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AlzheimersJuly 1, 2026

Resting Facial Expressions Differed in Older Adults With MCI-Level Scores

TL;DR: A 2026 preprint on medRxiv found that older adults with mild-cognitive-impairment-level scores showed different resting facial action patterns than healthy controls, especially upper lip raiser, lip tightener, and lip suck measures. Key Findings MCI-lev…

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AlzheimersApril 12, 2026

Microplastics and Brain Damage: How Plastic May Trigger Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s

Microplastics and Brain Damage: The Hidden Link TL;DR: Microplastics circulating in your blood may accelerate Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease through six shared pathways—including blood-brain barrier breakdown, chronic inflammation, and oxidative stress. Y…

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Resting Facial Expressions Differed in Older Adults With MCI-Level Scores

Microplastics and Brain Damage: How Plastic May Trigger Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s

The findings. The context. The caveats.