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·July 14, 2026·9 min read

Purified THC/CBD Oil Dramatically Lowers Dementia Agitation

A new study demonstrates that a specialized oral THC/CBD medical oil formulation significantly and rapidly reduces end-of-life agitation in late-stage dementia patients.

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·July 12, 2026·10 min read

Decreasing Productivity Can Precede a Dementia Diagnosis by Years

A new study demonstrates that early-onset dementia is associated with severe work productivity losses up to 15 years before a formal diagnosis.

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·July 9, 2026·13 min read

NFL Players Face Fourfold Increase in Neurodegenerative Mortality

A retrospective cohort study of 19,824 NFL players confirms that professional football veterans face a fourfold increase in neurodegenerative mortality, including a 3.8-fold surge in all-cause dementia and Parkinson's disease.

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·July 8, 2026·11 min read

Alcohol Alters Brain Flexibility Based on Hidden Dementia Markings

Alcohol interacts differently with amyloid-beta and tau pathologies in the brain's corticostriatal circuit.

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·June 27, 2026·10 min read

Hearing Aids Linked to 23% Lower Dementia Risk in Epilepsy

Hearing aid use is associated with a 23% lower risk of dementia exclusively in adults with both epilepsy and hearing loss, likely due to the critical preservation of depleted cognitive reserve.

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·June 24, 2026·7 min read

Daytime Light Linked to Lower Dementia Risk

Average daytime light exposure above 1,000 lux reduces dementia risk by 16%, and that getting less than 42 minutes of bright daily light is a stronger predictor of dementia than six traditional clinical risk factors.

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·June 20, 2026·9 min read

Everyday Habit Changes Lowers Dementia Risk

While nearly all Michiganders over 50 prioritize brain health, only 47% know that everyday lifestyle choices reduce dementia risk.

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·June 17, 2026·9 min read

TBI and Common Neurological Conditions Accelerate One Another

A new study demonstrates a dangerous bi-directional risk loop between traumatic brain injury (TBI) and neurological diseases.

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·June 9, 2026·11 min read

Glucosamine Supplement Linked to Accelerated Alzheimer’s Progression

Analyzing 12 years of deidentified patient electronic records using AI, researchers discovered that glucosamine use among individuals with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) is associated with a 25% higher likelihood of progressing to full dementia, alongside a 25% spike in mortality for established Alzheimer’s patients.

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·June 7, 2026·9 min read

Microglial State Transitions Dictate Alzheimer’s

A new study identifies a critical microglial state transition that determines whether pathology progresses toward clinical dementia.

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·June 5, 2026·8 min read

Does a Healthy Lifestyle Lower Dementia Risk for Those with APOE4?

A new study demonstrates that the protective benefits of lifestyle habits depend heavily on a person's exact genetic profile.

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·June 2, 2026·12 min read

Charting 54,583 Connectomes to Detect Brain Disease

The global framework validates the "last in, first out" theory of brain aging while revealing that individuals sharing the same clinical diagnosis exhibit completely unique microstructural deviations.