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·November 9, 2026·7 min read

Psychedelics Linked to Lower Anxiety and Depression in Young Adults

Do psychedelics benefit all ages equally? A study of over 1,000 adults from Durham University finds that classic psychedelics like psilocybin and LSD correlate with lower anxiety and depression in younger adults, but the mental health link fades entirely with advancing age.

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·November 6, 2026·6 min read

Can Obesity Drugs Protect the Brain?

Can blockbuster weight-loss medications save your memory? A review in Science by researchers at the Universities of Copenhagen and Gothenburg dissects how GLP-1 drugs affect cognitive pathways, evaluating the boundary between systemic metabolic fixes and direct brain actions.

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·October 29, 2026·5 min read

New Transporter Bypasses Blood-Brain Barrier to Deliver Creatine

How can drugs bypass the brain's tightest security checkpoint? Researchers at the University of Eastern Finland discovered that hijacking the sodium-dependent multivitamin transporter (SMVT) allows creatine derivatives to cross the blood-brain barrier, offering hope for rare deficiency syndromes.

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·October 21, 2026·5 min read

Cancer Drug Halts Fragile Brain Bleeds

Cerebral Cavernous Malformation causes fragile, bleeding vascular lesions in the brain with no non-surgical treatment options. Researchers discovered that dabrafenib, an approved childhood cancer drug, suppresses vessel leakage and shrinks lesions in preclinical models.

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·October 7, 2026·6 min read

Statins Linked to Reduced Glaucoma Risk and Slower Progression

A new study in 420,000 adults links statin medications to a 15% lower glaucoma risk and a 55% drop in surgical interventions.

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·October 5, 2026·7 min read

Existing Drug Could Halt Brain Inflammation in Alzheimer’s

Blocking the P2X7 receptor halts neuroinflammation in human brain tissue, offering a target for Alzheimer's and TBI.

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·September 30, 2026·5 min read

Rapamycin Boosts Brain Blood Flow in Alzheimer’s Gene Carriers

Low-dose rapamycin significantly boosts brain blood flow in healthy middle-aged APOE4 carriers, with greatest gains in women.

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·September 28, 2026·6 min read

Daily Cannabis Might Make Epilepsy Worse

Near-daily cannabis use is linked to twice as many convulsive seizures and faster drug resistance in adults with severe epilepsy.

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·July 31, 2026·7 min read

Ketamine Reshapes Neural Networks and Neuroplasticity

Ketamine triggers a corticosterone-FKBP51 signaling pathway in female mice that prompts microglia to clear extracellular matrix and enhance synaptic plasticity, an immune-driven mechanism absent in males.

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·July 29, 2026·8 min read

Oral Ozempic Cuts Heavy Drinking and Cravings

Oral semaglutide reduces heavy drinking days, daily cravings, and alcohol-related problems in adults with Alcohol Use Disorder.

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·July 27, 2026·8 min read

Battery-Free Sweat Patch to Track Parkinson’s Meds

Engineers develop self-powered wearable sweat patch for continuous levodopa tracking in Parkinson's.

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·July 24, 2026·9 min read

Future Obesity Drugs to Target Specific Brain Circuits

Using site-specific knockout mouse models, researchers found that GIPR agonists suppress appetite via the brainstem, while GIPR antagonists act in the hypothalamus to release a "brake" on hindbrain satiety.

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neuropharmacology

Psychedelics Linked to Lower Anxiety and Depression in Young Adults

Can Obesity Drugs Protect the Brain?

New Transporter Bypasses Blood-Brain Barrier to Deliver Creatine

Cancer Drug Halts Fragile Brain Bleeds

Statins Linked to Reduced Glaucoma Risk and Slower Progression

Existing Drug Could Halt Brain Inflammation in Alzheimer’s

Rapamycin Boosts Brain Blood Flow in Alzheimer’s Gene Carriers

Daily Cannabis Might Make Epilepsy Worse

Ketamine Reshapes Neural Networks and Neuroplasticity

Oral Ozempic Cuts Heavy Drinking and Cravings

Battery-Free Sweat Patch to Track Parkinson’s Meds

Future Obesity Drugs to Target Specific Brain Circuits

CASS4 Gene Directs Microglia to Contain Alzheimer’s Plaques

Early Infections Prime the Brain for Alzheimer’s

Pregnancy Cannabis Abuse Triples Postpartum Psychosis Risk

Stem Cells Recreate the Human Placenta’s Hidden First Steps

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