Brain Health Basics
Meet the Neuron: The Brain Cell at the Heart of Alzheimer's Disease
You have roughly 86 billion of them. They define your memories, your personality, your sense of self. Here's what neurons actually are, and why protecting them is essential.
Brain Health Basics
What Is Alzheimer's Disease? The Science Behind the Most Common Form of Dementia
Over 60 million people worldwide are living with Alzheimer's. Here is what the disease actually does to the brain — and why it has proven so difficult to treat.
Brain Health Basics
What Is a Metabolite?
When your brain's supply of key molecules runs short, neurons are among the first to suffer. Understanding metabolites — what they are, what they do, and what happens when they run out.
Brain Health Basics
Your Brain's Defence System: What Neuronal Resilience Means and How to Support It
Neurons face a lifetime of threats — from toxic proteins to energy shortfalls to chronic stress. How well they withstand that pressure is not fixed. It can be influenced.
Brain Health Basics
The Gut-Brain Axis: What Your Digestive System Has to Do With Your Cognition
For most of medical history, the brain was considered sovereign — sealed off, self-contained, running things from the top down. That picture has changed dramatically.
