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August 25, 2026•From Dr. Bredesen, News
Wake Up, New York Times — It’s 2026!!
A recent New York Times article questioned the value of testing cognitively healthy people for Alzheimer’s biomarkers such as p-tau217. Dr. Dale Bredesen challenges the Time's conclusion, pointing to growing evidence that these biomarkers can help predict future cognitive decline and arguing that early detection creates a critical opportunity to take preventive action before symptoms appear. Read More »
August 12, 2026•From Dr. Bredesen, News
Doctor, it helps when I do this …
In Dr. Bredesen’s blog, he notes that some people will have striking improvements in cognition in association with any of several different treatment modalities, and that recognizing the implications in each case can lead to better outcomes. Read More »
July 17, 2026•From Dr. Bredesen, News
Something Very Interesting is Going On
In Dr. Bredesen’s blog, he focuses on the longstanding debate about whether the mind is simply due to brain activity or is separate from the brain, the so-called mind-brain problem. The implications for our lives, our relationships, and our futures are profound. Read More »
June 19, 2026•From Dr. Bredesen, News
Pseudoscience or Pseudoexperts?
In his post, Dr. Bredesen describes how to avoid being taken in by the pseudoscience that is nearly ubiquitous now in brain health, while at the same time avoiding the limitations imposed by the pseudoexperts, so that we all can achieve our optimal brain health and performance. Read More »
May 15, 2026•From Dr. Bredesen, News
Cable News and News About Your Cables (Neurons)
In Dr. Bredesen’s blog, Cable News and News About Your Cables (Neurons), the remarkable parallels between Alzheimer’s disease and Lewy body dementia are listed. These parallels offer revealing insights into the fundamental nature of neurodegenerative diseases and the best methods to prevent and treat them. Read More »
April 16, 2026•From Dr. Bredesen, News
The Tools to Optimize Outcomes for All of Us
In a world flooded with brain health hype, Dr. Bredesen reveals the proven tools built from 30 years of research to help assess risk, personalize prevention, track progress, and optimize cognition. Discover the systems making real-world brain health outcomes more achievable than ever, and why they may change what’s possible for all of us. Read More »
March 18, 2026•From Dr. Bredesen, News
Artificial intelligence is transforming modern life, but its limitations are becoming just as clear as its potential. In this blog, Dr. Dale Bredesen contrasts AI with evolutionary intelligence (EI), explaining how an evolution-based approach to health is driving unprecedented improvements in cognition, biomarkers, and chronic disease outcomes. Read More »
February 23, 2026•From Dr. Bredesen, News
When does Alzheimer’s truly begin — when symptoms appear, or decades earlier when pathology first develops? In this blog, Dr. Bredesen explores the growing controversy over diagnosis, biomarker testing, and prevention — and why the answer could determine whether we wait for decline or act in time to prevent it. Read More »