The @ISTAART Lewy Body Dementias Professional Interest Area works to disseminate LBD information and increase research efforts through global collaboration.
Joined January 2023
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As we're sadly done with #AAIC26 and adjusting to our routine work schedules, it's time to renew the @ISTAART Work Group & Special Interest Group Participation 🤓 Join/renew your participation in our #LewyBodyDementias PIA and work groups now:
act.alz.org/site/R?i=-demCbu…
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Living with #Lewy is hard. Doing #LewyBodyDementia research is hard. But we keep pushing because we're dedicated to this resilient community affected by #Lewy & our supportive #LBD field consists of smart, stubborn, committed people who will not give up before finding a cure
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Doing #LewyBodyDementia research? Join @ISTAART & our #LBDPIA to push the #LBD research further 🤓 Let's end this disease together and join forces to raise awareness 🧠
We obviously had to wrap the month up with our PIA info! Research, outreach ideas? Plans you need some help with? Collaborations you want to build? Our PIA is dedicated to advancing the #LewyBodyDementia field to support all, join us today! 🤗istaart.alz.org/groups/home/…
Another #LewyBodyDementia Awareness Month!!! We hope you told at least one new person about this dementia to raise awareness & support our community 🧠
October is #LewyBodyDementia Awareness Month 🧠 Lewy body dementia is a common and burdensome type of dementia, that includes #ParkinsonsDisease dementia + #DementiaWithLewyBodies
As we try to find a cure, stay active & engaged!
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New in A&D: Associations of semaglutide with 1st time diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease in patients with T2DM
Review of use in over 100mil US patients revealed semaglutide was associated with 40-70% ⬇️risk of 1st time AD diagnosis in T2DM #AlzResearch
alz-journals.onlinelibrary.w…
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Longitudinal analysis of MDS-UPDRS Part III subsets indicated each of the full scale's 33 items contributes meaningfully to prognostic sensitivity. Thus, #COA experts concluded that shortening the motor exam is not justifiable in early PD. @MDCP_Journal loom.ly/c7TosIw
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#DADM Call for Papers Closing Soon!
2nd Edition: Real-World Evidence on Amyloid-Targeting Treatments: Early Data on Clinical Implementation, Safety, and Efficacy
⏰Deadline Approaching: Oct. 31, 2026
Submit today!
alz-journals.onlinelibrary.w…
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Cambridge is hiring a Research Assistant/Associate to lead blood biomarker analysis for ON-FIRE, a UK-wide study of inflammation in frontotemporal dementia. Closing date: 8th November
dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.u…
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Many people will experience some degree of thinking and memory changes while living with Parkinson’s disease, but not everyone will have significant symptoms.
This free e-book is a practical guide to understanding how PD and other factors can affect cognition. 🧠 It also outlines treatment options and provides tips and strategies for managing cognitive challenges: Parkinson.org/library/books/…
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The LBDA Research Centers of Excellence program is a collaboration between LBDA and the top experts in #Lewybodydementia at 27 medical academic institutions across the U.S., connecting the LBD community with highly-specialized physicians.
Learn more: ow.ly/AR0t50ZZT6Y
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Fully funded 3.5-year PhD at Imperial College London adapting neural manifold methods to human neuroimaging to track memory changes in ageing and dementia.
dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.u…
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#Lewybodydementia can look different from person to person. Knowing how it presents is an important step toward an earlier, more accurate diagnosis and care that fits.
Explore the Comprehensive Symptoms Checklist and more free resources: ow.ly/oQZo50ZU92B
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#ADPD2027 Plenary Session Highlights
The Eric N. Birch Memorial Lecture brings together leading voices in neuroscience to explore major advances in neurodegenerative disease research.
Join Bradley Hyman, USA, at AD/PD™ 2027 in Barcelona as he discusses the molecular pathology of Lewy body diseases and the evolving understanding of disease mechanisms.
👉 Explore the plenary program: adpd.kenes.com/plenary-sessi…
#ADPD2027 #Neuroscience #LewyBodyDisease
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“The FDA approval of tavapadon is a momentous occasion, as the Parkinson’s community has waited more than 50 years for new, improved medication options," says Sneha Mantri, MD, MS, FAAN, chief medical officer at the Parkinson’s Foundation.
"I am very encouraged by the safety and efficacy data that I have seen from the drug’s clinical trials and am hopeful that people in varying stages of the disease will benefit from it."
🔗 Learn more about tavapadon and other dopamine agonists for PD: Parkinson.org/living-with-pa…
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MDS Young Member Group Research Highlight:
Researchers associate monoamine neurotransmitter abnormalities with depression, anxiety, and REM sleep behavior disorder, though not with cognition. movementdisorders.org/MDS/Mo…
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Check your emails for your #AAIC26 certificate if you had a poster/talk 🤩 On that note... we miss #AAIC26 and we wanna relive it by checking out recordings! Check out our awesome PIA member @BlasCouto sharing his work in English + Spanish for our multilingual team at #AAIC26 😎
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October’s #LBDAwarenessMonth is nearly here! 💜
Sign up to receive emails throughout the month with information and opportunities to learn more about #Lewybodydementia, along with the latest research news, educational programs and upcoming events.
🔗: ow.ly/5MhZ50ZREKG
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New Section in A&D and A&D:BSEA journals!🎉
The Brain Health section is a collaborative initiative between A&D and BSEA, led by Dr. Yen Ying Lim!
This section emphasizes translatable science that advances real-world impact! 🧠
Read: alz-journals.onlinelibrary.w…
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A simple but powerful question: Can we reduce the chances that Parkinson’s disease develops in the first place? movementdisorders.org/Moving…
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Dizziness and vertigo are commonly reported symptoms in people with Parkinson’s disease.
Learn why this is and how these symptoms can be managed: Parkinson.org/understanding-…
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What does Alzheimer’s disease have to do with #Lewybodydementia?
This World Alzheimer’s Day, register to join neurologist Dr. Shannon Y. Chiu, MD, MSc, for “The Alzheimer’s Connection: Co-Pathology in Lewy Body Dementia” on Sep. 24 at 1:00pm ET.
🔗: ow.ly/atxU50ZPP5K
