For decades, scientists believed Alzheimer’s was driven mainly by sticky protein plaques and tangles in the brain. Now Purdue ...

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It was long thought that fat in the brain played no role in neurodegenerative diseases, but Purdue University researchers are challenging that ...

Women with Alzheimer's disease have fewer unsaturated lipids and more saturated lipids in their blood, a finding that is not repeated in men.

A study reveals that running a marathon temporarily reduces myelin signals in the brain, but these recover within a few weeks ...

Excess fat in brain immune cells weakens defenses against Alzheimer’s. Blocking fat storage restored their ability to fight ...

The mind isn’t the brain. It’s what the brain does. It runs on emotion, filters, and loops. Understand it, and you can begin ...

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we restore the microglia’s ability to fight disease and maintain balance in the brain — which is what they’re meant to do,” Chopra said. “This is an exciting finding that reveals how a toxic protein ...

New research from Purdue University suggests that excess fat in brain's immune cells may play a critical role in Alzheimer's ...