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Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·July 8, 2026·10 min read

Ketogenic Diet Eases Schizophrenia and Bipolar Symptoms

The ketogenic diet is a highly feasible, safe, and potentially transformative intervention for serious mental illness.

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Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·July 6, 2026·10 min read

Mediterranean Diet Boosts Psychological Well-Being Over Age 50

A new study demonstrates that adherence to a Mediterranean diet significantly boosts positive psychological well-being (autonomy, purpose, and self-realization) in people over 50. The research proved this protective nutritional effect is completely independent of socioeconomic status and successfully cushioned individuals against emotional decline during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Featured Genetics Neuroscience

·July 2, 2026·9 min read

Maternal High-Fructose Diets Epigenetically Scar Fetal Brain Cells

A maternal diet high in fructose corn syrup programs permanent learning and memory deficits in adult offspring. The mechanism is driven by lasting epigenetic imprints on fetal neural stem cells that silence neurogenesis genes into adulthood, establishing a direct "biological memory" of prenatal maternal nutrition.

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Featured Neuroscience

·June 24, 2026·11 min read

Body Clock Dictates Morning Calorie Burning

A new study has proven that the human endogenous circadian clock independently drives a 24-hour rhythm in diet-induced thermogenesis, causing calorie burning after meals to peak in the biological morning and hit its lowest baseline in the biological evening.

Featured Neuroscience

·June 17, 2026·10 min read

Oral Contraceptives Linked to Binge Eating Risk

A new study establishes a link between combined oral contraceptives and increased emotional eating.

Featured Genetics Neuroscience

·June 11, 2026·10 min read

Gut Blockage Linked to Prolonged Sleep and Food Avoidance

Mirroring human neonatal obstructions like meconium ileus, this trial establishes Drosophila as an essential model to decipher how mechanical gut signals directly override central sleep-wake and appetite pathways.

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Featured Neuroscience

·June 5, 2026·8 min read

Early Life Diet Linked to Adolescent Intelligence

Researchers discovered discovered that sub-optimal nutrition during the first years of life correlates with lower intelligence scores during adolescence, even after accounting for external confounding influences.

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Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·May 27, 2026·11 min read

Simple Dietary Switches Lower Clinical Depression

Can a minor, cost-effective adjustment to your morning routine serve as a legitimate tool to combat depression? A randomized controlled trial shows that drinking a daily glass of 100% fruit juice or a smoothie significantly improves mental wellbeing.

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Neuroscience

·May 22, 2026·11 min read

Gut Signals Swap Sugar Cravings for Protein Selection

How does the gastrointestinal tract track a lack of protein and command the brain to swap food preferences? A new study reveals a dual-track gut-brain signaling axis triggered by protein deficiency.

Featured Neuroscience

·May 18, 2026·8 min read

Added Sugar Restricts Full Memory Recovery After Dietary Switch

Can a healthy diet fully reverse the cognitive damage caused by years of junk food? A systematic review and meta-analysis reveals that while improving nutritional quality significantly benefits memory, the recovery is fundamentally incomplete.