Simple Dietary Switches Lower Clinical Depression
Summary: A randomized controlled tria demonstrated that incorporating a single glass of 100% fruit juice or a smoothie…
Research challenges calcium and vitamin D use for bone health
Researchers in Canada evaluated 69 trials involving 153,902 participants, most of whom were community-dwelling and not at high…
A Single Dose of Psilocybin Eased Nerve Pain in Mice for Weeks
Credit: Pexels For millions of adults worldwide, nerve pain feels like a constant, inescapable electric shock. Standard medications…
New Fathers Show Rapid Brain Changes in the First Six Weeks After Birth
Credit: Pexels Motherhood profoundly rewires the brain, causing structural and functional changes that enhance empathy, social cognition, and…
People Were Fitted With Wings in VR and Their Brains Started Treating Them Almost Like Body Parts
Credit: Pexels Twenty-five volunteers put on VR headsets, moved their arms and twisted their wrists. On screen, feathered…
Compensator Wasps Proven to Save Colonies from Chaos
Summary: A new study revealed how social insect colonies survive the violent, chaotic aftermath of losing their queen.…
Ear-Based Vagus Stimulation Boosts Brain Motor Zones
Summary: A precision neuroengineering study provided the first localized evidence of how noninvasive vagus nerve stimulation interacts with…
Targeted nerve stimulation boosts movement-related brain activity in humans
The vagus nerve connects the brain to major organs throughout the body and plays important roles in many bodily functions.…
Astrocyte Sodium Levels Vary to Match Local Synaptic Needs
Summary: A new study has upended the long-held neurological assumption that sodium concentrations are uniform across the brain’s…
Psilocybin Resets Brain Pain Networks and Boosts Painkillers
Summary: A single dose of psilocybin, the active compound found in psychedelic magic mushrooms, can significantly reduce chronic…
Structured Programs Physically Slow Down Biological Aging
Summary: A major randomized clinical trial established that structured lifestyle interventions—such as healthy eating, regular exercise, and social…
Large Rewards Accelerate Learning Speed by Extending Brain Signals
Summary: A paradigm-shifting study has upended a decades-long neurological assumption that learning speed depends entirely on repetition and…