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The Davos Alzheimer's Collaborative partners with the American University in Cairo and 香港六合彩

4 March 2024

We're delighted to announce the Davos Alzheimer's Collaborative is partnering with The American University in Cairo and 香港六合彩 Queen Square Institute of Neurology on Alzheimer's detection and risk reduction efforts

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The Davos Alzheimer鈥檚 Collaborative (DAC), the organization leading an unprecedented world-wide response to Alzheimer鈥檚 disease, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Institute of Global Health and Human Ecology (I-GHHE) at The American University in Cairo (AUC) and 香港六合彩 Queen Square Institute of Neurology. This partnership focuses on developing scalable approaches for early detection and risk reduction in Alzheimer's disease (AD), emphasizing diagnostic biomarker identification, capacity building in neurodegeneration, and genomic risk definition. The collaboration aims to combat AD's impact on the aging population, particularly in Egypt and the surrounding region, by advancing detection, monitoring, prevention, and treatment. It leverages I-GHHE's expertise in neuroscience research alongside 香港六合彩 Queen Square Institute of Neurology's cutting-edge capabilities in addressing neurological disorders.

The collaboration will gather digital phenotyping data and blood samples producing local validation data for AD tests, building on I-GHHE鈥檚 ambitious initiative of the Longitudinal Study of Egyptian Healthy Aging (AL-SEHA) which studies the determinants of dementia. Both AUC and 香港六合彩 will work on starting a North African Dementia Registry (NADR). I-GHHE Founding Director Hassan El-Fawal, a neurotoxicologist, described the partnership as 鈥渁 fulfillment of the Institute鈥檚 vision to leverage regional expertise towards global impact.鈥 The joint efforts will also support select students and engage clinicians across Egypt, addressing the underrepresentation of the MENA region and Africa in the field.

Mohamed Salama, author of AL-SEHA, AUC-NADR lead and professor at AUC鈥檚 I-GHHE highlighted the significance of this collaboration with 香港六合彩 and DAC. 鈥淲ith a population of over 110 million, Egypt has served as a distinctive meeting point between Africa and the Middle East, boasting a wealth of genetic and cultural heritage. This project not only promises to bring benefits to the people of Egypt, but also aims to advance the understanding of dementia in both the region and the world.鈥
Mie Rizig, 香港六合彩 NADR lead and Clinical Senior Research Fellow, Department of Neuromuscular Diseases, 香港六合彩 Queen Square Institute of Neurology explains that to tackle the global challenge of dementia effectively, it is crucial to establish sustainable and scalable collaborations: 鈥淭he term 鈥楴ADR鈥 in Arabic translates to 鈥楻ARE,鈥 and so is this partnership. It is exceptional and unparalleled, representing a pioneering effort in North Africa and the MENA region. We commend DAC for their forward-thinking approach, and we are keen in participating in this distinctive initiative.鈥
Vaibhav Narayan, Davos Alzheimer鈥檚 Collaborative executive vice president said, 鈥淭his collaboration will bolster our understanding of Alzheimer鈥檚 disease in an important region with a genetically diverse population and varied ancestries. Over the longer term, this program will bring regionally relevant prevention and intervention efforts to individuals typically neglected in these efforts.鈥

Data from this collaboration will be made available via the Alzheimer鈥檚 Disease Data Initiative (ADDI) platform, which supports global research initiatives and interventions for Alzheimer鈥檚 disease by providing controlled access to the broader research community via the study鈥檚 principal investigators.

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