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·September 19, 2026·5 min read

The Placenta May Decide Autism Vulnerability

A new study finds maternal inflammation damages placental spongiotrophoblasts, driving male-specific autism risk before brain sex differentiation.

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·August 5, 2026·8 min read

Inflammatory Bowel Disease Increases Psychiatric Risk

IBD increases psychiatric disorder risk starting three years before diagnosis and lasting up to a decade post-diagnosis.

Autism Featured Neuroscience

·July 23, 2026·8 min read

Study Shows Rapid Reversal of Autism Traits

Asingle dose of the mTOR inhibitor rapamycin rapidly reverses autism-like behaviors and abnormal brain connectivity in adult mice exposed to maternal inflammation during development.

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·July 7, 2026·10 min read

Inflammation Forces Brain Stem Cells to Halt Neurogenesis

Chronic inflammation halts adult hippocampal neurogenesis by forcing neural stem cells into an active immune state.

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·June 29, 2026·12 min read

Arthritis Drug Found to Reduce Excessive Alcohol Use

An FDA-approved rheumatoid arthritis drug targeting the IL-6 receptor significantly reduces excessive alcohol consumption in alcohol-dependent female mice. The treatment functions by blocking neuroinflammatory pathways that suppress the GABAergic braking system in the central amygdala, a mechanism corroborated by elevated IL-6 expression found in postmortem human AUD brain tissue.

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·June 25, 2026·9 min read

Immune Receptor TREM-1 Amplifies Neuroinflammation

A new study outlines the biological role of TREM-1 as a master upstream amplifier of innate immunity, highlighting its synergy with Toll-like receptors and its emergence as a high-value therapeutic target for stopping acute sepsis, inflammatory arthritis, and microglial-driven neurodegeneration.

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·June 24, 2026·7 min read

Bodily Inflammation Shapes the Brain and Behavior

A new study reveals bodily inflammation alters brain function, driving the profound sickness behavior and depression experienced during both acute infections and chronic autoimmune diseases.

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·June 18, 2026·8 min read

Brain Inflammation Linked to Chronic Depression and Anxiety

A new study found that psychiatric complications like depression, anxiety, and altered behavior are incredibly common among encephalitis survivors.

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Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·June 10, 2026·8 min read

Childhood Trauma Timing Rewires Brain Fear Circuits

A new study demonstrates that childhood maltreatment alters the interaction between fear-related brain function and systemic inflammation.

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Featured Neurology Neuroscience

·June 6, 2026·10 min read

Touch Neurons That Drive Chronic Eczema Itch Revealed

A new study identifies the precise molecular and cellular mechanisms behind mechanical itch sensations.

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Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·May 20, 2026·12 min read

Arthritis Drug Rescues Hard-to-Treat Depression

The anti-inflammatory drug tocilizumab can successfully induce remission in patients struggling with treatment-resistant depression.

Brain Cancer Featured Neurology Neuroscience

·April 20, 2026·6 min read

Exercise and Ibuprofen May Shield Against Chemo Brain

A Phase II trial finds that walking and resistance exercise, along with low-dose ibuprofen, can protect cancer patients from "chemo brain" during treatment.

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inflammation

The Placenta May Decide Autism Vulnerability

Inflammatory Bowel Disease Increases Psychiatric Risk

Study Shows Rapid Reversal of Autism Traits

Inflammation Forces Brain Stem Cells to Halt Neurogenesis

Arthritis Drug Found to Reduce Excessive Alcohol Use

Immune Receptor TREM-1 Amplifies Neuroinflammation

Bodily Inflammation Shapes the Brain and Behavior

Brain Inflammation Linked to Chronic Depression and Anxiety

Childhood Trauma Timing Rewires Brain Fear Circuits

Touch Neurons That Drive Chronic Eczema Itch Revealed

Arthritis Drug Rescues Hard-to-Treat Depression

Exercise and Ibuprofen May Shield Against Chemo Brain

Neck Cancer Surgery May Disrupt Brain Drainage and Cognition

Neurodevelopmental Syndrome Linked to Partial Loss of BRSK1

Daily Cannabis Might Make Epilepsy Worse

Bullfrog Brains Produce Their Own Emergency Fuel When Glucose Runs Out

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