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·February 13, 2026·9 min read

Lifelong Learning Linked to 5-Year Delay in Alzheimer’s Onset

Can a library card delay dementia? A new study shows that reading, writing, and lifelong learning can push back Alzheimer’s symptoms by five years, building a "cognitive reserve" that defies brain aging.

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·February 12, 2026·8 min read

New Drug Target Could Freeze Alzheimer’s in Its Tracks

Is the IDOL enzyme the key to stopping Alzheimer's? New research shows that blocking this single target can dissolve brain plaques and boost cognitive resilience. By lowering the brain's "strongest risk factor" protein, scientists have found a new way to keep neurons communicating even under attack.

This image illustrates how lead can migrate from bones to neurons, increasing Alzheimer's risk.

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·February 12, 2026·8 min read

Lifetime Lead Exposure Triples Alzheimer’s Risk

Think lead is a problem of the past? New research shows that lead stored in your bones for decades could triple your risk of Alzheimer’s disease. By tracking thousands of adults, scientists have discovered that historical exposure to leaded gas and paint is a "silent" driver of nearly 1 in 5 dementia cases.

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Electrophysiology Featured Neuroscience

·January 29, 2026·5 min read

Hippocampus Predicts Rewards by Reorganizing Memories

Researchers have discovered that the hippocampus isn't just for memory; it acts as a predictive model that shifts neural activity to anticipate rewards, providing new insights into Alzheimer’s.

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·January 23, 2026·5 min read

Brain Stimulation Method Can Evaluate Consciousness in Alzheimer’s Disease

Researchers have determined that a measure of brain complexity, derived from magnetic stimulation and EEG, can effectively evaluate the integrity of conscious processing in patients with Alzheimer's disease. The findings offer a new potential metric for tracking disease progression.

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·December 27, 2025·8 min read

Study Finds Way to Reverse Alzheimer’s

A new study challenges the long-held belief that Alzheimer’s disease cannot be reversed. Researchers showed that a severe drop in NAD+—a core energy molecule—drives Alzheimer’s pathology in both human brains and mouse models.

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·December 12, 2025·7 min read

Blood Transfusions May Accelerate Alzheimer’s Progression

New research shows that blood from older animals can speed up Alzheimer’s-related changes in the brain, while young blood may slow them down. In a long-term experiment, mice engineered to develop Alzheimer’s symptoms received weekly blood infusions from either young or old donors.

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·December 10, 2025·8 min read

AI Turns Simple EEG Scans Into Accurate Dementia Detectors

New research shows that deep learning can use EEG signals to distinguish Alzheimer’s disease from frontotemporal dementia with high accuracy. By analyzing both the timing and frequency of brain activity, the model uncovered distinct patterns: broader disruption across multiple regions in Alzheimer’s and more localized frontal and temporal changes in frontotemporal dementia.

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·December 6, 2025·7 min read

Blocking a Key Protein Greatly Reduces Alzheimer’s Damage

New findings show that removing Centaurin-α1, a protein elevated in Alzheimer’s disease, significantly reduces inflammation, plaque buildup, and cognitive deficits in a well-established mouse model. Eliminating this protein normalized several brain pathways, protected neural connections in the hippocampus, and improved spatial learning.

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·December 5, 2025·6 min read

Microplastics Accelerate Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Damage

A new review highlights five major ways microplastics can harm the brain, raising concerns that they may worsen neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. These tiny particles can trigger inflammation, disrupt the blood–brain barrier, generate oxidative stress, impair mitochondria, and damage neurons.

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·December 2, 2025·6 min read

Obesity Speeds Alzheimer’s Biomarker by Up to 95 Percent

New longitudinal research shows that Alzheimer’s disease blood biomarkers rise up to 95 percent faster in people with obesity than in those without. While baseline tests initially appeared lower due to blood dilution, long-term tracking revealed a significantly accelerated buildup of neurodegeneration and amyloid pathology.

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Neuroscience

·December 2, 2025·12 min read

Shingles Vaccine Linked to 20% Lower Dementia Risk

A large population analysis found that older adults who received the shingles vaccine were significantly less likely to develop dementia over the following seven years. The study exploited a rare age-based rollout policy that closely mimicked a randomized trial, allowing researchers to isolate the vaccine’s true effect.

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Alzheimer’s disease

Lifelong Learning Linked to 5-Year Delay in Alzheimer’s Onset

New Drug Target Could Freeze Alzheimer’s in Its Tracks

Lifetime Lead Exposure Triples Alzheimer’s Risk

Hippocampus Predicts Rewards by Reorganizing Memories

Brain Stimulation Method Can Evaluate Consciousness in Alzheimer’s Disease

Study Finds Way to Reverse Alzheimer’s

Blood Transfusions May Accelerate Alzheimer’s Progression

AI Turns Simple EEG Scans Into Accurate Dementia Detectors

Blocking a Key Protein Greatly Reduces Alzheimer’s Damage

Microplastics Accelerate Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Damage

Obesity Speeds Alzheimer’s Biomarker by Up to 95 Percent

Shingles Vaccine Linked to 20% Lower Dementia Risk

Little-Known Cells May Be Key to Clearing Alzheimer’s Proteins

Cocaine Addiction is a Biological Rewiring, Not a Choice

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