Interesting Articles I’ve found recently.

The newest ones are first.

  • 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.