Alzheimer's may begin with a silent drop in brain blood flow

Alzheimer's may begin with a silent drop in brain blood flow

• Alzheimerâ s may begin with a silent drop in brain blood flow Small shifts in how blood moves through the brain and how brain cells receive oxygen may be closely connected to the

Science · February 24, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 300 words
China is waging war on Alzheimer's. What can its approach teach the rest of the world?

China is waging war on Alzheimer's. What can its approach teach the rest of the world?

• Email Bluesky Facebook LinkedIn Reddit Whatsapp X Illustration: Wes Fernandes/Nature; Heritage Images via Getty Alzheimer’s disease is about to become a big problem for China. •

Science · February 24, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 335 words
Simple blood test can forecast Alzheimer's years before memory loss

Simple blood test can forecast Alzheimer's years before memory loss

• Simple blood test can forecast Alzheimerâ s years before memory loss A single blood test may soon predict when Alzheimerâ s symptoms will begin â years before memory loss appears

Science · February 23, 2026 (updated February 23, 2026) · 1 min · 212 words
Simple blood test can forecast Alzheimer's years before memory loss

Simple blood test can forecast Alzheimer's years before memory loss

• Simple blood test can forecast Alzheimerâ s years before memory loss A single blood test may soon predict when Alzheimerâ s symptoms will begin â years before memory loss appears

Science · February 23, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 212 words
Blood test holds promise for predicting when Alzheimer's symptoms will start

Blood test holds promise for predicting when Alzheimer's symptoms will start

• Email Bluesky Facebook LinkedIn Reddit Whatsapp X Abnormal tau proteins can form tangled fibres that accumulate in the brains of people with Alzheimer’s (slice at left). • (Brain

Science · February 23, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 257 words
Blood test holds promise for predicting when Alzheimer's symptoms will start

Blood test holds promise for predicting when Alzheimer's symptoms will start

• Email Bluesky Facebook LinkedIn Reddit Whatsapp X Abnormal tau proteins can form tangled fibres that accumulate in the brains of people with Alzheimer’s (slice at left). • (Brain

Science · February 22, 2026 (updated February 23, 2026) · 2 min · 252 words
Common pneumonia bacterium may fuel Alzheimer's disease

Common pneumonia bacterium may fuel Alzheimer's disease

• Common pneumonia bacterium may fuel Alzheimerâ s disease A common pneumonia-causing bacterium may secretly fuel Alzheimerâ sâ turning the eye into a surprising early warning sign

Science · February 21, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 242 words
Scientists reveal how exercise protects the brain from Alzheimer's

Scientists reveal how exercise protects the brain from Alzheimer's

• Scientists reveal how exercise protects the brain from Alzheimerâ s Researchers at UC San Francisco have identified a biological process that may explain why exercise sharpens th

Science · February 20, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 215 words
Air pollution linked to higher Alzheimer's risk in 28 million older Americans

Air pollution linked to higher Alzheimer's risk in 28 million older Americans

• Air pollution linked to higher Alzheimerâ s risk in 28 million older Americans Long term exposure to air pollution may quietly raise alzheimerâ s risk. • Older adults who live wi

Science · February 20, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 236 words

Quantum-level effects in biology: Weak magnetic fields and isotopes can alter cell protein structures

• First demonstration of weak magnetic fields altering cellular protein structures. • Isotopes used alongside magnetic fields to induce quantum-level changes in cells. • Technique

Science · February 18, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 145 words
Viagra and shingles vaccine show surprising promise against Alzheimer's

Viagra and shingles vaccine show surprising promise against Alzheimer's

• Viagra and shingles vaccine show surprising promise against Alzheimerâ s Researchers have pinpointed three already approved medications that may be repurposed to treat or prevent

Science · February 18, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 226 words
Scientists discover brain switches that clear Alzheimer's plaques

Scientists discover brain switches that clear Alzheimer's plaques

• Scientists discover brain switches that clear Alzheimerâ s plaques Scientists at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden and the RIKEN Center for Brain Science in Japan have identified t

Science · February 17, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 236 words