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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Our #LewyBodyDementia PIA team is feeling so giddy about #AAIC2026 ! Multiple #Lewy sessions, PIA day session, poster & publication awards... Can't wait to see our #Lewy fam at #AAIC2026 very soon🤩 Don't forget to sign up for PIA day during registration: aaic.alz.org/

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This year #AAIC2026 is clashing with the #WorldCup ⚽️ Some of our #LewyBodyDementia PIA members may lose their voices getting too excited for quarter& semifinals. Register for AAIC to check out #Lewy news share some tea&cough drops with our #LBDPIA team😆 aaic.alz.org/
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📰 A New Crop of α-Synuclein Tracers Enter Human Testing “The field has made a lot of progress over the past year,” said Robert Mach of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. “We’re getting closer to having an α-synuclein radiotracer that could be used in large-scale clinical trials, though we’re not there yet,” he told Alzforum. Mach has spent more than a decade developing α-synuclein tracers. Gérard Bischof and Andrew Stephens of radiopharmaceuticals company Lantheus agreed. “Technological advances in the discovery of these compounds have led to the first set of candidates that may eventually be developed further”. 🔗 Continue reading: alzforum.org/news/conference…

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Neurology Early-Career Clinician Educators Scholarly Training Program (NEST) is a longitudinal, cohort-based national program that helps early-career neurologists grow as clinician educators. Strong minds behind a novel national program.
🚨🧠📚 Are you an early-career neurologist interested in education? Consider applying to the NEST, a new faculty development program to advance your career as a clinician-educator. Applications are due on July 15th. For more information, follow this link: nestneuro.vercel.app/
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Research Assistant or Associate role at Newcastle University analysing wearable sensor data to understand mobility changes in people living with dementia. Closing date: 9th July dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.u…
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Good oral health supports comfort, dignity and overall well-being. Hear from experts & caregivers who have supported oral health for people living with dementia during our free webinar on June 25 at 1pm CT. Register today: bit.ly/4uYNhA6
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🧠 About half of those with Parkinson’s will be affected by mild cognitive impairment — changes in memory and thinking that are noticeable, but not enough to affect daily activities. As the disease progresses, people living with PD can develop more significant or severe memory and thinking problems, sometimes called dementia. The term dementia means that a person has permanent cognitive changes that are significant enough to impact daily living. The combination of movement and cognitive impairments can be particularly challenging, even limiting a person with Parkinson’s ability to participate in social settings and perform basic activities. Learn more about dementia and PD: Parkinson.org/Dementia
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Join @AarslandDag at #AAIC26 in London, UK, or online on Wednesday, July 15 for his keynote presentation, “Prevalence of Alzheimer’s Disease Pathology in the Community.” Register and learn what’s next alongside the world’s brightest minds in dementia science: alz.org/aaic
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Does functional decline always mirror cognitive decline in Alzheimer's disease? A 1-year longitudinal study published in Geriatr Gerontol Agingmonitored older adults with mild-to-moderate dementia to understand how different health dimensions change over time. 🧵👇
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Brilliant first session at #LewyBodyUK chaired by John Hardy - with @hpf_lab_ucl @NeuroMikeD Elizabeth McKiernan Mithun Devasia
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Excellent session on fluid biomarkers plus datablitzes on imaging biomarkers at #LewyBodyUK with @Ed_Jabbari Wendy Heywood Jahfer Hasoon and Kiran Aftab
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Great session on imaging for mechanisms and biomarkers at #LewyBodyUK with @George_ECT Miriam Vignando Zoe Owens and @NaomiHannaway @AlzSocResearch
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Congratulations to the Data blitz prize winners at #LewyBodyUK 1st prize to Elizabeth McKiernan @Cambridge_Uni Runner-up Jahfer Hasoon @UniofNewcastle
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Join Dr. Giorgia Sciacca at the EAN Congress for the MDS-ES European Basal Ganglia Club session and the C. David Marsden Award Lecture, featuring Bastiaan R. Bloem discussing “What to do if even David Marsden would not have a clue?” loom.ly/e5kV1u8
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Your Parkinson’s disease appointments are about YOU! Come ready to share what matters most. Learn about taking an active role in your care: Parkinson.org/OptimizingCare
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“There’s hope. Now we have simple blood tests. That is hope.” - Calvin
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Late-Breaking Abstracts submissions are now open for the 2026 #MDSCongress. Learn more: mdscongress.org/Abstracts/La…

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This #AlzheimersandBrainAwarenessMonth, watch “Understanding the Overlap: Lewy Body Dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease” to explore how LBD and AD overlap and differ — from common symptoms to the distinct and shared brain changes associated with both. 🔗: ow.ly/RfCR50Z6USy
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