CONFERENCE COVERAGE SERIES
Alzheimer's Association International Conference 2015: ADAD Family Conference
Washington, D.C.
18 July 2015
Throughout the five days of the 2015 Alzheimer's Association International Conference, conversation resonated in the hallways about a unique, daylong preconference for some 100 relatives of people with autosomal-dominant AD, who traveled to Washington, D.C., from four continents. The pre-meeting presaged how preventing early-onset AD could, in time, benefit all of Alzheimer’s disease treatment.
100 DIAN Family Members Gather for Their First International Meeting
A sense of shared purpose energized a day of exchange between families with autosomal-dominant AD and researchers engaged in the Dominantly Inherited Alzheimer Network.
At DIAN Family Meeting, Funding News Caps Talk of Inadequate Services
Bypass budget promises tide may be turning on an underfunded disease as families with autosomal-dominant Alzheimer’s discuss how to navigate their daily challenges.
Families Challenge DIAN Scientists to Do Even More, Faster
Regulatory and pharma scientists fielded pleas from families with autosomal-dominant Alzheimer’s disease just prior to the AAIC conference.