Nasal Spray Reverses Brain Aging and Inflammation
Summary: For decades, “neuroinflammaging”, the slow-burning inflammation that causes brain fog and memory decline, was considered an unavoidable part…
Noise is the Signal: Why Weak Brain Connections Predict Behavior
Summary: For years, neuroscientists have focused on the strongest 10% of brain signals, dismissing the rest as “noise.”…
Environmental enrichment found to weaken stress-triggered fentanyl relapse
Combating the opioid crisis relies on identifying new prevention strategies for problematic fentanyl use. In a collaboration between Washington State University and Washington University in St.…
Brain’s Endurance Program: Hypothalamus Remembers Exercise
Summary: We usually think of fitness as something that happens in the muscles, lungs, and heart. However, a…
Parkinson’s Meds Accidentally Trigger Bacteria to “Eat” Levodopa
Summary: Levodopa is the primary weapon against Parkinson’s disease, and COMT inhibitors (COMT-Is) are designed to be its…
The AI Brain That Gets Smarter by Shrinking
Summary: In the world of AI, bigger is usually seen as better—but this leads to massive energy consumption…
New combination therapy shows safer approach to treating Alzheimer’s disease
A new study finds that combining the current medications for Alzheimer’s disease with small molecules derived from micronutrients…
Combined Body-Mind Exercise Reshapes the ADHD Brain
Summary: For children with ADHD, a simple run on the treadmill might not be enough. A multicenter randomized…
Gladstone investigator wins MIND Prize to decode hidden Alzheimer’s genetics
Gladstone Institutes investigator Ryan Corces, PhD, has been named a 2026 winner of the Pershing Square Foundation’s MIND Prize, a…
AI Body Gap: Why Robots Need “Internal Feelings” to be Safe
Summary: When you reach for a saltshaker, your brain isn’t just calculating coordinates; it’s listening to your body’s…
Wetware AI: Living Brain Cells Trained to Run Chaos Math
Summary: The line between biology and computer science just got even blurrier. Researchers have successfully trained living rat…
Noninvasive Stimulation “Talks” to the Brain’s Memory Center
Summary: For years, the hippocampus—the brain’s engine for memory and emotion—was considered “out of reach” for noninvasive treatments…