2011 AAIC Video Highlights

July 20, 2011

His Excellency Nicolas Sarkozy, President of France, addressed AAIC attendees on Wednesday,
July 20 in Paris, France. President Sarkozy spoke about the global crisis of Alzheimer's disease.

 

Press Briefings

July 20, 2011

Watch Ralph A. Nixon, M.D., PH.D., Chair, Medical & Scientific Advisory Council, Alzheimer's Association, moderate the press briefing on intermin biomarker results from the Dominantly Inherited Alzheimer's Network (DIAN). John Morris, M.D., Anne Fagan, Ph.D., and Randall Bateman, M.D., present their findings.

Ralph A. Nixon, M.D., PH.D., Chair, Medical & Scientific Advisory Council, Alzheimer's Association, discusses risk factors for Alzheimer's disease and the Domiantly Inherited Alzheimer's Network (DIAN).

Mary Sano, Ph.D., Medical & Scientific Advisory Council, Alzheimer's Association, discusses an international study on attitudes regarding Alzheimer's disease, biomarkers and early detection and the safety results of a phase two therapy trial.

Watch Mary Sano, Ph.D., Medical & Scientific Advisory Council, Alzheimer's Association, moderate the press briefing on a variety of developing topics, including a five country study on Alzheimer's and diagnosis, a Bapineuzumab safety update, and blood and cerebral spinal fluid as biomarkers. Robert Blendon, Stephen Salloway, M.D., Reisa Sperling, M.D., Samantha Burnham, Ph.D. and Henrik Zetterberg, Ph.D., M.D., present their findings.

 

July 19, 2011

Press Briefings

Ronald C. Petersen, Ph.D., M.D., Chair, Medical & Scientific Advisory Council, Alzheimer's Association, discusses the impact of lifestyle risk factors on Alzheimer's disease.

Watch Ronald C. Petersen, Ph.D., M.D., Chair, Medical & Scientific Advisory Council, Alzheimer's Association, moderate the press briefing focused on the impact of lifestyle risk factors on Alzheimer's disease. Deborah Barnes, PhD, MPH and Susanne Steinberg, MD present their research.

 

July 18, 2011

Press Briefings

Watch a short summary of William Thies, Ph.D., Chief Medical & Scientific Officer at the Alzheimer's Association, discussing traumatic brain injury and potential increased risk for dementia in veterans and retired NFL players.

Watch William Thies, Ph.D., Chief Medical & Scientific Officer at the Alzheimer's Association, moderate a panel on traumatic brain injury and risk of dementia in elder veterans, as well as characterization of Mild Cognitive Impairment in retired NFL players. Kristine Yaffe, MD, and Christopher Randolph, PhD, present their research findings.

 

July 17, 2011
Paris, France

Expert analysis on Sunday's news

Watch Maria Carrillo, Ph.D., Senior Director of Medical and Scientific Relations at the Alzheimer's Association, discuss the importance of biomarkers and standardization in early detection.

Watch William Klunk, M.D., Ph.D., Alzheimer's Association Medical and Scientific Advisory Council, comment on evidence revealing that falls are more common among individuals with the earliest signs of Alzheimer's. Dr. Klunk also speaks about a study exploring whether characteristics of blood vessels in the retina may serve as possible biomarkers for Alzheimer's.

Press Briefings

Watch Maria Carrillo, Ph.D., Senior Director of Medical and Scientific Relations at the Alzheimer's Association, moderate a panel on global collaboration and biomarker standardization. Kenji Ishii and Giovanni Frisoni present their research findings.

 

 

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