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·May 21, 2026·11 min read

RNA Origami and Nanopores Accurately Size ALS Genes

A new study introduces an innovative platform capable of accurately sizing the toxic repeat expansion mutations that drive muscular dystrophy, Huntington’s disease, and ALS.

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·May 21, 2026·11 min read

Exercise Hormone May Protect Neurons in Multiple Sclerosis

A new study reveals that the exercise hormone irisin directly shields neurons from inflammation-driven decay.

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·May 20, 2026·8 min read

Healthy Weight and Quitting Smoking Reduce Dementia Risk

Can the metabolic consequences of quitting smoking cancel out its long-term benefits for the human brain? A new longitudinal study establishes a powerful link between smoking cessation and a 16% reduction in dementia risk.

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·May 20, 2026·10 min read

Alzheimer’s Risk Gene May Drive Aggressive ALS

The APOE ε4 variant heavily influences how toxic phosphorylated TDP-43 (pTDP-43) pathology migrates across the central nervous system.

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·May 20, 2026·10 min read

Can Handwriting Speed Forecast Cognitive Decline?

By observing older adults on a digitizing tablet, investigators found that simple motor tasks fail to reveal impairment, whereas complex verbal dictation acts as an intense executive stress test.

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·May 19, 2026·11 min read

Tracking Facial Micromovements to Measure Pain

A new study demonstrates that tracking high-speed facial micromovement spikes provides an objective, quantifiable metric for human discomfort.

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·May 18, 2026·9 min read

New Math Method Inflates Alzheimer’s Drug Success by 29x

A critical research lette exposes severe flaws in "quantile aggregation", a statistical technique recently used by pharmaceutical researchers to evaluate the drug donanemab.

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·May 18, 2026·10 min read

Genetic Maps Target Root Causes of Multiple Sclerosis

A new study provides the first direct empirical comparison of the two primary preclinical models for myelin loss and regeneration: cuprizone (CPZ) and lysophosphatidylcholine (LPC).

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·May 18, 2026·8 min read

Connected Biochip Tracks How Diabetes Triggers Dementia

A new study launched the GlucoBrain project, a multi-disciplinary initiative to build a first-of-its-kind "organ-on-chip" device that bridges the gut, pancreas, and brain.

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·May 18, 2026·9 min read

Brain Switch for Recent Memory Retrieval Identified

Neuroscientists identifies a specific "neural switch" that actively selects recent memories over past experiences.

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·May 18, 2026·8 min read

Parkinson’s Drug Restores Memories in Alzheimer’s

Severe dopamine dysfunction in the entorhinal cortex is a primary, hidden mechanism behind Alzheimer's-related memory impairment. Researchers found that dopamine levels in this vital memory gateway drop to less than 20% of normal, causing localized neurons to stop encoding memories altogether.

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·May 18, 2026·8 min read

Poor Sleep Linked to Alzheimer’s Risk

A new study researchers demonstrates that self-reported poor sleep is directly associated with worse visual memory and accelerated tau protein accumulation in older women, but only those with a high genetic risk.