Brain Health
Higher Fitness and Lean Mass Linked to Less Anxiety and Depression in Children
A JAMA study of 207 preadolescents finds visceral fat predicts worse mental health while fitness and muscle mass are protective.
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Jul 7, 2026 0
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Morning Grogginess Linked to Worse Cognitive Performance in Older Adults
Sleep inertia — that groggy feeling after waking — predicts poorer cognitive test scores in seniors, beyond general sleepiness measures.
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Curcumin Blocks Copper-Driven Neuron Death in Parkinson's Disease Models
Curcumin protects dopaminergic neurons by suppressing cuproptosis through autophagy activation via the AKT/mTOR/P70S6K pathway.
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Jul 7, 2026 0
Brain Health
Lithium Rewires Alzheimer's Brain Proteins Through mTOR Pathway
Chronic lithium treatment reshapes hippocampal protein networks tied to PI3K-mTOR signaling in an Alzheimer's mouse model, hinting at new neuroprotective mechanisms.
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Jul 7, 2026 0
Sleep & Recovery
Why Sleep Disruption Hits Autistic and ADHD Brains Harder Than Most
Over 15% of the global population is neurodivergent, yet no integrated model links their sleep, circadian, and mental health struggles.
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Zika Virus Triggers Alzheimer's-Like Tau Buildup and Memory Loss in Adult Mice
Zika infection drives persistent tau phosphorylation and cognitive deficits in mice, revealing a viral pathway to neurodegeneration.
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Improving Lifestyle Habits at Any Level Cuts Dementia Risk by 63% Over a Decade
A 10-year Chinese cohort study finds that moving toward healthier behaviors—even moderately—dramatically lowers cognitive impairment risk in older adults.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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