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Brain health
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A blood test told three dementias apart, not just detected one
A Nature Aging study of 1,318 plasma samples found protein signatures separating Alzheimer's from Lewy body and frontotemporal dementia, then validated a 21-protein panel in 805 more.
Jul 29, 2026
A brain structure few have heard of tracked with dementia
A Molecular Psychiatry study of 45,306 UK Biobank brain scans found a larger choroid plexus tracked with 61% higher dementia risk, and a brighter one with much lower risk.
Jul 29, 2026
Walking tracked with less dementia, nearly as much as running
A Lancet Public Health study followed 107,036 US health professionals for over 30 years and found walking tracked with lower dementia risk almost as strongly as vigorous exercise.
Jul 29, 2026
Mental illness before 35 tracked with dementia after 50
A Molecular Psychiatry study of 2.5 million Swedes compared siblings and found the dementia link runs through a general vulnerability to psychiatric illness, not any one diagnosis.
Jul 28, 2026