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The earlier dementia — of which Alzheimer’s disease is the most common — is detected, the better the prognosis for the person diagnosed

Mirage News Mirage NewsScience16 Jul 2026 11:00 am AESTDate Time The University of Texas at San Antonio Health Science Center

Most of us have walked into a room and forgotten why, or struggled to remember where we last placed our keys. Some forgetfulness is a normal part of getting older. What if there were an everyday behavior that could be an early sign of something more serious for our memory and brain health? A recent…

Researchers at National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (NYCU) have found that older adults with higher levels of Akkermansia muciniphila – a next-generation probiotic increasingly recognized for its health benefits – show significantly lower levels of amyloid-beta accumulation in the brain, a key biological hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease.