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Your Heart Rate and Blood Flow Can Predict How Sharp Your Brain Is
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Your Heart Rate and Blood Flow Can Predict How Sharp Your Brain Is

A machine-learning model using 39 cardiovascular and autonomic variables predicted cognitive test performance with ~71% accuracy in healthy adults.

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May 10, 2026 0
Lifelong Physical Activity Slows Cognitive Decline in Midlife Adults
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Lifelong Physical Activity Slows Cognitive Decline in Midlife Adults

A 38-year Finnish cohort study finds higher lifelong physical activity protects information processing and working memory into midlife.

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May 10, 2026 0
Scientists Crack How TMS Fights Depression Through a Hidden Brain Circuit
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Scientists Crack How TMS Fights Depression Through a Hidden Brain Circuit

A new Cell study reveals the fronto-insular circuit as the key mediator of TMS antidepressant effects, opening the door to optimized treatment.

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May 9, 2026 0
HSV-1 Infection Triggers Alzheimer's Pathways and Cellular Senescence in Human Brain Models
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HSV-1 Infection Triggers Alzheimer's Pathways and Cellular Senescence in Human Brain Models

New iPSC and cerebral organoid research shows HSV-1 directly activates neurodegeneration and senescence pathways, supporting the viral hypothesis of Alzheimer's disease.

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May 8, 2026 0
Blood Test for Alzheimer's Risk Identifies Disease Decades Before Symptoms
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Blood Test for Alzheimer's Risk Identifies Disease Decades Before Symptoms

Plasma p-tau217 accurately detects preclinical Alzheimer's in cognitively normal adults, potentially enabling earlier intervention.

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May 8, 2026 0
ABvac40 Alzheimer's Vaccine Shows Strong Safety and Immune Response in Phase 2 Trial
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ABvac40 Alzheimer's Vaccine Shows Strong Safety and Immune Response in Phase 2 Trial

A phase 2 RCT finds ABvac40, a vaccine targeting vascular amyloid-ฮฒ40, is safe and immunogenic in early Alzheimer's patients with no ARIA-E.

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May 8, 2026 0
Exercise Hormone Beta-Endorphin Forms Protective Shield Around Alzheimer's Plaques
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Exercise Hormone Beta-Endorphin Forms Protective Shield Around Alzheimer's Plaques

ฮฒ-endorphin released during exercise wraps around toxic Aฮฒ aggregates, forming a 'corona' that shields brain cells from Alzheimer's damage.

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May 8, 2026 0
CSF Biomarkers Reveal When Alzheimer's Brain Changes Outpace Symptoms
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CSF Biomarkers Reveal When Alzheimer's Brain Changes Outpace Symptoms

A 19-year cohort study maps how amyloid and tau shift in CSF across the full Alzheimer spectrum, pinpointing the optimal intervention window.

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May 8, 2026 0
Arterial Widening Not Narrowing Drives Small-Vessel Brain Disease
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Arterial Widening Not Narrowing Drives Small-Vessel Brain Disease

New research overturns assumptions: dolichoectasia, not stenosis, strongly predicts lacunar stroke and cerebral small-vessel disease progression.

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May 8, 2026 0
Stroke Triggers Delayed Movement Disorder Weeks After Carotid Surgery
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Stroke Triggers Delayed Movement Disorder Weeks After Carotid Surgery

A 79-year-old man developed involuntary movements weeks after carotid surgery, revealing a rare stroke complication.

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May 8, 2026 0
Over Half of Infants With Genetic Epilepsy May Benefit From ASO Therapy
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Over Half of Infants With Genetic Epilepsy May Benefit From ASO Therapy

A multinational study finds 56% of genetically diagnosed infants with epilepsy have variants potentially amenable to antisense oligonucleotide treatment.

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May 8, 2026 0
Social Isolation Rewires the Brain Through Iron and Alpha-Synuclein
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Social Isolation Rewires the Brain Through Iron and Alpha-Synuclein

A newly identified glucocorticoid-iron-ฮฑ-synuclein axis drives anxiety-linked brain changes, opening fresh therapeutic targets.

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May 8, 2026 0
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