Alzheimer’s and Dementia

We’ve long known that air pollution threatens our lungs and heart, but scientists are now showing that it may also damage our brains. A new study published in JAMA Neurology has found strong evidence linking...

As many of my followers know, I have been emphasizing the importance of improving brain energetics in the context of Alzheimer’s disease for many years. And of course, any conversation dealing with brain ene...

A recent large-scale study has found that certain antidepressants can accelerate cognitive decline in people with dementia. Using data from nearly 19,000 patients in the Swedish Dementia Registry (SveDem), r...

Alzheimer's disease (AD), now affecting close to 7 million Americans, has been a central focus of my interest for the past four decades. As one of the leading causes of dementia, AD presents significant chal...

In our book, Brain Wash, Dr. Austin Perlmutter and I warned about the potential risk of extensive Internet usage, especially as it relates to adolescents using excessively involved in social media.  But new ...

I’ve been mentioning heart rate variability a lot lately, especially on podcasts, in the context of it being an important health metric. So, I think it’s a good idea to take a closer look in terms of what th...

The discussion of why women are far more likely to get Alzheimer's disease compared to men is important, and in my opinion, very much neglected. That said, there are a variety of factors that are being explo...

In recent years, the dominant theory guiding research on Alzheimer's Disease (AD) treatment has been the "Amyloid Cascade Hypothesis". This hypothesis suggests that the accumulation of amyloid-beta protein i...

Yes, I’ve been recommending various vitamins to help support brain health and function for a very long time. The notion has always resonated with me especially in the context of the increased risk of brain t...

A relatively new player in the discussion of factors leading to Alzheimer’s is the breakdown of the so-called blood-brain barrier (BBB). The blood-brain barrier is essentially a checkpoint within the blood v...