The Future of Medicine: A New Era for Alzheimer's
It is time for a fresh approach to the illness
Features
The Human Toll of Alzheimer's
Alzheimer’s took my wife’s memory and her life and tortured our family. There was nothing we—or medicine—could do to stop it
Five Types of Research, Underexplored until Recently, Could Produce Alzheimer's Treatments
Research into the brain’s protein-disposal systems, electrical activity and three other areas looks promising
A Harder Look at Alzheimer's Causes and Treatments
Amyloid, the leading target for dementia therapy, faces skepticism after drug failures
Menopause Predisposes a Fifth of Women to Alzheimer's
Being female is a risk factor for Alzheimer’s. Why?
The New Alzheimer's–Air Pollution Link
Toxic airborne particles can travel from lungs and nose to the brain, and exposure is linked to memory loss
Giant Volcano Rewrites the Story of Seafloor Formation
Tamu Massif and dozens of other seafloor volcanoes formed like sheet cakes, not layer cakes
How 'Sustainable' Development Ravaged the Congo Basin
Pygmies and wildlife coexisted for millennia—until conservation coupled with extractive industries arrived
Quantum Steampunk: 19th-Century Science Meets Technology of Today
Just as fictional steampunk unites Victorian style with sci-fi tech, a new branch of physics is updating thermodynamics for modern quantum systems
Departments
- From the Editor
Diseases and Deadlines
- Letters
Readers Respond to the January 2020 Issue
- Advances
Machine That Keeps Livers Alive for a Week Can Repair Damaged Organs
New Model Predicts Sudden Rogue Waves
Countdown to Commercial Crew
Pumping Charged Particles onto Airplane Surfaces Could Reduce Lightning Strikes
Smell Receptors Activate Ant Aggression
Parasites Thrive in Lizard Embryos' Brain
Deltas Gain Ground--but the Trend Won't Last
DIY Tool Lets High Schoolers Practice Gene Editing
Shorebird Learns Long Migration Routes
In Case You Missed It
- Forum
Satellites Endanger Pristine Views of the Night Sky
- The Science of Health
The Morally Complex Mix of Euthanasia and Organ Donation
- The Science Agenda
Facial-Recognition Technology Needs More Regulation
- Recommended
Recommended Books, May 2020
- Anti Gravity
Flat Earthers Are Flat Wrong
- 50, 100 & 150 Years Ago
50, 100 & 150 Years Ago: May 2020
- Graphic Science
Satellites in Low Orbits Are Taking over the Skies
- Meter
Poem: Teachers of Ice
- Observatory
Funding Cuts Threaten to Hobble American Science
- Ventures
When Will Speech-Recognition Software Finally Be Good Enough?
