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What decades of research reveal about brain health, early detection, and the future of dementia care

I’m excited to announce the launch of the D-KEFS™ Advanced. The original D-KEFS™, published in 2001, arrived on the eve of the mobile digital revolution. By 2009, as we began planning its revision, we explored how best to harness this rapidly evolving technology. Our solution was to “go all in” by developing exclusively digital tests of executive functions, freeing ourselves from the constraints of producing equivalent paper-and-pencil versions.

What if one of the most overlooked proteins in the brain turned out to hold the key to understanding—and eventually treating — Alzheimer’s disease?

That question was at the center of a recent Pearson-sponsored podcast series, The Progress Profile: Alzheimer’s Research in Focus. Leading Alzheimer’s researcher Dr. Philip Scheltens joined moderator moderator, John Harrison, Ph.D., CPsychol, CSci, AFBPsS, an associate professor at Alzheimercentrum, AUmc, Amsterdam, to explore how tau has moved from a supporting role in the “amyloid hypothesis” to a central player in diagnosis, imaging, treatment, and precision medicine.

How CAT-MH^® helped one practice save lives

In the world of behavioral health, every moment counts. When someone reaches out for help, there's often a narrow window of opportunity—one that can close quickly if the right support isn't available immediately. For Bernie Dyme, a licensed clinical social worker with over four decades of experience, finding ways to maximize that critical window became essential as his practice grew.

There is no shortage of studies on sensory processing and the interplay between sensory preferences and sensory environments on an individual’s health, well-being, and ability to perform tasks, but the research often fails to reflect lived sensory experiences. The connection between interoception — the perceptions of bodily signals and states — needs to be included in a comprehensive look at a person’s sensory patterns.

What if the young people involved in community violence were just individuals struggling with untreated mental health conditions? 

This question lies at the heart of groundbreaking research that's changing how we understand and address violence in our communities.

Dr. Michael Brook, associate professor at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine, has spent years studying this connection. His work reveals something most people don't realize: the majority of young people who become involved in community violence have significant histories of trauma, depression, hopelessness, and other mental health conditions that directly increase their risk.