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Amyloid plaques and neurofibrillary tangles inside the brain are the best explanation we have for how Alzheimer’s develops.

Mental decline, on some level, is inseparable from aging. With more people living longer, does this mean everyone will eventually get Alzheimer’s?

One of the most robust environmental risk factors identified for Alzheimer’s disease is traumatic brain injury. This is having repercussions for those returning from fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Amyloid buildup in the brain is a key trigger for Alzheimer’s, but some people with this plaque live their entire lives without developing the disease.

Are women and African-Americans at a higher risk for Alzheimer’s—as some data suggests—or are there other factors in play?

For much of the past 100 years, little was known about Alzheimer’s disease and dementia. But recent research is revealing the neurotransmitter and genetic defects behind the disease.

How do you get better quality for less? Building stronger relationships. The same principle applies when you want to get the best from employees.

Having set company-wide goals, The Container Store has “liberated” its employees to choose their own paths to achieve them.

The idea of a store built around organization in an increasingly disorganized world was a winner from the outset.

When slow business followed a national tragedy, it became necessary for Koh and his wife to pay employees out of their own pockets. This led to greater loyalty and a […]

Becoming involved in your vendor’s business and retooling your payroll to give employees greater share can build a better business.

Using information gleaned from the millions of profiles in its system, OkCupid has determined that specific things can help (and hurt) your online dating mojo.

A conversation with the co-founder and CEO of Whole Foods

Whole Foods’ founder and CEO John Mackey says a stakeholder-based business model can revolutionize the U.S. economy, and that the service sector is poised to be a driving force.

Some believe “conscious capitalism” is too idealistic and can’t compete in the marketplace with pure-profit companies. But when you work from a higher purpose you unleash greater degrees of commitment, […]

Stakeholder-based “conscious capitalism” realigns the short-term profit model of capitalism that has undervalued employees, customers, and suppliers.

When creativity and entrepreneurship are unleashed, and when new innovations are introduced to an open marketplace, there are no limits to human achievement.

There are several strands within libertarianism—some over-emphasizing selfishness and under-emphasizing collective human flourishing. Yet at its core, libertarianism is about humanity’s need to be free.

The nuts and bolts of running a company—from meeting payroll each week and satisfying customers to taking on competitors—revealed that Mackey’s idealistic notions of the fair distribution of resources were […]

The panic of 1907 can tell us a lot about the crisis of the sub-prime crisis of 2007-2009. Both were fundamentally psychological phenomena—driven by fear and greed, rather than rational […]

Reports of the American demise have been greatly exaggerated; buoyant turnarounds are happening in health care, energy and the public sector. Unfortunately, though, housing will remain in a slump for […]

A business career is a wonderful gateway to a better life. But business also has an immense social impact.

Technology is a complementary resource for great educational institutions. It’s something we need to absorb, embrace and experiment with—while not assuming that it’s a panacea.

People without a conscience don’t need to satisfy the drive to bond and can focus entirely on the drive to acquire, making them more likely to seek leadership positions.

Rather than embracing agency theory, which promotes only rational self-interest, leaders should try to foster a structure of trust in the workplace

According to Renewed Darwinian theory, conscience is necessary for balancing man’s four basic drives as well as leading effectively.

Academics tend to focus on “The Origin of Species,” but Darwin’s later work “The Descent of Man” has fascinating insights into human behavior.

A conversation with the Harvard Business School professor.

Companies can create an oxytocin-led positive feedback loop, bettering employees and business while making customers happier—or they can lead their business into a downward spiral.

Nations where trust is high have effective governments, very tight social structures, and better interactions among people—they also have higher incomes and greater growth.