Predicting Alzheimer’s via resting-state fMRI Resting-state brain activity patterns can predict Alzheimer’s disease up to 12 years before cognitive symptoms or physical plaque accumulation appear, according to a study led by Stanford Medicine. Published on November 4, 2026, in the journal Science Advances, the research utilizes functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to map neural firing … Read more
Brain Vascular Health Linked to Reproductive History Researchers found that women with a longer window of estrogen exposure—defined as the years between their first period and menopause or ovary removal—exhibited fewer markers of cerebral small vessel disease later in life. The study, which followed 352 women in Sweden starting at age 70, assessed participants for … Read more
“Midlife is a critical window for both men and women where we can really set up the brain to be more resilient or more vulnerable to dementia in later life,” said study senior author Kaitlin Casaletto as researchers at the University of California, Santa Barbara, the University of California, San Francisco, and international institutions published … Read more
A British law that forced teenagers to stay in school for an extra year produced an unexpected long-term health benefit: fewer Alzheimer’s disease and dementia diagnoses nearly five decades later, according to a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. How Schooling Reform Created a Natural Experiment Researchers at the University … Read more
Researchers restored the function of neurons linked to cognitive function and information processing in mice engineered with key features of Alzheimer’s disease, according to a study published in Neuron. Investigators at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston, alongside teams from the Gladstone Institute of Neurological Disease and the Allen Institute for Brain Science, targeted parvalbumin … Read more
Hemoglobin Levels Linked to Dementia Risk in Major Study “A blood test most people already get at a routine check-up may say something about their brain health many years later,” said Dr. Hyun Soo Kim, assistant professor at Dong-A University College of Medicine. A study published in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease found that hemoglobin … Read more
Adults struggling with both sleep disturbances and mild cognitive impairment (MCI) may find a path to improved brain function through high-dose vitamin D supplementation. A study of 54 participants, published in the October 2026 issue of the journal Sleep Medicine, offers a promising signal: those consuming 5,000 international units (IU) or more of vitamin D … Read more
Standard preventive advice like daily crossword puzzles, 150 minutes of weekly exercise, and the Mediterranean diet lower dementia risk for most people, but for some individuals cognitive decline is driven entirely by DNA rather than lifestyle habits. In his new book, “The Vanishing Family: Love, Fate and the Quest to End Dementia,” author Robert Kolker … Read more
Scientists have produced the largest map to date of gene activity in the human prefrontal cortex, sequencing data from more than six million individual cells across almost 1,500 people to inform the study of neurodegenerative and psychiatric diseases in unprecedented detail, according to a collection of studies published in Nature and other journals. Mapping Gene … Read more
Yatharth Hospital, Sector 20, Faridabad, has introduced a Memory Clinic on World Alzheimer’s Day to tackle memory loss and cognitive decline through integrated neurological and psychological care. The initiative, led by Dr. Kunal Bahrani, Chairman and Group Director – Neurology, aims to provide early detection and personalized treatment plans for patients and families struggling with … Read more