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Early-onset Alzheimer’s Patients Accumulate Symptoms Years Before Diagnosis
A Finnish study found rising health problems and health-care use in the five years before early-onset Alzheimer’s diagnosis, but not earlier differences.
What Is Posterior Cortical Atrophy? One Couple’s Road To Diagnosis
Scott Cunningham’s PCA diagnosis followed years of visual and spatial difficulties that were initially mistaken for eye problems.
Why Hearing Loss Deserves Earlier Attention In Dementia Prevention
A South African study links hearing and vision impairment with dementia risk, but does not show that sensory loss causes dementia or that treatment prevents it.
Could Speech Offer A Window Into Aging?
A study of 2,928 Spanish-speaking participants found speech-age gaps were associated with dementia, cognition and some measures of aging.
Restoring Cellular Recycling Helps The Body Clear Harmful Zombie Cells
A Nature Aging study found that activating cellular recycling reduced senescent-cell buildup and lung fibrosis signs in aged mice.
CDC Warns On Rise In Deadly Fungal Infections That Spread To The Brain
A U.S. laboratory detected more C. bantiana infections in 2024 and 2025, including cases linked to brain abscesses. The reasons for the increase are unclear.
Sardinian Village May Be A New Longevity Hotspot
A study of Bolotana records estimates that 13.8% of women who reach 70 live to 100, while researchers say the reasons remain unknown.
Genes May Protect Against APOE4 Alzheimer’s Risk
A study of nearly 450,000 people identified genetic regions linked to lower Alzheimer’s risk among APOE4 carriers, including signals in oligodendrocytes.
Your Gut Bacteria May Reveal How Fast Your Brain Is Aging
A UCLA study links brain-age estimates to memory, mood, and gut bacteria, but does not show that microbes cause brain aging.