Links to Articles

After reading dementia related articles for the past 6 months or so, I’m seeing one Key Point…

Pay attention to your overall health!

There’s more than one contributor to mental decline. Thus, there are many ways you can work to Protect Your Brain!

The newest articles are at the top.

  • Hopkins finds hydrogen sulfide found in garlic, broccoli could ease Alzheimer’s Baltimore Sun

  • NU-9 halts Alzheimer’s disease in animal model before symptoms begin Northwestern Now

  • Brain scans reveal 'dial' that helps keep us from getting lost Life Science

  • 12 Things We Learned About Brain Health and Alzheimer’s Last Year Flow Space

  • This Common Breakfast Food May Lower Alzheimer's Risk, Study Finds MindbodyGeen

  • 2025 Breakthroughs in Alzheimer’s Disease Med Central

  • There's a way to get healthier without even going to a gym. It's called NEAT NPR

  • Want a Healthier Brain in 2026? Sign Up for Well’s 5-Day Challenge. New York Times (Paywall)

  • 3 simple habits that can protect your brain from cognitive decline Fast Company

  • Stop Reading like a Robot: the Two-minute Brain Upgrade That Doubles Your Retention Kwik Brain

  • The Science Behind How to Lower Your Dementia Risk at Every Age Being Patient

  • Organ-specific proteomic aging clocks predict disease and longevity across diverse populations Nature Aging

  • Brain Longevity® Program Prevents Alzheimer’s Caused by Air Pollution ARPF or click here for a link to the Journal Article

  • Researchers find shingles vaccine may slow progression of dementia, building on an earlier study that linked the vaccine to a lower risk of developing dementia. Medical X Press

  • Shingles Vaccine Linked to 20% Lower Dementia Risk Neuroscience News

  • New tool predicts future Alzheimer’s-related memory risk based on 3 factors Medical News Today

  • Cognitive Challenges Have Risen Sharply Among Younger Americans Mercola - Take Control of your Health

  • Walking a Little Each Day Can Slow Down Alzheimer’s Disease Time Magazine

  • Listening to or playing music over 75 linked to up to 39% reduction in dementia risk, study finds, Medical X Press

  • Shingles vaccine may offer protection against vascular dementia, heart disease, Medical News Today

  • Inside the U.S. POINTER Study: How Lifestyle Changes Improved Memory Being Patient

  • Earlier menopause and reduced cardiac function may negatively affect brain health, News Medical Life Sciences

  • Boosting Daily Step Count Could Reduce Risk of Cognitive Decline and Chronic Disease, Neurology Today

  • Up to one third of Alzheimer’s cases may be preventable. Neurologist Donald Weaver explains how SHIELD — Sleep, Head injury prevention, Exercise, Learning, Diet — turns complex risk science into simple steps to protect brain health. Being Patient.com

  • The Simple Steps That Can Prevent Dementia: My grandmother was terrified of losing her memory, but in the end she did. Here’s what could have helped her—and can help you. Wall Street Journal October 10, 2025

  • Is Your Brain Aging Faster Than You? New Science Offers Clues - Wall Street Journal July 3, 2025

  • Signs and Symptoms of Alzheimer's Disease - From the CDC.

  • Study explains how a rare gene variant contributes to Alzheimer’s disease Lipid metabolism and cell membrane function can be disrupted in the neurons of people who carry rare variants of ABCA7. - MIT Study 2025.

  • Dementia might begin in your legs, not your brain: AIIMS neurosurgeon reveals how to tell if something’s wrong - Economic Times.

  • Alzheimer's Association US POINTER Study - Alzheimer’s Association

  • Scrap Ultra-processed Foods for Healthier Options - Brain & Life August 2025

  • 10 Healthy Habits for Your Brain - Alzheimer’s Association Handout

  • Air pollution can drive devastating forms of dementia, research suggests. Brain & Life August 2025

  • Airborne particles cause toxic clumps of proteins in brain that are hallmarks of Lewy body dementia, study indicates. The Guardian.

  • 10 Early Signs and Symptoms of Alzheimer's and Dementia - Alzheimer’s Association Website

  • Childhood Maltreatment Confers Long-term Risk for Cognitive Impairment Journal of Prevention of Alzheimer’s Disease (JPAD) 2025

  • Scientists Pinpoint the Age When Your Brain Declines the Fastest Proceedings of the National Academy Of Science

  • The DASH Diet

  • The MIND Diet

    These Articles are in the April 26 edition of The Economist. They are behind a paywall. If you can gain access to this magazine, it’s worth reading!

  • A drug for Alzheimer’s disease that seems to work. It is not perfect. And it has side-effects. But it may be the real deal.

  • Do viruses trigger Alzheimer’s? A growing group of scientists think so, and are asking whether antivirals could treat the disease.

  • Have doctors been wrong about how to treat Alzheimer’s disease? A new book argues that dogma and bad science led Alzheimer’s research astray.

  • How to reduce the risk of developing dementia. A healthy lifestyle can prevent or delay almost half of cases.