Brain Defenders with Dr. David Perlmutter
Media Appearances • 2026-05-06
Why The Mediterranean Diet Isn’t Good Enough
Post • May 6, 2026
For years, I have been advocating the Mediterranean diet as the gold standard for brain health. But new research makes it clear that simply adding healthy foods is not enough.
A recent study of over 2,100 a...
The Right Treatment for Alzheimer’s Disease
Post • May 6, 2026
A remarkable study by Dean Ornish, MD, and Rudolph Tanzi, PhD, published in Alzheimer’s Research & Therapy (2024), is challenging long-held assumptions about Alzheimer’s disease and reinforcing a message...
A New Reality in Medicine: When AI Outperforms Doctors
Post • May 4, 2026
For as long as I’ve been in medicine, I’ve been fascinated by what it really means to think like a physician, not just recall facts, but reason through uncertainty. That has always been our gold standard. Bu...
Performance of a large language model on the reasoning tasks of a physician
Study • May 4, 2026
Why Does Alzheimer’s Affect Women More Than Men? A New Clue
Post • May 4, 2026
For decades, one of the most striking and often overlooked features of Alzheimer’s disease is this: it affects women about twice as often as men.
Why would that be?
Is it simply that women live longer?...
5 Things Neurologists Wish You’d Stop Doing ASAP
Media Appearances • 2026-04-20
Viral Microglia Reprogramming Clears Oligomeric Neurotoxic Debris
Study • April 8, 2026

