Smart trackers may predict health risks in older adults

Wearable devices that measure circadian rest-activity rhythms may be able to assess frailty-related health risks more than six years before an incidence occurs, according to a new study.

Harvard Gazette • harvard
Nov. 20, 2023 ~4 min

Cellular atlas guides new understanding of brain

New technology gives voice to pathologic changes in neurodegenerative illnesses like Alzheimer’s and epilepsy.

Harvard Gazette • harvard
Oct. 24, 2023 ~5 min


Innovative imaging maps area of brain linked to speech

New technology gives voice to pathologic changes in neurodegenerative illnesses like Alzheimer’s and epilepsy.

Harvard Gazette • harvard
Oct. 24, 2023 ~5 min

‘Molecular road’ to Alzheimer’s leads to new treatment strategy

Genetic detective work sheds light on SORL1 gene offering possible new treatments, especially for patients not responsive to existing therapies.

Harvard Gazette • harvard
Aug. 22, 2023 ~5 min

Start of new era for Alzheimer’s treatment

Neurologist explains why recent trial of the drug lecanemab may offer hope for those with deadly disease.

Alvin Powell • harvard
June 5, 2023 ~11 min

Newly identified genetic variant protects against Alzheimer’s

Researchers identified a first-of-its-kind patient with a genetic predisposition for early-onset Alzheimer’s disease who remained cognitively intact more than two decades beyond the expected age of memory impairment.

Haley Bridger • harvard
May 15, 2023 ~13 min

Using AI to target Alzheimer’s

In study, deep learning model tested on tens of thousands of routine brain scans spotted disease risk with 90% accuracy.

Brandon Chase • harvard
March 3, 2023 ~4 min

Why we remember — and forget. And what we can do about it

Authors Andrew Budson and Elizabeth Kensinger offers insights on how to keep both a healthy brain and a strong memory.

Liz Mineo • harvard
Feb. 2, 2023 ~12 min


Alzheimer’s-defying brain offers clues to treatment, prevention

The brain of a woman with a family history of early-onset Alzheimer’s disease who lived dementia-free into her 70s is providing researchers with important information about the pathobiology of Alzheimer’s dementia and possible ways to prevent or treat it.

Neil Osterweil • harvard
Aug. 1, 2022 ~6 min

Alzheimer’s disease biomarkers can predict post-op delirium

A new study reveals that two newly identified plasma biomarkers of Alzheimer’s disease can predict postoperative delirium, one of the most common postoperative complications in older patients.

Harvard Gazette • harvard
July 11, 2022 ~5 min

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