Study Links Gut Inflammation to Long COVID Fatigue
Summary: New research reveals a clear connection between gut health and post-COVID syndrome (PCS). The study finds that people with prior gastrointestinal…
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Study Finds Social Media Use Increases Depression Risk
Summary: A new longitudinal study from the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) indicates that rising social media use among preteens is…
Gene Linked to Increased Light Sensitivity in Migraine Patients
Summary: Researchers have identified a brain molecule called NEAT1 that appears to drive light sensitivity (photophobia), a frequent and painful symptom of…
How Social Connections Can Help You Live Longer
Summary: A new study finds that older adults who remain socially engaged have a substantially lower risk of death over four years…
DNA Methylation in Serotonin System Linked to Autism
Summary: A recent study has identified abnormal DNA methylation patterns in the dorsal raphe, a brain region central to serotonin signaling, in…
Parental Mental Illness Raises Risk of Mental Disorders in Children
Summary: A new long-term study confirms that children of parents with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder face a clearly elevated risk of developing…
Potassium Channel Drug Could Transform Depression Treatment
Summary: Two recent studies indicate that ezogabine, a drug previously approved for epilepsy, may relieve depressive symptoms by acting on potassium channels…
Small Brain Folds Predict Children’s Reasoning Abilities
Summary: New research shows that small, shallow grooves on the human brain—known as tertiary sulci—are closely associated with reasoning skills and functional…
AI-Guided Gene Vectors Target Brain and Spinal Cord Cells
Summary: Researchers have engineered a suite of adeno-associated virus (AAV) systems that deliver genes to specific neuron and glial subtypes in the…
The Growing Mental Health Toll of Long COVID on Children
Summary: A recent study from the Kennedy Krieger Institute finds that nearly 40% of children evaluated for long COVID report meaningful symptoms…
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