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November 24, 2025
People with more muscle mass and less visceral fat have younger brains, study finds
Source: NBC News
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
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 14, 2025
He carries the Alzheimer’s gene but never got the disease — scientists want to know why
Source: Fox News
October 7, 2025
He Was Expected to Get Alzheimer’s 25 Years Ago. Why Hasn’t He?
Source: The New York Times
July 1, 2025
Yoo, Sun recognized for developing novel method to study aged neurons
Morby Prize from Cure Alzheimer’s Fund honors groundbreaking Alzheimer’s research.
National Leaders
June 28, 2025
Three Siblings, One Fatal Gene: A Family’s Fight Against Early-Onset Alzheimer’s
Source: The Wall Street Journal
May 27, 2025
Sleep aid blocks neurodegeneration in mice
Lemborexant, similar sleep drugs show promise in treating disorders related to tau, such as Alzheimer’s disease.
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May 12, 2025
Drug to slow Alzheimer’s well tolerated outside of clinical trial setting
Side effects of lecanemab are manageable, study finds.
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May 6, 2025
Most people say they want to know their risk for Alzheimer’s dementia, fewer follow through
Among reasons for declining, research participants say knowing would be a burden to themselves, family members.
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March 31, 2025
An Alzheimer’s Blood Test Might Predict Advanced Disease
Source: TIME
March 31, 2025
Highly accurate blood test diagnoses Alzheimer’s disease, measures extent of dementia
Could help determine which patients are likely to benefit from new Alzheimer’s drugs.
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March 19, 2025
Anti-amyloid drug shows signs of preventing Alzheimer’s dementia
Clinical trial of people destined to develop early-onset Alzheimer’s disease shows eliminating amyloid from brain may prevent symptoms, supports need for confirmatory studies.
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March 7, 2025
$4.5 million supports pathbreaking neuroimmunology research
Grant funds WashU Medicine’s pursuit of new treatments for Alzheimer’s disease.
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February 13, 2025
Next-gen Alzheimer’s drugs extend independent living by months
New analysis recasts benefits of treatment in relation to day-to-day impacts on patients’ lives .
News Release
February 12, 2025
His genes forecast Alzheimer’s. His brain had other plans.
Source: National Public Radio
February 10, 2025
Patient defies genetic fate to avoid Alzheimer’s
Study offers clues to treatment, prevention.
News Release
February 4, 2025
New study will try to stop Alzheimer’s decades before it begins, using experimental Eli Lilly drug
Source: Endpoints News
February 4, 2025
International Alzheimer’s prevention trial in young adults begins
WashU Medicine-led trial evaluating investigational drug from Eli Lilly and Company aims to stop disease before symptoms arise.
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November 14, 2024
New drug targets for Alzheimer’s identified from cerebrospinal fluid
Study pegs certain cellular activities to driving Alzheimer’s disease.
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August 23, 2024
Multiple sclerosis appears to protect against Alzheimer’s disease
Findings could point to new strategies to treat Alzheimer’s.
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August 16, 2024
Stopping Alzheimer’s Before Symptoms Appear
Source: Scientific American
August 1, 2024
Aging-related genomic culprit found in Alzheimer’s disease
With new technique, patient-derived neurons accurately model late-onset Alzheimer’s, point to potential treatments.
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