Psychedelics and Ketamine Rewire Brain Immune Signals in Depression
Summary: A study uncovered a novel neuroimmune mechanism explaining how rapid-acting antidepressants, including ketamine and psychedelics, alleviate treatment-resistant…
Heavy TV Watching Systematically Shrinks Your Brain
Summary: By analyzing data from the historic Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study, the team discovered that adults…
C1 Neurons Identified as Master Anxiety Switch
Summary: Researchers discovered that a specific subpopulation of epinephrine-producing cells, known as C1 neurons, act as master controllers…
Ketogenic Diet Eases Schizophrenia and Bipolar Symptoms
Summary: Researchers demonstrated that a ketogenic diet, which shifts the body away from glucose and toward fat-derived ketones…
Hello Houston – The Commuter Cut (July 7, 2026) – Houston Public Media
Hello Houston: The Commuter Cut In today’s edition of “The Commuter Cut,” Ernie and guest host Robert Arnold…
Long-Term Iron Accumulation Strips Neurons of Disease Resilience
Summary: Neurodegenerative conditions like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases afflict tens of millions of people worldwide, driven by a…
Rotating Spiral Brain Waves Act as a Space-and-Time Clock
Summary: Researchers identified a new class of traveling brain waves that rotate over space and time. The study…
Great Apes Shatter Human Models of Social Intelligence
Summary: Great ape cognition is highly individualized, dynamic, and structurally distinct from human intelligence. Tracking 48 chimpanzees, bonobos,…
Psilocybin Unlocks Lost Memories in an Alzheimer’s Patient
Summary: An extraordinary clinical case report tracking an octogenarian managing advanced Alzheimer’s disease has prompted neuroscientists to re-evaluate…
Hypothalamic Histamine Waves Open and Close Memory Access
Summary: Researchers identified the subcortical mechanism behind everyday memory variability, proving that sudden failure to recall information is…