What Eric Topol thinks about dementia

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Cardiologist, founder and director of the Scripps Research Translational Institute, and author of Super Agers. Writes Ground Truths, a free newsletter reviewing new medical research.

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1. 12 Aug 2026

   Our readingBrain ageing is not gradual wear: around midlife the brain's original immune cells are replaced by inflammatory cells that came from the blood.

   Their wordsThe original brain microglia (Micro1) are replaced by transformed monocytes (Micro 2) that are highly inflammatory.

   ↗Why Our Memory Slips After Age 50erictopol.substack.com