Brain Health
Boosting Astrocyte Sox9 Clears Alzheimer's Plaques and Saves Memory in Mice
Overexpressing Sox9 in brain support cells triggers plaque cleanup and protects cognition in Alzheimer's mouse models.
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Apr 26, 2026 0
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Ketamine's Antidepressant Secret Unlocks New GPCR Drug Targets
Researchers decoded how ketamine fights depression via opioid receptors, revealing a roadmap to safer, more targeted antidepressants.
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Apr 26, 2026 0
Brain Health
Harvard Finds Gut Bacteria Fuel Depression by Triggering Hidden Inflammation
A gut microbe converts a common pollutant into an inflammation trigger linked to depression, revealing a new molecular pathway.
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Apr 26, 2026 0
Brain Health
How Movement and Song Protect Your Brain's Language Circuits Over Time
Rockefeller neuroscientist Dr. Erich Jarvis reveals how speech, music, and dance share deep neural roots — and why staying active may preserve cognitive function.
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Apr 26, 2026 0
Brain Health
Clot-Busting Drug After Stroke Thrombectomy Shows No Added Benefit in Brain Stem Strokes
A randomized trial finds intra-arterial alteplase after successful thrombectomy does not improve outcomes in posterior circulation stroke.
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Apr 26, 2026 0
Brain Health
Wearable Electromagnetic Headband Enters RCT for Treatment-Resistant Depression
A Danish double-blind RCT tests a novel at-home electromagnetic field headband against sham for moderate-to-severe depression over 8 weeks.
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Apr 24, 2026 0
Brain Health
NR Supplementation Improves Brain Blood Flow and Cognition in PAD Patients
A 4-week pilot trial finds nicotinamide riboside boosts cerebrovascular response and cognitive performance in older adults with peripheral artery disease.
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Apr 24, 2026 0
Brain Health
Dopamine Disruption in a Key Memory Hub May Drive Early Alzheimer's Symptoms
New research links early dopamine neuron dysfunction in the entorhinal cortex to memory loss in Alzheimer's — and L-DOPA reversed it in mice.
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Apr 24, 2026 0
Brain Health
Cancer-Like Mutations in Brain Immune Cells May Fuel Alzheimer's Neuroinflammation
Somatic mutations found in cancer driver genes accumulate in Alzheimer's brain macrophages, potentially driving the neuroinflammation that accelerates disease.
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Apr 24, 2026 0
Brain Health
Medical Digital Twins Could Revolutionize Personalized Medicine and AI Healthcare
Stanford-led framework defines the five core components of medical digital twins and maps how AI plus mechanistic modeling can create living patient simulations.
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Apr 23, 2026 0
Brain Health
Negative Physical and Social Environments Measurably Speed Up Brain Aging
New Nature Medicine research links harmful physical and social exposures to accelerated brain aging, with major implications for dementia prevention.
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Apr 23, 2026 0
Brain Health
Hypertension Subtype Predicts Who Benefits From Blood Thinners After Cryptogenic Stroke
A secondary analysis of the ARCADIA trial finds that high-risk hypertension features eliminate the benefit of anticoagulation over aspirin in cryptogenic stroke patients.
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Apr 23, 2026 0