Alzheimer's Disease ⁽¹¹⁾

On May 21, 2026, the journal Science published a research report by a team led by the neuroscientist Maiken Nedergaard of the University of Rochester in the United States. The report proposed that, after years of study, the team found that sleep is essential for…

Seeing the title “The End of Alzheimer’s,” my first thought was: what audacity—that someone dares to claim they can end Alzheimer’s disease, a condition even harder to cure than cancer. There are many people cured of cancer, but we have never heard of anyone whose…

On April 4, 2026, the University of Oulu in Finland issued a press release announcing that its researchers had developed a fast, noninvasive new method to directly monitor changes in fluid circulation within the brain during human sleep, offering a new tool for studying how…

Alzheimer's & Dementia, the journal of the Alzheimer's Association (U.S.), recently published a research report by investigators at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California and other institutions. The study examined hundreds of elderly people, using non-invasive ultrasound and spectroscopy to…

Recently, the National Medical Products Administration issued an announcement (No. 120 of 2025) on revising the package inserts for montelukast preparations, requiring that warning language be added to the inserts of all montelukast formulations, alerting that montelukast carries a risk of inducing depression, self-harm, and…

Although no drug can yet cure Alzheimer's disease, some drugs can improve patients' clinical symptoms. Of course, treating Alzheimer's is not only about medication; more importantly, family members need some knowledge of the disease and daily caregiving skills. Many non-pharmacological methods can ease symptoms—such as…

China Health Media Group's China Medical Science Press has published the "Famous Doctors Talk with You About Diseases" series; one of the volumes is titled Alzheimer's Disease. I gained a great deal from reading this book and would particularly like to recommend it to middle-aged…

According to a Xinhua report on September 10, 2024, an international study involving Lithuanian researchers shows that slow-wave sleep helps clear Alzheimer's-related proteins from the brain's metabolic waste and plays an important role in preventing Alzheimer's disease. The paper has recently been published in the…

The famous Dutch neuroscientist Swaab once said that physical exercise is far less important than mental exercise, but the latest research may overturn this view. Exercise and mental training are not unrelated: physical activity promotes brain health. Exercise not only improves physical strength but also…

In psychiatry, an important subfield is mental disorders in the elderly. Besides the common Alzheimer's disease, the elderly commonly also have depression, anxiety, delusions, or bipolar disorder. Some people had no such problems when young, but in old age develop the corresponding symptoms: as aging…