The Biggest Takeaways From AAIC 2024, According to Attendees
This year at AAIC, the Alzheimer’s Association’s International Conference, the world’s leading scientists, researchers, and clinicians gather to discuss the latest discoveries and upcoming research in brain health research. With research ranging from new biomarker blood tests to applications for VR technology, there’s a lot of exciting news coming from the 2024 conference. But what is the most promising and biggest news in the Alzheimer’s research space?
To find out the answer to that question, Being Patient journalist Lauren Fetten asked researchers, students, and experts at AAIC what the most exciting news from this year’s conference was.
Featured interviewees:
Dr. Suzanne Schindler, an associate professor at the University of Washington in Saint Louis, is a clinical neurologist and neuroscientist who is focused on improving the diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer's disease. She also leads the Fluid Biomarker Core for the Knight Alzheimer's Disease Research Center.
George Vradenburg is the co-founder and chair of UsAgainstAlzheimer’s and the organization’s sister organization, Davos Alzheimer’s Collaborative. He has testified before Congress about the global Alzheimer’s pandemic, and he is also a founding member of the World Dementia Council
Dr. Allyson Rosen, clinical associate professor of psychiatry and behavioral Sciences at Stanford University, is a neuropsychologist and the director of dementia education at the Mental Illness Research Education and Clinical Center (MIRECC) at the Palo Alto VAMC.
Dr. Nirinjini Naidoo is a research associate professor in the Division of Sleep Medicine at Pennsylvania State University. Her research focuses on age-related changes in sleep and wake regulation.
Morgan Hughes, of the Mayo Clinic, is a student who presented her research at AAIC.
Marianne Elegores, of Ontario Tech University, is a student who presented her research at AAIC.
Karen K. Tracy is the vice president of strategic alliances and integrated communications for The Gerontological Society of America. She oversees various programs such as the National Adult Vaccination Program, the Brain Health, Cognitive Impairment, and Dementia Initiative, and the Oral Health as an Essential Element of Health Aging Initiative.
Watch their answers in this video!
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