Alzheimer's Drug Pipeline; Dementia Risk and Diet; GLP-1s for Stroke Prevention

Auburn YMCA promoting new Alzheimer's campaign

The Alliance of New York State YMCAs and the Alzheimer's Association of New York State are teaming to launch "One More Reason," a statewide campaign to educate communities on the link between healthy habits and brain health.

Alzheimer's Drug Pipeline; Dementia Risk and Diet; GLP-1s for Stroke Prevention

News and commentary from the world of neurology and neuroscience

Dutch Health Council warns of dementia risk from repeated head blows in sports

The Dutch Health Council is calling for major changes to sports rules to reduce head contact in activities like soccer, rugby, and combat sports, warning that repeated impacts to the head significantly increase the risk of long-term brain damage, including dementia, De Telegraaf reports.

Scientists ID Protein That Heightens Neurodegenerative Disease

Summary:Scientists at UT Southwestern have identified the protein GADD45G as a master regulator of reactive gliosis, a damaging process in neurodegenerative diseases like Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s, offering a potential new therapeutic target. Three Key Takeaways: GADD45G triggers and spreads reactive gliosis, a stress response in glial cells that contributes to neuroinflammation, synapse loss, and neuronal death in neurodegenerative diseases.…