Child Neglect Alone Rewires Children’s Brains
Summary: New neuroimaging research shows that child neglect, even when it occurs without physical or emotional abuse, can change key brain pathways.…
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Study Finds Gut Immune Cells Migrate to Alzheimer’s Brain
Summary: Scientists at the Buck Institute have identified an unexpected connection between gut immune cells and the brain in a mouse model…
First Ever Personalized Spinal Implant Surgery Restores Mobility
Summary: Surgeons at UC San Diego Health have completed the world’s first anterior cervical spine surgery using a fully personalized implant created…
Why Most Alternative Autism Treatments Lack Scientific Evidence
Summary: A comprehensive umbrella review of 248 meta-analyses examining complementary, alternative and integrative medicines (CAIMs) for autism found no robust evidence to…
Brain Rewiring Predicts Alzheimer’s Years Before Symptoms
Summary: Researchers report that people with Alzheimer’s disease exhibit unusually high neural flexibility—the frequent reorganization of functional brain networks—even while at rest.…
How Immune Cells Shape Adolescent Brain Development
Summary: Adolescence is a critical period for the frontal cortex, where executive functions mature and the brain is especially vulnerable to psychiatric…
Midlife Unhappiness Hump Has Disappeared, Study Reveals Cost
Summary: A major new study reports that the long-standing “unhappiness hump” in midlife — a peak in mental distress around middle age…
Study Finds Cannabis Linked to Lower Insomnia and Anxiety
Summary: A recent real-world analysis indicates that cannabis-based medicinal products may provide sustained improvements in sleep for people with insomnia. In a…
Overactive Neurons Could Drive Cell Death in Parkinson’s Disease
Summary: A new study demonstrates that prolonged overactivation of dopamine-producing neurons can drive their degeneration in a pattern that mirrors Parkinson’s disease.…
How Breathwork and Music Trigger Psychedelic-Like Bliss in the Brain
Summary: New research finds that practicing high ventilation breathwork (HVB) while listening to music can produce profound altered states of consciousness similar…
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