Preventing Decline Blog

Are Brain Diseases Decades in the Making? A New Developmental Perspective on Preventing Cognitive Decline

Are Brain Diseases Decades in the Making? A New...

Kevin Weston

What if Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s don’t actually begin in your 60s — but in your 20s, your childhood, or even before you were born? A 2026 review in Frontiers in...

Are Brain Diseases Decades in the Making? A New...

Kevin Weston

What if Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s don’t actually begin in your 60s — but in your 20s, your childhood, or even before you were born? A 2026 review in Frontiers in...

Stopping Alzheimer’s Before It Starts: What The Lancet Says About the Future of Prevention

Stopping Alzheimer’s Before It Starts: What The...

Kevin Weston

A new 2026 editorial in The Lancet Neurology makes something unmistakably clear: Alzheimer’s disease begins decades before symptoms appear

Stopping Alzheimer’s Before It Starts: What The...

Kevin Weston

A new 2026 editorial in The Lancet Neurology makes something unmistakably clear: Alzheimer’s disease begins decades before symptoms appear

Meaning in Life: A Powerful (and Overlooked) Key to Brain Health

Meaning in Life: A Powerful (and Overlooked) Ke...

Kevin Weston

When we talk about protecting brain health and longevity, we usually focus on the essentials: exercise, nutrition, sleep, and mental stimulation. These pillars are critical and well supported by research....

Meaning in Life: A Powerful (and Overlooked) Ke...

Kevin Weston

When we talk about protecting brain health and longevity, we usually focus on the essentials: exercise, nutrition, sleep, and mental stimulation. These pillars are critical and well supported by research....

Cholesterol and Your Brain: What the Lancet Commission Tells Us—and What You Can Do Now

Cholesterol and Your Brain: What the Lancet Com...

Kevin Weston

As we get older, many of us become more attentive to our cholesterol numbers, often with heart health in mind. But growing evidence shows that cholesterol—especially LDL (“bad”) cholesterol—also plays...

Cholesterol and Your Brain: What the Lancet Com...

Kevin Weston

As we get older, many of us become more attentive to our cholesterol numbers, often with heart health in mind. But growing evidence shows that cholesterol—especially LDL (“bad”) cholesterol—also plays...

Type 2 Diabetes, A1C Levels, and Cognitive Decline: What You Need to Know

Type 2 Diabetes, A1C Levels, and Cognitive Decl...

Kevin Weston

While some forgetfulness is normal, research increasingly shows that chronic high blood sugar—especially in people with Type 2 Diabetes—can significantly raise the risk of cognitive decline, dementia, and Alzheimer’s disease....

Type 2 Diabetes, A1C Levels, and Cognitive Decl...

Kevin Weston

While some forgetfulness is normal, research increasingly shows that chronic high blood sugar—especially in people with Type 2 Diabetes—can significantly raise the risk of cognitive decline, dementia, and Alzheimer’s disease....

A Smarter Way to Start the New Year: Exercise That Supports Healthy Aging

A Smarter Way to Start the New Year: Exercise T...

Kevin Weston

Every January brings renewed motivation. Gym memberships spike, fitness trackers come out of drawers, and many adults recommit to being more active in the year ahead. For mid-to-older adults, however,...

A Smarter Way to Start the New Year: Exercise T...

Kevin Weston

Every January brings renewed motivation. Gym memberships spike, fitness trackers come out of drawers, and many adults recommit to being more active in the year ahead. For mid-to-older adults, however,...