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GH and IGF-1 Shape Brain Health and Drive Neuropsychiatric Disease Risk
Brain Health

GH and IGF-1 Shape Brain Health and Drive Neuropsychiatric Disease Risk

A major review reveals how growth hormone and IGF-1 regulate cognition, mood, and neurodegeneration — with direct implications for aging brains.

Research Paper
Jul 5, 2026 0
Low BDNF Linked to Sarcopenia and Worse Gait in Older Adults
Brain Health

Low BDNF Linked to Sarcopenia and Worse Gait in Older Adults

Plasma BDNF levels predict sarcopenia risk and detailed walking biomechanics in 646 older adults, illuminating the brain–muscle axis.

Research Paper
Jul 5, 2026 0
How TDP-43 Malfunction Turbocharges Alzheimer's Tau Pathology
Brain Health

How TDP-43 Malfunction Turbocharges Alzheimer's Tau Pathology

Johns Hopkins researchers reveal how TDP-43 loss accelerates toxic tau buildup, uncovering a key mechanism in Alzheimer's and related dementias.

Research Paper
Jul 5, 2026 0
Brain Shrinkage and White Matter Damage Together Predict Cognitive Decline
Brain Health

Brain Shrinkage and White Matter Damage Together Predict Cognitive Decline

A new index combining brain atrophy, white matter lesions, and cognition reveals who maintains brain health with age — and who doesn't.

Research Paper
Jul 5, 2026 0
Ido Portal on How Playful Movement Rewires Your Brain and Nervous System
Brain Health

Ido Portal on How Playful Movement Rewires Your Brain and Nervous System

Movement coach Ido Portal reveals how play, transitions states, and bodily awareness can reshape stress responses and deepen mind-body connection.

Podcast
Jul 5, 2026 0
Hippocampal Theta Waves Navigate Toward Goals, Not Just Movement
Brain Health

Hippocampal Theta Waves Navigate Toward Goals, Not Just Movement

New research reveals hippocampal theta sweeps encode goal direction during navigation, offering clues to memory and spatial planning circuits.

Research Paper
Jul 4, 2026 0
Spinal Cord Tau Tangles Drive Alzheimer's Touch Loss and Cognitive Decline
Brain Health

Spinal Cord Tau Tangles Drive Alzheimer's Touch Loss and Cognitive Decline

New research links spinal cord tau pathology to tactile deficits and cognitive impairment in Alzheimer's via disrupted CCK neurons.

Research Paper
Jul 4, 2026 0
How the Brain's Internal Clocks Shape Thought and Behavior
Brain Health

How the Brain's Internal Clocks Shape Thought and Behavior

A computational review reveals how neural timescales link brain structure, dynamics, and cognition — with implications for brain health.

Review
Jul 4, 2026 0
Smart Material Opens Its Pores on Demand to Capture Xenon Gas
Brain Health

Smart Material Opens Its Pores on Demand to Capture Xenon Gas

A flexible 3D crystal framework selectively traps xenon over krypton using temperature and the gas itself as triggers.

Research Paper
Jul 4, 2026 0
How Norway's Educational Rise Changed the Genetic Blueprint for Women's Schooling
Brain Health

How Norway's Educational Rise Changed the Genetic Blueprint for Women's Schooling

A century of twin data reveals women's educational attainment became steadily more heritable as Norway expanded opportunity and gender equality.

Research Paper
Jul 4, 2026 0
FIFA Consensus Panel Unveils FOCUS Protocol for On-Pitch Concussion Assessment
Brain Health

FIFA Consensus Panel Unveils FOCUS Protocol for On-Pitch Concussion Assessment

A new 45-item standardized protocol aims to close the gap in sideline concussion evaluation during live football matches worldwide.

Research Paper
Jul 4, 2026 0
Small Molecule XL20 Extends ALS Mouse Survival by Targeting TDP-43 Toxicity
Brain Health

Small Molecule XL20 Extends ALS Mouse Survival by Targeting TDP-43 Toxicity

A brain-penetrant compound targets a key region of TDP-43, reducing motor neuron loss and extending survival in ALS mouse models.

Research Paper
Jul 4, 2026 0
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