AAIC Day Three 2026 Highlights
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07/15/26
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In this episode, we share highlights from the third day of the 2026 Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC).
Adam Smith chats with Cari Randa-Beaulieu, Provincial Coordinator, Knowledge Mobilization at the Alzheimer Society of British Columbia and Yukon; and Abrar AbuHamdia, a PhD candidate at Hamad Bin Khalifa University in Qatar.
The AAIC brings together researchers from all areas of research to share their work, theories and breakthroughs while exploring opportunities to accelerate work and elevate careers.
Key topics
- Alzheimer's disease subtypes and precision medicine
- Biomarkers and diagnostic accuracy in dementia
- Microglia and neuroinflammation therapies
- Global efforts in brain health promotion
- Co-design and lived experience in research
Find out more about the conference at https://aaic.alz.org/ and on social media with #AAIC26
Note: We apologise for issues with the sound quality in the first part of this recording.--
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AAIC Day Two 2026 Highlights
July 13
•53m
In this episode, we share highlights from the second day of the 2026 Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC).
Adam Smith chats with Nathania from Universitas Airlangga in Indonesia, Dr Arezoo Talebzadeh from Ghent University in Belgium, and Dr Suelyn Koerich from the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
The AAIC brings together researchers from all areas of research to share their work, theories and breakthroughs while exploring opportunities to accelerate work and elevate careers.
Key topics
- Anti-amyloid immunotherapies and personalized medicine
- Cultural sensitivity in dementia assessment
- The role of environment and architecture in dementia care
- Neuroinflammation and neuroprotective factors
- Biomarker validation and minimally invasive testing
- Impact of social determinants on dementia risk
- Soundscape and sensory health in dementia management
Find out more about the conference at https://aaic.alz.org/ and on social media with #AAIC26
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A transcript of this show, links and show notes and profile on all our guests are available on our website at https://www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk.
If you prefer to watch rather than listen, you will find a video version of this podcast on Apple Podcasts, YouTube, and on our website.
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AAIC Day Four 2026 Highlights
July 20
•60m
In this episode, we share highlights from the fourth day of the 2026 Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC).
Adam Smith chats with Dr Niying Li, Assistant Professor at the University of Georgia; Dr Natasha Anita, a Research Fellow at Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital; and Lillian Morgado, Research Coordinator at Georgia State University.
The AAIC brings together researchers from all areas of research to share their work, theories and breakthroughs while exploring opportunities to accelerate work and elevate careers.
Key topics
- The practical barriers to delivering new anti-amyloid treatments
- Rural and international inequalities in access to diagnosis and care
- What p-tau217 could tell us about future cognitive decline
- Promising results from new tau-targeting therapies
- Behavioural and personality changes as possible early signs of neurodegeneration
- Women’s brain health, inflammation and Alzheimer’s risk
- The ethical and legal questions surrounding biomarker disclosure
- Why research must include more countries and underrepresented populations
Find out more about the conference at https://aaic.alz.org/ and on social media with #AAIC26
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A transcript of this show, links and show notes and profile on all our guests are available on our website at https://www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk.
If you prefer to watch rather than listen, you will find a video version of this podcast on Apple Podcasts, YouTube, and on our website.
Leave us a tip:
https://dementia-researcher.captivate.fm/support
Follow us on social media:
- https://www.instagram.com/dementia_researcher/
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Download and Register with our Community App:
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We gratefully acknowledge the support of our funders: Alzheimer’s Association, Race Against Dementia, Alzheimer’s Research UK, Alzheimer’s Society, and the National Institute for Health and Care Research.
The views and opinions expressed by guests in this podcast are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of the producers, funders, or sponsors.
Subscribe to our sister show 'Dementia Researcher The Blogs':
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