The 2026 medicine Nobel recognizes optogenetics, a method that lets researchers control specific neurons with light. Brain treatments remain under development.
What The 2026 Nobel Prize Means For The Brain
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Can Lowering Cholesterol Prevent Or Treat Alzheimer’s?
A new cholesterol drug lowered an Alzheimer’s blood biomarker in ApoE4 carriers, but whether it prevents or treats the disease remains unknown.
Scientists Find Hidden Driver Of Aging And A Simple Amino Acid That Fights Memory Loss In Mice
A mouse study links declining hypothalamic Menin to inflammation and age-related changes; D-serine improved memory-test performance in older mice.
Friends Of BrainHealth Grants Advance Dementia Prevention And Brain Health Research
The 2026 Friends of BrainHealth awards back six projects on dementia risk, early detection, resilience and caregiver well-being.
Routine Blood Test May Offer Clues To Future Dementia Risk
A study of 316,542 Korean adults found dementia risk differed across hemoglobin levels, but researchers say the association does not prove causation.
What Causes Alzheimer’s? 4 Leading Theories, Explained
Researchers are studying amyloid, tau, inflammation and vascular damage as possible causes of Alzheimer’s. No single theory explains the disease.
What Is Posterior Cortical Atrophy? One Couple’s Road To Diagnosis
Scott Cunningham’s PCA diagnosis followed years of visual-spatial difficulties. He and his wife describe the path to diagnosis and its challenges.
VOICES: The Art Of Forgetting: Learning To See The Mother Who’s Still Here
Artist and writer Robert G. Fishman describes how a painting series helped him accept his mother’s dementia and focus on the connection that remains.
Adults With ADHD Face Higher Risk Of Developing Dementia Later In Life
A U.S. study found higher rates of dementia or cognitive impairment among older adults with ADHD, but it does not show that ADHD causes either condition.
Dementia Status Influences End-of-life Care Decisions Despite Advance Directives
A survey experiment found dementia affected recommendations for life-sustaining treatment even when advance directives requested it.
