Alzheimer's

Margaret Cantwell

A new path to reversing Alzheimer’s: Restore brain energy

Researchers restored a fundamental process inside severely damaged brains, and what happened next challenged assumptions about how permanent Alzheimer’s damage may be. The finding points toward an overlooked piece of the puzzle.

Joyce Hollman

A bodybuilding supplement may halt Alzheimer’s progression

Exercise is great for the brain. And if your exercise game includes bodybuilding, you may have an edge over the rest of us: halting the progression of Alzheimer’s. But if weight training is off the table for you, there’s an easier way…

Margaret Cantwell

The surprising gas that could clear memory-stealing proteins from the brain

Oxygen may be the gas that keeps us alive, while carbon dioxide is the gas we exhale. But between the inhale and the exhale, CO₂ may help regulate blood flow through the brain and even provide the pulse needed to wash damaging proteins away.

Joyce Hollman

The breakfast staple linked to lower Alzheimer’s risk

The humble egg has had a complicated reputation. But this breakfast staple may offer a brain benefit worth cracking into: It could serve up a recipe for lowering risk for Alzheimer’s…

Joyce Hollman

The natural way to a better brain and mood…Phosphatidylserine

Chances are you’ve never heard of phosphatidylserine. It’s a fatty substance especially important for brain neurons — for good reason: It’s the key to better brain function, including memory, stress management and healthy mood…

Virginia Tims-Lawson

Why this ‘male medication’ could make Alzheimer’s less likely

Since the little blue pill’s debut, it’s been full of surprises, especially considering its special bedroom effects were not why it was originally developed. Now it’s getting some attention for what it can do above the belt, and how it could make Alzheimer’s less likely…