Topic

Alzheimer's

Alzheimer's disease research, amyloid plaques, tau tangles, and cognitive decline

300 articles

APOE2 and APOE4 Drive Alzheimer's Risk Through Opposite Protein Pathways
Brain Health

APOE2 and APOE4 Drive Alzheimer's Risk Through Opposite Protein Pathways

A landmark multicohort proteomics study reveals how APOE2 and APOE4 shape Alzheimer's risk through entirely distinct molecular mechanisms.

Research Paper
May 16, 2026 0
Green Tea Extract Plus Lifestyle Changes Tested Against Cognitive Decline in High-Risk Adults
Brain Health

Green Tea Extract Plus Lifestyle Changes Tested Against Cognitive Decline in High-Risk Adults

A completed trial tests EGCG combined with diet, exercise, and cognitive training to slow decline in ApoE4 carriers with early warning signs.

Clinical Trial
May 15, 2026 0
Declining ULK1 Protein Links Autophagy Failure to Alzheimer's Progression
Brain Health

Declining ULK1 Protein Links Autophagy Failure to Alzheimer's Progression

A master autophagy regulator drops with age and in AD patients — restoring it in mice clears amyloid, reduces tau, and rescues cognition.

Research Paper
May 15, 2026 0
iPSC-Derived Vesicles Enable Noninvasive Optogenetics to Halt Alzheimer's Progression
Brain Health

iPSC-Derived Vesicles Enable Noninvasive Optogenetics to Halt Alzheimer's Progression

Scientists used stem cell-derived vesicles to deliver light-activated gene therapy to the brain without surgery, reversing cognitive decline in Alzheimer's mice.

Research Paper
May 14, 2026 0
Glymphatic System Research Explodes 10x in 5 Years as Alzheimer's Link Crystallizes
Brain Health

Glymphatic System Research Explodes 10x in 5 Years as Alzheimer's Link Crystallizes

A bibliometric analysis of 595 papers maps how glymphatic-Alzheimer's research has grown exponentially, pinpointing AQP4, sleep, and DTI-ALPS imaging as the hottest frontiers.

Research Paper
May 14, 2026 0
Boosting Brain Blood Flow Rescues the Brain's Waste-Clearance System During Sepsis
Brain Health

Boosting Brain Blood Flow Rescues the Brain's Waste-Clearance System During Sepsis

Cerebral hypoperfusion drives glymphatic dysfunction in systemic inflammation — and restoring blood flow with levosimendan reverses it.

Research Paper
May 14, 2026 0
CBT-I Therapy Targets Both Sleep and Alzheimer's Amyloid in Older Adults
Brain Health

CBT-I Therapy Targets Both Sleep and Alzheimer's Amyloid in Older Adults

A completed RCT tests whether treating insomnia with CBT-I can improve cognition and slow amyloid buildup in adults aged 60–85.

Clinical Trial
May 14, 2026 0
Muscle Mitophagy Protein Extends Lifespan and Protects the Aging Brain
Brain Health

Muscle Mitophagy Protein Extends Lifespan and Protects the Aging Brain

Boosting BNIP3 in muscle tissue extends fly lifespan and shields the brain from age-related degeneration via a muscle-brain signaling axis.

Research Paper
May 14, 2026 0
Your Brain's Waste Clearance System Is Central to Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and Cancer
Brain Health

Your Brain's Waste Clearance System Is Central to Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and Cancer

A major review reveals how the glymphatic system's failure drives neurodegeneration and brain tumor resistance — and how to fix it.

Research Paper
May 13, 2026 0
Young Brains Reroute Waste Drainage When Lymph Nodes Fail, Aged Brains Cannot
Brain Health

Young Brains Reroute Waste Drainage When Lymph Nodes Fail, Aged Brains Cannot

Blocking brain lymphatic drainage triggers age-dependent compensatory responses — young rats adapt, middle-aged rats largely cannot, with proteomic signs of neurodegeneration in both.

Research Paper
May 13, 2026 0
Glymphatic System Controls Alpha-Synuclein Spread in Parkinson's Disease
Brain Health

Glymphatic System Controls Alpha-Synuclein Spread in Parkinson's Disease

New mouse study reveals how the brain's waste-clearance system modulates toxic protein buildup linked to Parkinson's disease.

Research Paper
May 13, 2026 0
Neuroinflammation Drives Perivascular Space Enlargement in Brain Small Vessel Disease
Brain Health

Neuroinflammation Drives Perivascular Space Enlargement in Brain Small Vessel Disease

PET-MRI study of 54 cSVD patients links microglial activation to enlarged white matter perivascular spaces, not BBB leakage.

Research Paper
May 13, 2026 0
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