Dag Aarsland: key facts
- Kind of voice
- Clinician
- Role
- Professor of Old Age Psychiatry, Head of the Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing at King's College London and clinical co-Lead of the project
- Quoted on
- Dementia
- Tracked press citations
- 5
- Most recently quoted
- 30 Sept 2026
“By combining technological innovation with economic, ethical, regulatory and patient perspectives, we aim to chart a sustainable, scalable and equitable pathway for the implementation of new AD diagnostics and therapies.”
What Dag Aarsland has said
“If we are to meet this global challenge, it is vital that we are able to detect signs of dementia at the earliest possible stages. This blood test looks to be an effective means of providing that clarity at scale.”
Professor of old age psychiatry at King's Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) · Dementia · 30 Sept 2026 · Alzheimer's among elderly more widespread than previously thought, new study shows ↗
“If we are to meet this global challenge, it is vital that we are able to detect signs of dementia at the earliest possible stages. This blood test looks to be an effective means of providing that clarity at scale.”
Professor of old age psychiatry at King's College London · Dementia · 30 Sept 2026 · Scientists shed new light on Alzheimer’s warning signs ↗
“We found that around 11 per cent of participants over the age of 70 meet the eligibility criteria for monoclonal antibody treatments that can potentially slow the impact of cognitive decline in these individuals. If we are to meet this global challenge, it is vital that we are able to detect signs of dementia at the earliest possible stages. This blood test looks to be an effective means of providing that clarity at scale.”
Professor of Old Age Psychiatry at King's IoPPN · Dementia · 30 Sept 2026 · Alzheimer's disease more prevalent in older people than previously thought ↗
“In an ageing global population, the assessment and treatment of dementia presents a significant challenge. Our study used a simple blood test to establish changes that contribute to cognitive impairment in those with dementia.”
professor of old age psychiatry at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience at King's College London · Dementia · 27 Aug 2026 · Study finds 10% of over-70s in UK could have Alzheimer’s-like changes in brain ↗
Where Dag Aarsland has been quoted
- New European initiative seeks to accelerate timely Alzheimer's disease diagnosis and treatmentkcl.ac.uk · 30 Sept 2026
- Alzheimer's among elderly more widespread than previously thought, new study showsnews.sky.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Scientists shed new light on Alzheimer’s warning signsft.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Alzheimer's disease more prevalent in older people than previously thoughtkcl.ac.uk · 30 Sept 2026
- Study finds 10% of over-70s in UK could have Alzheimer’s-like changes in braintheguardian.com · 27 Aug 2026
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