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·June 16, 2026·9 min read

Pairing Psilocybin With Stillness Could Permanently Rewire the Brain

Researchers aim to discover if mindfulness practices can provide the cognitive scaffolding necessary to sustain the intense neuroplastic states and narrative deconstruction induced by psilocybin therapy.

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·June 16, 2026·10 min read

Perceived Loneliness Faster Predictor of Cognitive Decline Than Isolation

New research determined that perceived loneliness, rather than objective social isolation, is a powerful driver of cognitive impairment and shortened lifespans in older adults.

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·June 16, 2026·11 min read

Child’s Eye Movements Unlock Secrets to Early Depression Risk

Researchers revealed a novel transactional relationship between childhood depressive symptoms and visual attentional biases.

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·June 16, 2026·10 min read

Macular Degeneration Linked to Increased Risk of Cancer

A new study has established a significant biological link between neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) and a selective increased risk for specific malignancies.

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·June 15, 2026·12 min read

Adaptive Deep Brain Stimulation Fixes Parkinson’s Walking Gait

A novel form of closed-loop adaptive deep brain stimulation (aDBS) adjusts in real time to improve gait symmetry and significantly reduce falls.

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·June 15, 2026·10 min read

Cohabitation Drives Transmission of Diabetes Linked Microbes

Household cohabitation serves as the definitive engine for strain-level oral and gut microbiome alignment, completely independent of genetic kinship.

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·June 15, 2026·11 min read

Young People Turn to AI for Mental Health Support

A new study demonstrates that 18% of college students use generative AI for mental health support, with usage rates doubling among students suffering from severe anxiety, depression, and suicidality.

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·June 15, 2026·8 min read

Behavioral Mapping Tames Hallucinations in Alzheimer’s Psychosis

A new report outlines a critical, person-centered framework to manage Alzheimer's-related psychosis without relying on high-risk sedatives.

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·June 15, 2026·8 min read

Attention Networks Predict Adult Language Learning Success

An adult's language learning velocity and ultimate success are predicted by the baseline organization of their attention and cognitive control networks.

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·June 15, 2026·10 min read

Bilingual Brains Use a Single Shared Engine for Grammar

A new study demonstrates that bilingualism is powered by a single, shared neural engine that cuts across separate languages.

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·June 15, 2026·9 min read

Obesity Accelerates Cognitive Aging

Obesity-induced memory loss and natural age-related cognitive decline share an identical pathological pathway inside the brain.

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·June 14, 2026·11 min read

Psilocybin Unlocks Lost Memories in an Alzheimer’s Patient

A new study demonstrates that a single dose of psilocybin-containing mushrooms temporarily restored spontaneous speech, motor independence, and urinary continence in an 80-year-old woman with advanced Alzheimer's disease.