Widening The Search For New Dementia Treatments | Alzheimer's Research UK

In this discussion, Dr Emma Murphy and Dr Joyce Huang discuss different approaches to finding new treatments for dementia, and some of the challenges and opportunities of this work.

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This event was recorded on 18th of March 2025. All information presented was accurate at the time of recording.


00:00:00 Welcome
00:04:32 Dr Emma Murphy introduction
00:06:22 Dr Joyce Huang introduction
00:07:38 Who is involved and how do you develop new treatments?
00:13:05 Does AI make it easier to identify existing drugs that could benefit dementia?
00:16:35 Why are small molecules useful for getting drugs into the brain?
00:18:26 How do other medicines affect finding dementia treatments?
00:20:28 How do you work on developing treatments for all types of dementia?
00:26:05 How does working with scientists around the world help dementia research?
00:29:20 Have the new dementia treatments changed your work or funding?
00:31:23 What other conditions often come with dementia?
00:34:27 Drug delivery - designing for oral vs. infusion
00:36:35 How long does it take to develop treatments?
00:41:31 Where do we have to be hopeful?
00:42:24 Closing statement
00:43:56 Closing slides