Alzheimer’s Disease

Features and comment

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  New Hope in Alzheimer’s Research

  Breakthrough therapies, new diagnostics and preventive measures for fighting a devastating disease.

  • Lauren Gravitz

  Innovations In17 Sep 2025 Nature
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  Can Diet and Exercise Really Prevent Alzheimer’s?

  Early studies suggest that lifestyle changes such as diet, exercise and social engagement may help slow or prevent Alzheimer’s symptoms—but the evidence is inconsistent, and many doctors remain cautious.

  • Sara Harrison

  Innovations In17 Sep 2025 Nature
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  Alzheimer’s Drugs Are Finally Tackling the Disease Itself. Here’s How

  While our understanding of Alzheimer’s disease is far from complete, the latest therapies, and others in more than 100 clinical trials, offer new hope.

  • Esther Landhuis

  Innovations In17 Sep 2025 Nature
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  Controversial New Alzheimer’s Drugs Offer Hope—But at a High Cost

  New Alzheimer’s drugs known as anti-amyloid therapies may slow disease progression—but they also carry serious risks, including brain bleeds and strokelike symptoms.

  • Liz Seegert

  Innovations In17 Sep 2025 Nature
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  The Vexing Promise of New Blood Tests for Alzheimer’s

  A new generation of Alzheimer’s blood tests could speed up diagnosis and access to care—but they also raise thorny questions about prediction, treatment and uncertainty.

  • Cassandra Willyard

  Innovations In17 Sep 2025 Nature
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  Can We Fix America’s Dementia Care Crisis before It’s Too Late?

  More than 13.8 million Americans could have Alzheimer’s by 2060, and at the rate care facilities are closing, many of them will have nowhere to go. Regina Shih of the State Alzheimer’s Research Support Center (StARS) wants to help solve that problem.

  • Tara Haelle

  Innovations In17 Sep 2025 Nature
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  The Hidden Link between Racism and Alzheimer’s Risk

  Black Americans face a significantly higher risk of Alzheimer’s and other dementias than white Americans. Researchers are working to find out why that is and how to intervene.

  • Jyoti Madhusoodanan

  Innovations In17 Sep 2025 Nature
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  Smoldering Alzheimer’s disease

  “Smoldering” describes a group of processes that drive chronic disease progression, and introduces a fresh perspective to the complex interplay of Alzheimer’s disease pathology.

  Sponsor Feature18 Sep 2025