Alzheimer’s is often associated with forgetting. Yet it also reshapes how the body acts and situates itself in space, making even movement itself an unstable reference. In the public imagination, Alzheimer’s disease is often reduced to a simple problem of memory. Forgetting names, faces, dates, or appointments is treated as the defining feature. While this…
Memory fades in Alzheimer’s disease, but not all its forms disappear at the same pace. Music reveals this hierarchy by engaging still-functional brain circuits. In an Alzheimer’s care unit, a striking scene unfolds time and again. A person who no longer recognizes their loved ones, who struggles to find words or remains silent, suddenly begins…
For decades, brain aging has been investigated mainly through hormonal, metabolic and inflammatory lenses. A recent discovery suggests that part of the answer may lie deeper, within the genome’s structural organisation itself. Researchers at the University of California San Francisco have shown that in females, the inactive X chromosome, normally silenced to prevent double gene…
Aging isn’t just about wrinkles or grey hair. It’s a much deeper transformation—one that quietly reshapes us from within, deep in the folds of our brain. Once regarded as an inevitable or marginal phenomenon, aging is now at the forefront of scientific and societal concerns. Thanks to medical advances and improved living conditions, we’re living…
Alzheimer’s disease affects millions worldwide and still lacks a curative treatment. Existing medications mostly target amyloid plaques and tau proteins, but they fail to halt cognitive decline. Neuroscientists now agree that the real casualties of this disease are the synapses the microscopic connections between neurons that gradually vanish, leading to memory loss. Restoring synaptic plasticity…
Alzheimer’s disease remains one of the most formidable challenges in neurology, both in terms of its growing prevalence and the complexity of its underlying mechanisms. While amyloid plaques and tau tangles are well-established pathological markers, a fundamental question persists: why do certain brain regions deteriorate early, while others show remarkable resistance? This selective vulnerability and…
Can learning a foreign language still stimulate the aging brain? Once considered a marginal question in cognitive science, this issue is now taking center stage in the neuroscience of aging. As life expectancy continues to rise, preserving brain function has become a critical concern. Many strategies have been proposed to slow age-related cognitive decline, but…