AD/PD 2026: Advances in Dementia with Lewy Bodies

At the AD/PD 2026 Conference, Dag Aarsland, MD, Professor and Head of Old Age Psychiatry at King’s College London, UK, and Research Director at Stavanger University Hospital, Norway, presented recent developments in dementia with Lewy bodies. The study highlights advances in diagnostics, including cerebrospinal fluid assays and dopamine transporter scans, and discusses emerging clinical trials of potential disease-modifying therapies. Aarsland emphasised the need for better recognition and understanding of the disorder to improve patient care and guide future research.