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What's happening in Alzheimer's care, research funding, and treatment — summarized simply, each item linked to the original reporting.
Free to read, “May need a subscription” and “Archived copy”: what they mean
Whether an article is free to read is a guess, not a test of your access. Each item is one of three:
- No label: free to read (339 of 393). The publisher’s page marks it free, or the outlet publishes free to read: Medical Xpress, ScienceDaily, NIH (incl. NIA and PMC), Alzheimer's Association, Alzheimer's News Today, NPR, Alzheimer's Disease International, or a .gov site.
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- “Free to read? Not known” (38 of 393). The outlet is on neither list and its page said nothing. We do not call these paywalled.
Archived copy links go to a copy the Internet Archive (web.archive.org) saved, dated the day it was saved. We show one only where the Internet Archive reported a working saved copy when we checked; an archived copy of a subscription article sometimes shows only its opening. 291 of 393 items have one.
Popular joint supplement glucosamine linked to faster Alzheimer’s progression
A major study suggests glucosamine, a popular supplement for joint pain, could be linked to faster progression from mild cognitive impairment to Alzheimer’s disease. …
Read at ScienceDaily → Archived copy (8 Oct 2026), Internet ArchiveScientists create supercharged vitamin K that helps the brain heal itself
Scientists in Japan have created powerful new vitamin K-based compounds that may help the brain regenerate lost neurons — a breakthrough that could one day change how diseases like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s are treated. …
Read at ScienceDaily → Archived copy (7 Oct 2026), Internet ArchiveThis simple amino acid supplement greatly reduces Alzheimer’s damage
A new study suggests a surprisingly simple compound could help fight Alzheimer’s disease. Researchers found that arginine—an inexpensive amino acid already considered safe—can reduce the buildup of toxic amyloid proteins in the brain, a hallmark of the disease. …
Read at ScienceDaily → Archived copy (4 May 2026), Internet ArchiveCognitive speed training linked to lower dementia incidence up to 20 years later
Adults age 65 and older who completed five to six weeks of cognitive speed training—in this case, speed of processing training, which helps people quickly find visual information on a computer screen and handle increasingly complex tasks in a shorter time period…
Why it matters: Cognitive speed training, which helps older adults quickly find visual information, is linked to a lower incidence of dementia up to 20 years later.
Your morning coffee might protect your brain as you age. Here's the sweet spot
Scientists have found that drinking two to three cups of coffee a day may significantly reduce your risk of developing dementia, but drinking more won't help protect your brain any further.
Why it matters: Scientists found drinking two to three cups of coffee daily may significantly reduce dementia risk, though drinking more provides no additional brain protection.
Just 5 weeks of brain training may protect against dementia for 20 years
A simple brain-training program that sharpens how quickly older adults process visual information may have a surprisingly powerful long-term payoff. …
Consuming 2–3 cups of coffee daily associated with lower dementia risk, better cognitive function
A new prospective cohort study by investigators from Mass General Brigham, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard analyzed 131,821 participants from the Nurses' Health Study (NHS) and Health Professionals Follow-Up Study…
Why it matters: Analyzing 131,821 participants, this study links consuming 2–3 cups of coffee daily to a lower dementia risk and better cognitive function.
Speed-focused brain training tied to 25% lower dementia risk after 20 years
A simple brain-training exercise could reduce people's risk of developing dementia by 25%, a study said Monday, but with outside researchers expressing caution in interpreting the results.
Why it matters: A simple brain-training exercise could cut dementia risk by 25% after 20 years, though outside researchers caution how the results are interpreted.
Read at Medical Xpress → Archived copy (14 Feb 2026), Internet ArchiveHearing aids didn’t boost memory tests but dementia risk dropped
A long-term study of older adults with moderate hearing loss found that hearing aids did not lead to better performance on memory or thinking tests, but the story did not end there. …
Just 3,000 steps a day linked to lower Alzheimer's risk in older adults
A new study suggests that even low levels of physical activity could protect the brain from Alzheimer's disease—but not in the way scientists expected.
Why it matters: A new study suggests that low levels of physical activity, like 3,000 steps a day, could protect the brain from Alzheimer's in unexpected ways.
Read at Medical Xpress → Archived copy (12 Nov 2025), Internet Archive5,000 Steps a Day Could Slow Cognitive Decline in People With Signs of Alzheimer's, Study Suggests
A Mass General Brigham-led observational study tracking nearly 300 older adults for up to 14 years found that low-to-moderate physical activity (benefits plateauing around 5,000-7,500 daily steps) was linked to about 50% slower cognitive decline in people with high baseline amyloid, and correlated with slower tau accumulation.
Why it matters: Reinforces exercise as an accessible, low-cost way to potentially delay decline in people already showing early Alzheimer's brain changes, though the observational design can't prove cause and effect.
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Read at STAT News (study in Nature Medicine) → Archived copy (3 Mar 2026), Internet ArchiveU.S. POINTER Study Shows Structured Lifestyle Program Improves Cognition in Older Adults at Risk
The two-year U.S. POINTER trial of 2,111 older adults at five U.S. sites found that both a structured and a self-guided multidomain lifestyle intervention (diet, exercise, cognitive/social engagement, health monitoring) improved cognition, with the structured program producing significantly greater gains. Results were published simultaneously in JAMA.
Why it matters: First large U.S. randomized trial showing an accessible lifestyle program can protect cognition in a diverse at-risk population, offering a non-drug strategy alongside emerging medications.
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