David Nield

Articles by David Nield

Scientists Discover a Key Difference in Brains That Resist Alzheimer's - ScienceAlert

Health April 29, 2026

The brain changes associated with Alzheimer's usually lead to a severe loss of memory and cognitive abilities, but not always. Now, a new study led by a team at the University of California, San DieοΏ½...

Even Low Levels of Alcohol Could Damage Your Brain, Study Finds - ScienceAlert

Health April 28, 2026

We know that too much booze is bad for us, but a new study reveals that even a low level of alcohol intake could damage the brain. A team of researchers from the US linked higher levels of drinking οΏ½...

Scientists Reveal The Optimal Amount of Sleep to Lower Dementia Risk - ScienceAlert

Health April 26, 2026

A lack of good quality sleep has long been linked to an increased risk of developing dementia, but new research goes further giving us an optimal amount of overnight slumber to minimize dementia riskοΏ½...

Gut Bacteria Could Be a Hidden Trigger For Neurodegenerative Diseases - ScienceAlert

Health April 26, 2026

Bacterial sugars in the gut could be a hidden contributor to two of the most serious neurodegenerative diseases that afflict the brain, new research suggests. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) andοΏ½...

Scientists Identify The Most Dangerous Time in Life to Gain Weight - ScienceAlert

Health April 24, 2026

A new study suggests it's not just gaining weight that affects our health over a lifetime, but also when we put on the pounds, with weight gain during early adulthood more strongly associated with moοΏ½...

Blood Tests Could Reveal Alzheimer's Risk Years Before Symptoms Appear - ScienceAlert

Health April 22, 2026

A blood test shows significant promise for predicting the earliest stages of Alzheimer's disease, even decades before symptoms show up. New research led by a team from Mass General Brigham in the USοΏ½...

Scientists Restore Memory In Aging Mice Using a Simple Nasal Spray - ScienceAlert

Health April 21, 2026

Scientists have developed a nasal spray that reduces brain inflammation and restores lost memory function in mice. The Texas A&M University research team behind it believes similar results couldοΏ½...

Scientists Reveal Why Bread Can Cause Weight Gain Without Overeating - ScienceAlert

Health April 18, 2026

New research in mice shows how eating bread can cause body weight and fat mass to increase, even though caloric intake stays at a similar level. The research, led by a team from Osaka Metropolitan UοΏ½...

Study Links 2 Simple Eating Habits to Lasting Lower Weight - ScienceAlert

Health April 17, 2026

In the hustle and bustle of modern lives, the best weight-loss tips are simple ideas that will hopefully stick, and recent research has revealed a couple of new ones that qualify: fast for longer oveοΏ½...

Scientists May Now Know Why GLP-1s Don't Work For 10% of People - ScienceAlert

Health April 16, 2026

Certain genetic variants, carried by around 10 percent of the population, could be making type 2 diabetes GLP-1 treatments (such as Ozempic and Wegovy) less effective, according to new research. TheοΏ½...