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Pathways to Wellness explores the intersection between Type II Diabetes and Type III Diabetes, helping readers understand the link between metabolic health and cognitive health.

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Our content is crafted to inspire practical lifestyle modifications, from food and movement to stress reduction and daily routines that support long-term wellness.

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The guide follows emerging diabetes and Alzheimer's research so readers can pair everyday prevention habits with a clearer view of evolving medical science.

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A warm kitchen table scene with a notebook, glasses, a tea mug, and subtle research visuals suggesting Alzheimer’s blood tests and brain health.

April 18, 2026

Alzheimer’s Research in April: Blood Clues, Tau Timelines, and the Honest Road Ahead

A warm, honest look at early April 2026 Alzheimer’s translational research, including blood-based biomarkers, tau timelines, early biological staging, smarter trials, and safety monitoring without false promises of a cure.

Illustration of the Memovela wellness tracking app displayed on a smartphone in a gym environment with the slogan “Unlock Your Potential,” promoting healthy habits for insulin resistance, diabetes prevention, and brain health.

March 3, 2026

Memovela: A Wellness Tracker for Insulin Resistance & Brain Health

Your daily habits don’t just shape your blood sugar — they shape your brain. In this week’s Pathways to Wellness feature, we explore the growing connection between insulin resistance and cognitive health, and introduce Memovela, our new free wellness tool designed to help you build small, sustainable habits that support insulin sensitivity, energy, and long-term brain resilience.

A warm laboratory desk showing a skin cell sample, stem cell culture dish, neuron-like cells, and a small brain organoid model arranged as a careful research pathway.

February 16, 2026

Tiny Cells, Big Questions: How iPSCs Are Changing Alzheimer’s Disease Models

A warm, honest guide to how induced pluripotent stem cells are helping researchers model Alzheimer’s disease with patient-derived cells, gene-edited lines, brain organoids, microglia, and chip-based systems without promising easy cures.

A warm research scene with a microscope, brain imaging screens, and a neuron network showing amyloid plaque deposits around nerve cell branches.

January 15, 2026

Amyloid Plaques Are Not the Whole Story: What New Alzheimer’s Research Is Teaching Us

A warm, scientifically grounded guide to current amyloid plaque research in Alzheimer’s disease, including plaque structure, imaging, microglial clearance, anti-amyloid treatments, tau, inflammation, vascular health, and what plaque reduction can and cannot tell us.

A warm microscopic brain scene showing neurons, microglia, and astrocytes communicating through subtle glowing signals.

December 14, 2025

The Brain’s Immune Conversation: What Microglia and Astrocytes Reveal About Alzheimer’s Disease

Microglia and astrocytes do not simply create inflammation; they support, repair, signal, and sometimes amplify stress in ways that may change across Alzheimer’s disease stages.

A group of runners participates in the Chicago Marathon on a sunny day in downtown Chicago, with tall buildings, race banners, and spectators lining the street. One runner in the foreground is shirtless, wearing sunglasses, a headband, a red scarf, and themed running socks while mid-stride.

November 22, 2025

Crossing the Finish Line: A Scientific & Personal Journey Through the Chicago Marathon 4:35

This post explores the scientific and personal dimensions of running the 2025 Chicago Marathon. From metabolic adaptations to cognitive resilience and fundraising for diabetes research, it highlights how movement and mission intertwine. Finishing in 4:35 and raising $2,525 showcases the power of purpose-driven endurance.

A calm imaging research suite with a PET scanner, brain scan screens, and clinicians reviewing tau patterns with care.

October 13, 2025

Seeing Alzheimer’s Spread: How Tau Imaging Is Changing the Research Picture

Tau PET imaging is helping researchers see where Alzheimer’s-related tau accumulates, how it relates to symptoms, and why imaging still has access and interpretation limits.

Side-by-side illustration of a beer belly showing visceral fat around organs versus a toned abdomen after running, highlighting the impact of exercise on abdominal obesity and diabetes risk.

September 8, 2025

From Beer Belly to Finish Line: Running for Health and the Chicago Diabetes Project

Visceral fat—the deeply hidden belly fat fueled by beer and lifestyle—raises diabetes and heart disease risk. Training for a marathon not only burns this harmful fat but also reshapes habits, making alcohol fade from priority. Join Mindful Diabetes Inc. in the Chicago Marathon for the Chicago Diabetes Project – “Cells on the Run”, and see how running transforms both body and mind.

A warm neuron illustration showing healthy tau proteins stabilizing microtubule tracks inside an axon.

August 14, 2025

Beyond the Tangle: How Tau and Brain Immune Cells May Drive Neuronal Stress

Tau is more than the tangle seen under a microscope; Alzheimer’s research is increasingly focused on soluble tau, synaptic stress, and the immune cells responding around neurons.