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·April 20, 2026·9 min read

Gut Bacteria May Predict Parkinson’s Before Symptoms Appear

A major study identifies 176 gut microbe species that signal Parkinson’s risk years before symptoms, suggesting that gut health is a key early warning system for the disease.

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·March 23, 2026·7 min read

Multiple Sclerosis Prevalence Doubled in Two Decades

MS prevalence has doubled since 2000, driven by better diagnostics and longer life expectancy. However, researchers warn of significant inequalities, with patients in deprived areas facing higher mortality and delayed care.

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·March 10, 2026·8 min read

Mind’s Eye Cinema: Reconstructing “Movies” Directly the Brain

Scientists develop a "brain-to-video" algorithm that reconstructs exactly what a mouse is seeing in high-quality 10-second clips.

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·March 9, 2026·7 min read

Fitter Brains Get a Bigger Boost from Every Workout

New research suggests that improving your aerobic fitness (VO2 Max) actually trains your brain to produce higher levels of the neuroprotective protein BDNF after exercise.

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·November 5, 2025·7 min read

AI Creates the Most Detailed 3D Map of the Human Brain Ever Made

A new AI-powered atlas called NextBrain allows researchers to visualize the human brain in unprecedented detail, down to hundreds of tiny subregions previously invisible on MRI scans. Built from 10,000 microscopic slices of post-mortem brains and aligned with AI, the atlas precisely maps 333 brain regions in 3D.

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·October 30, 2025·6 min read

Common Antidepressant Eases Core Symptoms Within Two Weeks

A new analysis of the PANDA clinical trial reveals that sertraline, one of the most prescribed antidepressants, improves key emotional symptoms of depression—such as sadness, self-loathing, and suicidal thoughts—within just two weeks of treatment. Using network analysis to assess individual symptoms, researchers found that the drug also eased anxiety early on, while somatic effects like fatigue and low libido appeared but later stabilized.

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·October 20, 2025·10 min read

Electronic Eye Implant Restores Reading Vision in AMD

A groundbreaking European trial has shown that a new electronic eye implant, paired with augmented-reality glasses, can restore reading vision to patients blinded by geographic atrophy from dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD). The device, called the PRIMA System, enabled 84% of participants to read letters, numbers, and words through previously sightless eyes.

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·October 14, 2025·8 min read

Exercise Boosts Women’s Brain Power More Than Ovulation Timing

While women’s reaction times and accuracy peak during ovulation, physical activity level plays a far greater role in cognitive performance. Inactive participants had reaction times around 70 milliseconds slower and made three times as many impulsive errors compared to active women, regardless of menstrual phase.

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·August 10, 2025·5 min read

Electric Ear Stimulation Boosts Power for Self-Compassion

A new study finds that stimulating the vagus nerve via a small electrical pulse to the outer ear can amplify the benefits of self-compassion meditation. Participants who received stimulation alongside meditation training saw larger immediate boosts in self-kindness and gradual increases in mindfulness over time.

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·July 30, 2025·5 min read

Dementia Often Goes Undiagnosed for Over 3 Years

A global analysis has revealed that people with dementia wait an average of 3.5 years after symptom onset before receiving a diagnosis. The delay is even longer—about 4.1 years—for early-onset dementia, with younger patients and those with frontotemporal dementia facing the greatest lags.

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·July 8, 2025·6 min read

Find Exercise You Enjoy: Personality Shapes Fitness Success

A new study shows matching your personality to the type of exercise you enjoy may help you stick with it and reduce stress. Researchers found extroverts preferred high-intensity workouts, while people high in neuroticism favored short bursts of activity and saw greater stress reduction from exercise.

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·June 19, 2025·5 min read

Pain Perception in Babies Develops in Stages After Birth

A new study shows that the networks responsible for processing pain in infants develop gradually, with emotional and cognitive pain responses maturing only after birth. Researchers scanned the brains of 372 infants, primarily born prematurely, to track how three brain subsystems related to pain perception matured over time.