AI Maps Regional Brain Age and Alzheimer’s Risk
Summary: Researchers trained a deep neural network on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans from nearly 15,000 cognitively healthy…
Psychedelics and Ketamine Rewire Brain Immune Signals in Depression
Summary: A study uncovered a novel neuroimmune mechanism explaining how rapid-acting antidepressants, including ketamine and psychedelics, alleviate treatment-resistant…
Community Gatherings Halve Cognitive Disability Risk in Older Adults
Summary: A four-year longitudinal study demonstrates that participation in community gathering places significantly reduces the risk of cognitive…
Oral Ozempic Cuts Heavy Drinking and Cravings
Summary: In a clinical trial, oral semaglutide was found to significantly reduce heavy drinking days, daily cravings, and…
How Colony Bats Harmonize Their Sonar
Summary: Researchers discovered that greater Japanese horseshoe bats adjust and align their echolocation call frequencies when living in…
Study Overturns Decades of External Axon Growth Theory
Summary: Researchers discovered that axon generation is actually an autonomous, internally driven process. The team proved that young…
Ketogenic Diet Eases Schizophrenia and Bipolar Symptoms
Summary: Researchers demonstrated that a ketogenic diet, which shifts the body away from glucose and toward fat-derived ketones…
Single Cocaine Exposure Leaves a Long-Lasting Genetic Scar
Summary: Researchers discovered that just a single exposure to cocaine induces profound, long-lasting structural changes inside key brain…
LLMs and Math Combine to Map Human Decision-Making
Summary: A new study introduces an automated cognitive mapping framework that pairs the raw computational power of Large…
Long-Term Iron Accumulation Strips Neurons of Disease Resilience
Summary: Neurodegenerative conditions like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases afflict tens of millions of people worldwide, driven by a…
In a First Episode of Psychosis (FEP), Distinct Symptoms, Cognition, and EEG Measures Seen in Cannabis Users vs. Non-Users
A team led by a two-time BBRF grantee has published research suggesting the possibility that cannabis use in…
Trauma Therapy Reverses PTSD in Psychosis Patients
Summary: A new study reveals that individuals living with co-occurring psychosis and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) can safely…