alzheimer's Extra virgin olive oil prevented build-up of toxic proteins in brains of mice Mark Frauenfelder

picks New study discovers why coffee can protect the brain, and it has to do with the kind of roast you drink Carla Sinclair

alzheimer's Vaccine could prevent Alzheimer's plaque from building up Mark Frauenfelder

books "Let's Never Talk About This Again" is a touching memoir about birth, death, and dad's amateur erotica career Thom Dunn

Science The secrets within a 2,600-year-old preserved brain of a decapitated man David Pescovitz

late stage capitalism Man donates mother's body to science, discovers it was sold to the military for "blast testing" Cory Doctorow

Flame up the herb Weed is even better for old folks' brains than we thought Mark Frauenfelder

Games Taiwan's "Pokemon Grandpa" has 15 phones arrayed around his bike handlebars Cory Doctorow

memory The USA memory champion shows you how to memorize like a champion Nelson Dellis

surveillance Cops have a secret, unaccountable system for tracking you by your cellphone, and they abuse it like crazy Cory Doctorow

gop Trump wants to cap lifetime Medicaid benefits, even for disabled people, the chronically ill, and people with Alzheimer's Cory Doctorow

health High carb diet linked to Alzheimer's Mark Frauenfelder

music Glen Campbell, 1936–2017 Rob Beschizza

happy mutants The BBC will air a docudrama on Terry Pratchett's life and his struggle with Alzheimer's Cory Doctorow

fake news Forget “alternative facts.” This week’s tabloids shoot for an entire alternate universe Peter Sheridan

Science Researchers discover that experimental Alzheimer's drug causes teeth to regrow tissue lost to cavities Cory Doctorow

air rage "Worst ever" air rage passenger jailed for drunken rampage Mark Frauenfelder

books The final Pratchett: The Shepherd's Crown Cory Doctorow