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Inflammation Links Biomarkers, Glucose Variability, and the Heart–Brain Axis
When the body experiences chronic low-grade inflammation, the effects extend far beyond localized tissues because inflammatory cytokines, meaning immune signaling proteins, instruct the brain and autonomic nervous system to shift their operational states. The result is widespread systemic distress that crosses traditional diagnostic boundaries.
Fred Shaffer
Apr 2128 min read


5-Min Science: Lithium Deficiency May Be an Early Alzheimer's Driver
The brain needs tiny amounts of lithium to stay healthy, and people with Alzheimer's don't have enough of it.
Fred Shaffer
Aug 7, 20257 min read


5-Min Science: Latest Findings on Alzheimer's Progression
The temporal and parietal lobes are the earliest affected, and the frontal and occipital lobes are the latest.
BioSource Faculty
Apr 6, 20255 min read


Summary of Precuneus Magnetic Stimulation for Alzheimer’s Disease
Twenty-four weeks of precuneus rTMS could delay cognitive and functional decline in AD.
BioSource Faculty
Oct 14, 20232 min read
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