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
Not Just Getting High: How Weed Changes Your Brain’s Future
Post • April 29, 2026
We are having the wrong conversation with young people about brain health. We tend to frame it as something that matters decades from now, something tied to aging or genetics. But the truth is far more immed...

