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March 31, 2026

Chemical compound clears cellular waste, protects neurons in model of frontotemporal dementia

Restoring autophagy is promising strategy for range of neurodegenerative diseases.

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March 19, 2026

Could a Blood Test Predict if You’ll Get Alzheimer’s?

Source: The New York Times

March 5, 2026

Enhanced brain cells clear away dementia-related proteins

New cellular immunotherapy approach for Alzheimer’s disease shows promise in mice.

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February 19, 2026

Blood test “clocks” predict when Alzheimer’s symptoms will start

Estimating the onset of symptoms could speed development of preventive treatments.

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February 18, 2026

How ‘skull drains’ keep the brain safe from damage and pathogens

Source: Nature

February 4, 2026

Scientists discover brain network that may cause Parkinson’s disease

Source: Scientific American

February 4, 2026

Brain network responsible for Parkinson’s disease identified

Patients receiving treatments targeted to the network, rather than to nearby brain regions, experience larger improvements.

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January 26, 2026

Positive Thinking Might Boost Your Immune System’s Responses to Vaccines, New Research Suggests

Source: Smithsonian Magazine

January 22, 2026

Breathing disruptions during sleep widespread in newborns with severe spina bifida

Study reveals gap in screening and treatment that could improve developmental outcomes.

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January 6, 2026

ADHD drugs work, but not the way experts thought

Source: The Washington Post

December 27, 2025

ADHD drugs may work indirectly to boost attention

Source: NPR

December 24, 2025

Stimulant ADHD medications work differently than thought

Brain areas affected by the drugs control reward and wakefulness, not attention, study shows.

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December 22, 2025

New drug may slow progression of ALS in small group of patients: Study

Source: ABC News

December 22, 2025

New ALS drug stabilizes decline with improved strength, mobility for some

Long-term use of tofersen slows ALS disease progression in people with a genetic subtype, provides hope for treating other forms of ALS.

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December 5, 2025

$5 million for brain development and Alzheimer’s degeneration study

NIH grant will fund neuroimaging research on mirroring between early brain growth and old age.

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November 15, 2025

Why one man with a genetic predisposition for Alzheimer’s disease is defying the odds

Source: PBS

November 9, 2025

Promising clinical trials in Alzheimer’s prevention

Source: CBS News Sunday Morning

November 4, 2025

Prime time for fiber optics to take a deep dive into brain circuits

A new fiber-optic device to study how large-scale brain circuits drive behavior.

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October 23, 2025

Alzheimer’s disrupts circadian rhythms of plaque-clearing brain cells

Mouse study shows how disease reprograms genes in specialized cells involved in amyloid removal.

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October 1, 2025

What Are Senescent Cells?

Source: The Scientist

September 23, 2025

$5 million funds innovation of more-potent opioid overdose antidote

NIH funding aims to accelerate drug development timeline for enhanced version of naloxone.

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September 2, 2025

Pollina named Vallee Foundation Scholar

Developmental biologist receives grant supporting bold, innovative biomedical research.

National Leaders

September 1, 2025

Study sheds light on how pediatric brain tumors grow

Blocking a chemical messenger in the brain that helps tumor cells multiply could offer new route to treatment.

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August 20, 2025

How Your Brain’s Nightly Cleanse Keeps It Healthy

Source: Scientific American