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Blood Pressure and Brain Health: Why When Matters as Much as How Much
I recently saw an 85-year-old man in clinic because his memory has been declining.
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Blood-Based Biomarkers for Alzheimer’s Disease: What They Reveal—and What Remains Uncertain
A 55-year-old woman sits across from me in clinic.
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Why the New Food Pyramid Matters—Especially for the Brain
The new dietary guidelines arrive at a moment when nutrition science is finally catching up with biology.
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Long Way to cPLA2: How a Nutrition Question Changed Our View of Alzheimer’s
As we enter a new year, I want to wish you a healthy 2026 and share a bit of the story behind our most recent paper (published online today).
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The Bend in the Curve: APOE ε4, Cognition, and Prevention
Merry Christmas, everyone.
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From the Supplement Aisle to Evolving Science: Rethinking Omega-3s, Krill Oil, and Brain Health
I was at Costco recently, walking through the supplement aisle, when I noticed how much space is now devoted to krill oil and other omega-3 products.
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Could a Shingles Vaccine Protect Your Brain? The Evidence Is Getting Hard to Ignore
This story starts with a simple but powerful idea: the brain’s immune cells can burn out. In Alzheimer’s disease, the main cleanup crew—microglia—spend…
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