Let’s Talk About Cognition

BCG vaccination curbs tau tangles in mice by boosting microglial cleanup, fueling hopes for human trials to reduce dementia risk.

HHS updates its national dementia plan, prioritizing risk reduction, early detection, biomarkers, and faster diagnostics and treatments through new FDA, CMS, and ARPA-H initiatives.

Neflamapimod misses its main DLB endpoint, but biomarker and subgroup signals suggest IL-1β pathway impact and may justify a phase 3 trial.

A systematic review and meta-analysis compares pharmacological agents with nonpharmacologic approaches to identify the most effective interventions for insomnia in peri- and postmenopausal women.

New automated connectomics maps synapses across circuits, revealing how inhibitory neuron subtypes shape decision-making and may explain circuit dysfunction in psychiatric disorders.

Sleep disruption fuels Alzheimer risk via apnea, fragmentation, and inflammation; improving consolidated sleep, medication review, and sleep-specialist teamwork may protect cognition.

Review finds ADHD drugs may ease perimenopause brain fog and improve daily focus, but objective cognition gains remain unclear; larger safety and efficacy studies needed.

Learn how clinicians tailor antidepressants by diagnosis, symptoms, adverse effects, and next-step strategies for treatment-resistant depression.