Advances in Dementia Research Webinar: Understanding the Complexity of Aging and Dementia
Advances in Dementia Research is a Toronto Dementia Research Alliance (TDRA) webinar series, which is presented in partnership with the Alzheimer Society of Toronto. Learn more about the series.
This webinar is presented by Dr. Sandra Black, who is a cognitive and stroke neurologist specializing in problems with memory and thinking due to brain disorders like Alzheimer’s disease. In this webinar, Dr. Black will provide an overview of a research study called BEAM (Brain-Eye Amyloid Memory), which is open for participation across clinical sites in Toronto.
The BEAM study is investigating whether measurements of the eye can be used with other tests to detect dementia earlier. By comparing the results of non-invasive tests similar to those done in an eye doctor’s office with established tests of cognition, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and a positron emission tomography (PET) scan, researchers can look for links between changes in parts of the eye in dementia. PET scans can detect amyloid that has deposited in the brain, which is a hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease.
This webinar is free to attend and is presented in plain language. For more details, read the flyer.