Two drugs sold in the U.S. can modestly slow worsening of early-stage Alzheimer’s by clearing the brain of one of its hallmarks, a sticky gunk called amyloid. But until now, there haven’t been hints that removing amyloid far earlier—many years before the first symptoms appear—just might postpone the disease.
Memorization may be tedious, but it’s part of what makes us human, says Dr. Stephen Starr as he reminisces about the mnemonics he met along his medical education.