 mins
    Congress highlights

    Highlights from EAN 2021 — Day 3

    Progress in Mind’s coverage of the 7th Congress of the European Academy of Neurology – Vienna 2021...
  • Alzheimer's Disease 21 Jun, 2021 Read Time: 3 mins
    Congress highlights

    New more accessible and affordable techniques for identifying people at risk of Alzheimer’s disease

    In specialist clinics, cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers for Abeta1-42, Abeta1-40, tTau, and pTau or...
  • Migraine, Alzheimer's Disease 20 Jun, 2021 Read Time: 2 mins
    Congress highlights

    Highlights from EAN 2021 — Day 2

    The exciting live and connected virtual experience for presenters and attendees of the 7th Congress...
  • Migraine, Alzheimer's Disease 19 Jun, 2021 Read Time: 3 mins
    Congress highlights

    Highlights from EAN 2021 — Day 1

    Welcome to Progress in Mind’s live coverage of EAN 2021. This 7th Congress of the European Academy of...
  • Alzheimer's Disease 09 Dec, 2020 Read Time: 2 mins
    Congress highlights

    Measuring tau accumulation and progression

    The ability of PET to map regional changes in tau pathology over time provides important insights...
  • Alzheimer's Disease 25 Nov, 2020
    Podcast

    Which populations are most vulnerable to Alzheimer’s disease and why?

    Read the full article here.
  • Alzheimer's Disease, Parkinson's Disease 29 Oct, 2020 Read Time: 3 mins
    Congress highlights

    Gut bacteria may trigger Alzheimer’s disease

    The role of the gut and it’s microbiota in neurodegerenative diseases have gain a lot of attention...
  • Mental Health 03 Oct, 2020 Read Time: 2 mins
    Congress highlights

    Brain health becomes a global priority

    For years, the massive burden of mortality and morbidity caused by neurological diseases was not...
  • Alzheimer's Disease 12 Sep, 2020 Read Time: 2 mins
    Congress highlights

    TDP-43: a newly-recognized route to cognitive decline

    There is growing clinical interest in TDP-43 proteinopathy, a relatively recent and fast-moving area...
  • Migraine, Alzheimer's Disease 01 Sep, 2020 Read Time: 3 mins
    Congress highlights

    Countries need to work together to tackle brain diseases

    WHO global initiatives and national treatment pathways are key to reducing the huge burden that...
  • Alzheimer's Disease 18 Aug, 2020 Read Time: 2 mins
    Congress highlights

    Modulating the microbiome: a revolution in the making?

    Altering the intestinal flora can influence host immunity, neuro-inflammation, and the deposition of...
  • Alzheimer's Disease 30 Jun, 2020 Read Time: 2 mins
    Congress highlights

    Study motivated by apathy

    Conversion from mild cognitive impairment to Alzheimer’s disease dementia is not related to the...
  • Alzheimer's Disease 20 Jun, 2020 Read Time: 3 mins
    Congress highlights

    Early palliative care in progressive neurological diseases

    Neurologists are often dealing with chronic diseases that progress in severity. Palliative care...
  • Alzheimer's Disease 19 Jun, 2020 Read Time: 3 mins
    Congress highlights

    Imaging advances diagnosis and staging in dementias

    Tau-PET imaging in the clinic is on the horizon and would complement amyloid-PET and structural and...
  • Alzheimer's Disease 13 May, 2020 Read Time: 2 mins
    Congress highlights

    Further evidence of cognitive and health benefits extends lifestyle intervention

    The Finnish Geriatric Intervention Study to Prevent Cognitive Impairment and Disability (FINGER)...
  • Alzheimer's Disease, Parkinson's Disease 16 Apr, 2020 Read Time: 2 mins
    Article

    COVID-19 and Dementia: a conjunction of pandemics

    The complexities of preventing and managing infection are multiplied in people living with dementia....
  • Alzheimer's Disease 03 Apr, 2020 Read Time: 2 mins
    Congress highlights

    Plenty of key targets in the dynamic Alzheimer’s pipeline

    Far from running dry, the pipeline is well provided with agents in development for Alzheimer’s...
  • Mental Health 22 Mar, 2020

    What role should patients play in treatment decision making?

  • Mental Health 14 Feb, 2020 Read Time: 3 mins
    Article

    Real-world evidence — raising organizational fluency through interactive learning techniques

    Real-world evidence (RWE) demonstrates long-term effectiveness and safety beyond the efficacy and...
  • Alzheimer's Disease 23 Jan, 2020 Read Time: 3 mins
    Congress highlights

    Assessing and managing agitation associated with Alzheimer’s dementia

    Agitation is common among patients with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and results in a range of behavioral...
  • Mental Health 14 Nov, 2019 Read Time: 3 mins
    Congress highlights

    Can blue-depleted light decrease duration of psychiatric hospitalization?

    Novel light and sensor technologies have been installed in a new acute psychiatric unit in Norway to...
  • Alzheimer's Disease 06 Sep, 2019 Read Time: 3 mins
    Congress highlights

    Is it time to test anti-tau interventions in patients with asymptomatic Alzheimer’s disease?

    The microtubule-associated protein tau is a major component of the neurofibrillary tangles (NFT) of...
  • Alzheimer's Disease 06 Sep, 2019 Read Time: 3 mins
    Congress highlights

    The emerging relationship between plasma and brain amyloid-β — does it play a role in the pathogenesis in Alzheimer’s disease?

    Reliable plasma amyloid-β (Aβ) measurement is now possible using new highly sensitive techniques, and...
  • Alzheimer's Disease 22 Jul, 2019 Read Time: 3 mins
    Congress highlights

    Is it time to test anti-tau interventions in patients with asymptomatic Alzheimer’s disease?

    The microtubule-associated protein tau is a major component of the neurofibrillary tangles (NFT) of...
  • Alzheimer's Disease 10 Apr, 2019 Read Time: 4 mins
    Congress highlights

    Making ready for early AD diagnosis

    When disease-modifying therapy becomes available, screening for Alzheimer’s and its subsequent...
  • Alzheimer's Disease 05 Apr, 2019 Read Time: 3 mins
    Congress highlights

    Encouraging immune response to AD: adjuvants, modifying the microbiome, and microglial rejuvenation

    Modulating central and peripheral innate immunity has potential in Alzheimer’s Disease. Following...
  • Alzheimer's Disease 12 Mar, 2019 Read Time: 5 mins
    Article

    Taking a closer look at tau

    Our understanding of tau pathology, a critical component of Alzheimer’s Disease development, will...
  • Alzheimer's Disease 28 Jan, 2019 Read Time: 3 mins
    Article

    Inside the black box: Unlocking the potential of big data in neurodegenerative diseases

    Big data, artificial intelligence and machine learning offer huge opportunities for the collection...
  • Alzheimer's Disease 22 Jan, 2019 Read Time: 5 mins
    Article

    Could targeting the brain’s clearance systems be beneficial in Alzheimer’s Disease?

    Amyloid-beta (Aβ) accumulation in Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) may, in part, be due to an impairment in...
  • Alzheimer's Disease 14 Jan, 2019 Read Time: 3 mins
    Congress highlights

    The many faces of tau offer multiple targets for intervention in Alzheimer’s disease

    Tau is a complex, multifaceted target, implicated in many mechanisms involved in the pathology of...
  • Mental Health 14 Jan, 2019 Read Time: 3 mins
    Congress highlights

    Mutual benefits: Public–Private Partnerships in CNS Research

    Public–Private Partnerships are being developed worldwide to facilitate collaboration between...
  • Alzheimer's Disease, Parkinson's Disease 14 Jan, 2019 Read Time: 3 mins
    Congress highlights

    Gut bacteria may trigger Alzheimer’s disease

    The role of the gut and it’s microbiota in neurodegerenative diseases have gain a lot of attention...
  • Alzheimer's Disease 27 Oct, 2018 Read Time: 4 mins
    Congress highlights

    It’s in the blood – identification of plasma biomarkers brings hope for screening and early detection of Alzheimer’s disease

    The recent discovery and validation of blood biomarkers offers huge potential for the early...
  • Alzheimer's Disease 22 Oct, 2018 Read Time: 4 mins
    Article

    New insights into Apolipoprotein E and Alzheimer’s Disease

    Apolipoprotein E4 is a major risk factor for Alzheimer’s Disease and is strongly related to the...
  • Mental Health 09 May, 2018 Read Time: 3 mins
    Congress highlights

    Investing in recovery – translating intervention into action

    You would think that the behaviour of a flock of starlings would have little to do with mental health...
  • Alzheimer's Disease 09 May, 2018 Read Time: 3 mins
    Congress highlights

    Essential elements for Alzheimer’s disease clinical trials

    Stronger links between novel agents and their targets, more precise selection of patients, and better...
  • Alzheimer's Disease 09 May, 2018 Read Time: 4 mins
    Congress highlights

    Could astrocyte activation initiate AD pathology 20 years before diagnosis?

    Neuroimaging techniques demonstrate a 20-year pathophysiological pathway preceding the development of...
  • Alzheimer's Disease 09 May, 2018 Read Time: 4 mins
    Congress highlights

    Dietary interventions that may lower the risk of Alzheimer’s disease

    Increasing evidence shows that dietary interventions may lower the risk of developing Alzheimer’s...
  • Mental Health 08 May, 2018 Read Time: 4 mins
    Congress highlights

    Updating DSM-5 to improve diagnostic validity and reliability and clinical utility

    Clinicians and researchers are invited to submit proposals for revisions to the fifth edition of the...
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