Understanding Alzheimer’s Disease

Our very own Professor Julie Williams provides insight into the current state of Alzheimer’s research, focusing on the role of genetics and the work being done to tackle the disease.

It is projected that the number of people with Alzheimer’s will rise to 1.4 million by 2040 - primarily due to increased life expectancy - so the importance of understanding the disease has never been so crucial.

Julie expresses optimism about where we are right now and the incredible work being done towards developing therapies that could help manage and slow the progression of Alzheimer’s in the future.

Key Moments:

• The genetics of Alzheimer's (02:07)
• How Alzheimer's develops (05:57)
• The development of Dananibab (09:48)
• Finding the missing pieces of the jigsaw puzzle (12:09)
• Looking ahead and being able to predict the disease (23:53)

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