How Modern Cannabis Is Affecting Gen Z Mental Health
Summary: A decade-long analysis of roughly 35,000 Canadians shows a growing and concerning overlap between cannabis use and mental health problems. Between…
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Smoking May Lower Parkinson’s Disease Risk but Raises Mortality
Summary: A large longitudinal study of more than 410,000 adults reveals a complex association between active cigarette smoking and neurological outcomes. Published…
RNA Cleanup Technique Reveals High Resolution Brain Map
Summary: The cerebral cortex—the seat of higher cognition—depends on newly born neurons migrating to precise positions to form organized layers. New research…
Neural Switch Speeds Fear Extinction, Study Finds
Summary: Unlearning a fear response—a process called fear extinction—is essential for recovering from traumatic or threatening experiences. A recent study identifies a…
Overactive Brain Waves May Explain Distractibility
Summary: Are you frequently pulled away from tasks by a notification or a passing thought? New research suggests this may be rooted…
Overactive miRNA Weakens Blood-Brain Barrier in Rett Syndrome
Summary: Rett syndrome is usually described as a disorder of neurons, but new research shows that the brain’s vascular system — the…
COVID-19 Alters the Brain in Ways the Flu Doesn’t
Summary: New research from Tulane University shows that while both influenza and COVID-19 can cause lasting lung damage, only SARS-CoV-2 produces a…
Humanity’s Final Exam: Why the Super-Benchmark AI Fails
Summary: Standard AI benchmarks have become too easy. To challenge current systems and map the frontier of machine capability, a global consortium…
Mini AI Decodes Macaque Visual Cortex Activity
Summary: Understanding the human brain often means building ever-larger artificial intelligence systems that run on banks of supercomputers. New research takes the…
Why Superagers’ Brains Keep Growing New Neurons
Summary: Some people in their 80s preserve memories and thinking skills on par with those decades younger. A major new study identifies…
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