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Copper Drug Clears Alzheimer's Proteins and Restores Memory in Study
A copper-based drug restored the brain's waste-clearing system, reducing toxic amyloid proteins by 42% and improving spatial memory by 44% in lab studies.
Feeling Lonely Speeds Cognitive Decline More Than Being Alone
New research shows perceived loneliness accelerates cognitive decline and reduces lifespan, while objective social isolation has no consistent link to cognitive impairment.
Diabetes and Dementia: 10 Evidence-Based Connections
Diabetes and dementia are closely linked through insulin resistance, blood vessel damage, and shared mechanisms. Learn how diabetes drugs may protect the brain.
Children's Gaze Patterns Reveal Early Depression Risk, Study Finds
A new study shows that depressive symptoms alter how children attend to emotional faces, with effects varying by family history of depression.
Can Mindfulness Make Psilocybin's Brain Rewiring Permanent?
USC launches a clinical trial testing whether eight weeks of mindfulness meditation can amplify and sustain psilocybin's neuroplastic effects, tracking 72 participants with fMRI, EEG, and microbiome data.
Retinal Photos and AI Predict Early Alzheimer's Risk Factors
Routine retinal photographs analyzed by AI can predict Alzheimer's risk factors like high blood pressure and smoking decades before symptoms appear, offering a low-cost screening tool.
Obesity Accelerates Brain Aging Through Same Pathway as Natural Decline
New research reveals that obesity-induced memory loss and age-related cognitive decline share the same molecular mechanism in the brain, opening a new target for intervention.
How Cortical Geometry, Wiring, and Function Can Supercharge Recurrent Neural Networks
Using data from 12,000 neurons, researchers built brain-like networks that learn faster and organize like real cortex.
Why Severely Stressed Students Are Turning to AI for Therapy
New research shows 18% of college students use generative AI for mental health, with double the usage among those with severe anxiety, depression, or suicidality.
Attention Networks Predict Adult Language Learning Success
New research shows that baseline organization of attention and cognitive control networks, not classic language areas, predicts how quickly and well adults learn a new language.
Saliva Test Reveals 10 Biomarkers of Sleep Deprivation
Researchers identified a 10-biomarker signature in saliva that accurately detects acute sleep deprivation, paving the way for a rapid fatigue test similar to a breathalyzer.
Psilocybin Temporarily Restores Speech and Movement in Advanced Alzheimer’s Patient
A new case report shows that a single dose of psilocybin temporarily restored speech, motor independence, and bladder control in an 80-year-old woman with advanced Alzheimer’s disease.