Alzheimer’s
The Immune System Is Killing the Brain in Alzheimer's, and Scientists Just Found a Way to Stop It
Posted in Medicine, Science on 2nd Oct, 2026
by Alexander Muller
This is mouse data, and Alzheimer's has a long and humbling history of results that looked transformative in rodents and failed in humans. Longer-term studies are needed to confirm that protecting brain tissue in the short term translates into sustained cognitive benefit.
Could Genetically Engineered Brain Cells Be the Key to Beating Alzheimer's?
Posted in Medicine, Science on 6th May, 2026
by Alexander Muller
Alzheimer's has beaten every treatment thrown at it for a hundred years. That record won't be broken easily. But engineering the brain to clean itself up from the inside is a meaningfully different kind of attack, and one that, for the first time in a while, feels genuinely worth watching.
Nanodust to the Rescue: A New Way to Wash Alzheimer’s Waste from the Brain
Posted in Medicine, Science on 16th Oct, 2025
by Alexander Muller
Rather than trying to destroy amyloid plaques directly, scientists might instead help the brain clean itself, a gentler, faster, and potentially more sustainable way to fight Alzheimer’s disease.
The Alzheimer’s Paradox: A Protein That Fights Cancer by Rebooting Immune Cells
Posted in Medicine, Science on 3rd Oct, 2025
by Alexander Muller
One form of amyloid-beta seems to rejuvenate aging T cells, empowering them to fight tumors more effectively, and offering a clue to why Alzheimer’s sufferers tend to develop cancer less often.
A Single Protein May Unlock Reversal of Age‑Related Memory Loss
Posted in Medicine, Science on 4th Sep, 2025
by Alex Muller
Unlike treatments that aim to slow or manage memory loss, this study demonstrates what appears to be a genuine reversal of cognitive decline.