Dementia Researcher

This year's AD/PD Conference was held in Lisbon, Portugal from the 5th to 9th March. In this first of a two-part special we bring you highlights from the first three days of the conference. The AD/PD Conference focuses on basic science and translational and clinical research bringing New insights on disease mechanisms and etiologies, the latest findings from clinical trials, innovative outlooks on therapy and prevention and advances in diagnostic markers. In this special on-location recording our guest host Dr Amanda Heslegrave, Senior Research Associate and Co-Lead of fluid biomarker laboratory from the UK Dementia Research Institute at University College London talks with: Dr Ian Harrison, Senior Research Fellow at University College London studying the role of clearance systems in the brain, and their involvement in the development and treatment of neurodegenerative diseases. Dr Ariana Gatt, Senior Research Fellow at University College London investigating the role of RNA-binding proteins in neurodegen