Two Upcoming Events: Caregiving Conference and Lewy Body Dementia Webinar

22 Tuesday Nov 2016

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The first annual Caregiving.com National Caregiving Conference is coming up in Chicago on December 2nd and 3rd. Learn more on the registration website or find out how you can attend virtually via webinar. If you’re a professional, the conference qualifies for CEU credits.

Friday includes optional intensive sessions on various topics, while the main conference will take place on Saturday. Agendas for both days can be found here.

The Lewy Body Dementia Association and Lewy Body Dementia University are offering a series of free short videos and educational webinars for both LBD families and healthcare professionals. The next webinar is December 5th at 3pm ET.

Attendees will have an opportunity to ask questions of Dr. Bradley Boeve, Professor of Neurology, Division of Behavioral Neurology and Center for Sleep Medicine, Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN. Dr. Boeve will focus on LBD clinical care.

You can also visit the website to view recordings of the previous webinars featuring an update on the latest LBD research and a discussion on clinical trials.

Alzheimer’s Association International Conference – Days 1 & 2

20 Monday Jul 2015

Posted by Ann Napoletan in Advocacy and Awareness, ALZ Assn - National, Alzheimer's Association International Conference (AAIC), Pharma, Research

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This is a big week in the world of Alzheimer’s research. More than 4,000 scientists hailing from at least 65 countries are gathered in Washington, DC, for the 2015 Alzheimer’s Association International Conference. From Sunday until Thursday, the most brilliant minds in science, almost half from outside the United States, will collaborate in the interest of advancing Alzheimer’s research.

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In this NPR article, Marcia Taylor of biotech company Treventis describes a compound they are currently working on that targets both beta-amyloid and tau to prevent tangles from forming. According to Taylor, the compound works in a test tube and is now being tested in animals.

Fernando Goni of NYU describes a potential treatment that could help not only people with Alzheimer’s, but also individuals living with Parkinson’s and Lewy Body Dementia – an exciting prospect. Goni’s monoclonal antibodies work like “guided missiles to find and neutralize” tau and amyloid clumps in the brain. He says studies in mice indicate the treatment can actually reverse symptoms of the disease.

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Finally, a potential treatment comes from NeuroPhage Pharmaceuticals. When Beka Solomon was a researcher Tel Aviv University in Israel, she accidentally discovered that a virus she was using for another purpose seemed to reverse Alzheimer’s in mice. Additional research yielded a treatment that appears to work for both Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. NeuroPhage plans enroll participants in Phase 1 trails in 2016