Dementia, encompassing disorders like Alzheimer's Disease, results from various complex factors. Alzheimer's is primarily characterized by the accumulation of beta-amyloid plaques and tau protein tangles in the brain, leading to neuronal damage and cognitive decline. Other forms of dementia, such as vascular dementia, arise from reduced blood flow to the brain due to stroke or small vessel disease, causing cognitive impairments. Frontotemporal dementia results from the degeneration of nerve cells in the brain's frontal and temporal lobes, affecting behavior and language. Lewy body dementia involves the presence of abnormal protein deposits (Lewy bodies) in the brain, impacting motor control and cognition. Each type of dementia has distinct pathological mechanisms, but all share the common feature of progressive cognitive decline, affecting memory, reasoning, and daily functioning.
Jacqueline Tuppen
Cogs Club, United Kingdom
Yong Xiao Wang
Albany Medical College, United States
Kaoru Sakatani
The University of Tokyo, Japan
Suren A Tatulian
University of Central Florida, United States
Constantina Mizis
The Latino Alzheimer’s and Memory Disorders Alliance, United States
Paul Y Song
NKGen Biotech, United States
Marco Ruggiero
Silver Spring Sagl, Switzerland
Title : Cerebral vascular calcium signaling in diabetic alzheimer's disease-related dementias
Yong Xiao Wang, Albany Medical College, United States
Title : Deep learning-based risk assessment of cognitive impairment using health examination data
Kaoru Sakatani, The University of Tokyo, Japan
Title : Evaluation of the neuroprotective potential of indicaxanthin from opuntia ficus indica fruit against dysmetabolism-related neurodegeneration both in vivo and in vitro
Mario Allegra, University of Palermo, Italy
Title : Cogs Club: Making a difference
Jacqueline Tuppen, Cogs Club, United Kingdom
Title : Development of imaging based biomarkers for neurovascular abnormalities in neurodegenerative diseases
Jun Hua, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, United States
Title : Psychosocial considerations in management of corticobasal degeneration
Esraa Askar, Forest Hills Hospital, United States