Gut fungus shapes alcohol preference opening doors to new treatments
New research has found a connection between a human-resident fungus, Candida albicans, and the brain’s dopamine reward pathway,…
New insights into MDMA therapy for PTSD and beyond
A comprehensive peer-reviewed invited review published today in Psychedelics by Dr. Kenji Hashimoto and colleagues (Dr. Mingming Zhao…
Keto diet may protect brain from genetic Alzheimer’s
A high-fat, low-carb ketogenic diet may protect the brain from early Alzheimer’s disease changes in people genetically at…
Immune-informed brain aging research offers new treatment possibilities, speakers say | MIT News
Understanding how interactions between the central nervous system and the immune system contribute to problems of aging, including…
AlphaFold3 predicts bitter taste receptor structures with greater accuracy
Receptor proteins, expressed on the cell surface or within the cell, bind to different signaling molecules, known as…