In January 2025, Clinical Lecturer Dr Joe Kane was an invited guest on the Dementia Research Podcast, together with Athina Grigoriou and Dr David Koss. The episode was the first of a two-part special podcast show recorded live at the International Lewy Body Dementia Conference in Amsterdam. Together, they discussed key highlights from the conference, including cutting-edge research on Lewy body dementia (LBD), Parkinson’s disease dementia (PDD), and synucleinopathies.

Topics include:

• The role of DNA damage in LBD and its links to neurodegeneration
• A new Lewy Body Dementia Domain Rating Scale and its impact on clinical trials
• Advances in biomarkers and imaging for early diagnosis
• The latest insights on alpha-synuclein strains and their role in disease progression
• Carer perspectives and the importance of peer support networks

 

Further information

To listen, watch or read a full transcript of the podcast