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·February 28, 2026·8 min read

Study Reveals What Tau PET Scans Are Actually Seeing

A high-precision study reveals that the most common tau PET tracer also reacts to iron and brain inflammation, providing a new guide for accurate diagnosis.

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·February 27, 2026·6 min read

Repeated Head Impacts, Inflammation and Memory Loss Connected

In former football players, higher inflammation levels were linked to damage in memory-related white matter pathways. The findings suggest inflammation may be part of the biological chain connecting repetitive head impacts to later cognitive decline.

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·February 26, 2026·6 min read

Gut Microbiome Reset Reduces Brain Inflammation

Healing from the inside out. Scientists discover that resetting the gut microbiome after a brain injury can "unscramble" signals to the brain and speed up cell repair.

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·February 25, 2026·8 min read

COVID-19 Uniquely Rewires the Brain Compared to the Flu

It’s not just a respiratory virus. Scientists find that COVID-19—unlike the flu—causes persistent brain inflammation and vascular injury that explains Long COVID "brain fog."

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·February 19, 2026·10 min read

Processed Foods Silence the Brain’s Fear Center

Three days is all it takes. New research proves that skipping fiber can trigger rapid inflammation in your brain's emotional center, leaving you vulnerable to poor decisions.

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·February 14, 2026·9 min read

Brain Tumor Pressure Triggers Neuron Death Pathways

It's not just the cancer that kills, it's the pressure. Scientists have discovered that physical force on the brain triggers a genetic "suicide" switch in healthy neurons.

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·February 12, 2026·7 min read

Beyond the Blood-Brain Barrier: New “Smart Gate” Shielding the Brain

For decades, we believed we understood the fortifications protecting our most vital organ. But a team of Belgian researchers just proved that the brain has been hiding a secret 'smart gate.' By identifying a unique population of 'base barrier cells' within the choroid plexus, scientists have uncovered a dynamic secondary shield that dictates exactly what—and who—gets access to the brain’s inner sanctum. This discovery doesn't just rewrite anatomy textbooks; it reveals exactly how systemic infections might be 'leaking' into our central nervous system, triggering neuroinflammation and disease.

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·October 8, 2025·9 min read

Human Brain-on-a-Chip Reveals How Inflammation Breaks the Mind

Researchers have developed brain-on-a-chip technology that uses human tissue to model how the brain’s protective barrier breaks down during inflammation and disease. The system replicates the blood-brain barrier, showing how cytokine storms and leaked blood proteins can trigger harmful changes in brain cells.

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·October 6, 2025·4 min read

CBD Calms the Inflamed Alzheimer’s Brain

A new study reveals that cannabidiol (CBD) can significantly reduce neuroinflammation associated with Alzheimer’s disease. In experiments using an Alzheimer’s mouse model, researchers found that inhaled CBD lowered the activity of key genes driving inflammation and decreased harmful proinflammatory molecules in the brain.

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·September 26, 2025·3 min read

DMT Shows Promise in Protecting the Brain After Stroke

New research shows that DMT, a natural psychoactive compound found in plants and the human brain, can protect against stroke damage in animal and cell models. Treatment with DMT reduced infarct size, brain swelling, and inflammation, while also repairing blood-brain barrier function.

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·June 24, 2025·3 min read

PET Imaging Maps Brain Inflammation in Progressive Speech Disorder

A novel PET imaging study has identified unique patterns of neuroinflammation in patients with progressive apraxia of speech (PAOS), a rare disorder that impairs the brain’s ability to plan speech. Using TSPO PET scans, researchers found elevated inflammation in brain regions involved in movement and speech, particularly in patients who also showed signs of Parkinson-plus syndromes.

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·June 24, 2025·5 min read

Rare Mutation Shields Brain from Alzheimer’s by Silencing Inflammation

A rare genetic mutation known as APOE3-R136S, or the “Christchurch mutation,” appears to protect against Alzheimer’s disease by suppressing inflammatory signaling in the brain’s immune cells. Researchers found that this mutation dampens the cGAS-STING pathway, a key innate immune mechanism that is abnormally activated in Alzheimer’s and other neurodegenerative disorders.

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neuroinflammation

Study Reveals What Tau PET Scans Are Actually Seeing

Repeated Head Impacts, Inflammation and Memory Loss Connected

Gut Microbiome Reset Reduces Brain Inflammation

COVID-19 Uniquely Rewires the Brain Compared to the Flu

Processed Foods Silence the Brain’s Fear Center

Brain Tumor Pressure Triggers Neuron Death Pathways

Beyond the Blood-Brain Barrier: New “Smart Gate” Shielding the Brain

Human Brain-on-a-Chip Reveals How Inflammation Breaks the Mind

CBD Calms the Inflamed Alzheimer’s Brain

DMT Shows Promise in Protecting the Brain After Stroke

PET Imaging Maps Brain Inflammation in Progressive Speech Disorder

Rare Mutation Shields Brain from Alzheimer’s by Silencing Inflammation

How Scientists Cracked the Ketamine Code for Depression

Brain Prioritizes “Sound Offsets” During Hearing Repair

Glucose Levels Signal the Growth of Myelin

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