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FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·July 16, 2026·13 min readLong Sleep Hours Link to Elevated Alzheimer’s Blood ProteinA new study utilizes Restricted Cubic Splines to establish a robust non-linear association between long sleep duration and elevated plasma p-tau181.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·July 15, 2026·14 min readBlood Test Accurately Predicts Five-Year Alzheimer’s RiskThe analysis reveals that asymptomatic individuals presenting with very high baseline p-tau217 concentrations face an absolute 38% risk of developing cognitive impairment within 5 years, escalating to 78% within 10 years.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·July 14, 2026·9 min readPurified THC/CBD Oil Dramatically Lowers Dementia AgitationA 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.Read More
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FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·July 13, 2026·10 min readOpen-Source AI Tools for Alzheimer’sResearchers launched three open-source AI tools, AI Literature and Data Synthesis, Dark Data Analyzer, and Reviewer Three, to combat the 99% failure rate of Alzheimer's clinical trials.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·July 12, 2026·10 min readDecreasing Productivity Can Precede a Dementia Diagnosis by YearsA new study demonstrates that early-onset dementia is associated with severe work productivity losses up to 15 years before a formal diagnosis.Read More
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FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·July 9, 2026·13 min readNFL Players Face Fourfold Increase in Neurodegenerative MortalityA 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.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·July 9, 2026·8 min readATP Platform Adaptive Trial Speeds Up Dementia ResearchUCSF launches the historic ATP clinical trial, testing a combination of donanemab and the AADvac1 vaccine to treat pre-symptomatic Alzheimer's.Read More