Brain Health
T Cells and B Cells Are Driving Alzheimer's and Parkinson's Disease
A landmark Nature Immunology review reveals adaptive immune cells actively shape neurodegeneration — and could be targeted therapeutically.
Review
Jun 30, 2026 0
Topic
Alzheimer's
Alzheimer's disease research, amyloid plaques, tau tangles, and cognitive decline
410 articles
Brain Health
Astrocytes Are Secret Immune Warriors in the Brain — and Key to Fighting Neurodegeneration
A landmark review reveals astrocytes as active immune players whose dysfunction drives Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, MS, and ALS.
Review
Jun 30, 2026 0
Brain Health
TBI History Severely Undermines Accuracy of Alzheimer's Blood Tests in Veterans
A key FDA-approved Alzheimer's blood biomarker loses more than half its diagnostic accuracy in veterans with prior traumatic brain injury.
Research Paper
Jun 30, 2026 0
Brain Health
Common Pesticide Chlorpyrifos Linked to 2.5x Higher Parkinson's Disease Risk
UCLA researchers found long-term chlorpyrifos exposure more than doubles Parkinson's risk and damages dopamine neurons directly.
Press Release
Jun 29, 2026 0
Brain Health
Your Lifestyle Shapes Blood Metabolic Patterns That Predict Brain and Body Function in Aging
A new metabolomics study links diet and exercise to blood pathway scores that track cognitive and physical decline across CN, MCI, and Alzheimer's stages.
Research Paper
Jun 29, 2026 0
Brain Health
Eating More Vegetables and Fruit Cuts Dementia Risk by Up to 26%
A major meta-analysis of 222,108 people links higher vegetable and fruit intake to significantly lower dementia risk, with green leafy vegetables standing out.
Research Paper
Jun 29, 2026 0
Brain Health
CSF TMEM106B Levels Track Frontotemporal Dementia Severity and Brain Atrophy
A new biomarker study shows CSF TMEM106B protein drops with worsening FTD and predicts brain shrinkage and faster decline.
Research Paper
Jun 28, 2026 0
Brain Health
Parkinson's Disease May Start in the Kidneys, Not the Brain
A paradigm-shifting review proposes that α-synuclein pathology originates in the kidneys and spreads to the brain via PKC signaling.
Review
Jun 28, 2026 0
Brain Health
Everyday Plastics May Be Quietly Accelerating Alzheimer's Disease
A new review links BPA exposure from common plastic products to key Alzheimer's mechanisms including amyloid buildup, tau pathology, and cognitive decline.
Review
Jun 28, 2026 0
Brain Health
Mitochondrial Stress Forces Brain Immune Cells Into Damaging Senescence
New research links mitochondrial dysfunction in microglia to cellular senescence, revealing a key driver of brain aging.
Research Paper
Jun 28, 2026 0
Brain Health
40 Hz Brain Stimulation Boosts Cognition in Alzheimer's Patients
A prospective trial finds 15 days of gamma-frequency tACS improves memory, attention, and executive function in mild Alzheimer's disease.
Research Paper
Jun 27, 2026 0
Brain Health
AI Reads Brain MRI to Diagnose and Stage Parkinson's With High Accuracy
An interpretable machine learning model using MRI brain texture features diagnosed and staged Parkinson's disease with up to 90% accuracy across multiple centers.
Research Paper
Jun 27, 2026 0