FeaturedNeuroscience·June 11, 2026·12 min readTeen Substance Use Driven by Sluggish Dopamine SystemsA new study upends long-standing cognitive doctrine by demonstrating that adolescent substance experimentation reflects a compensatory response to lower baseline dopamine.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·June 11, 2026·16 min readSocioeconomic Status Leaves Deep Imprints on Developing BrainsAfamily's financial position and neighborhood resources exert the most powerful influence on a child's brain development.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·June 11, 2026·9 min readTwo Hours of Daily Social Media Linked to Teen DepressionA new study establishes that adolescents who engage with social media for two or more hours per day face increased risks for depressive symptoms and poorer well-being one year later.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·June 11, 2026·10 min readSleep Deprivation Blocks Social Memory AccessSleep deprivation impairs the retrieval of social memories while leaving the underlying physical traces completely intact.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·June 11, 2026·10 min readHypothalamic Histamine Waves Open and Close Memory AccessSlow, spontaneous fluctuations in hypothalamic histamine neurons gate moment-to-moment memory accessibility.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·June 11, 2026·10 min readGut Blockage Linked to Prolonged Sleep and Food AvoidanceMirroring 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.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·June 10, 2026·10 min read71% Explosion in Social Anxiety DisorderSocial Anxiety Disorder (SAD) now affects nearly 1 in 7 Canadian adults, marking a 71% surge since 2002.Read More
Brain CancerFeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·June 10, 2026·12 min readAI Predicts Brain Tumor Molecular Subtypes in Twelve MinutesA new study introduces "Hetairos," an AI system designed to predict brain tumor molecular classifications from routine histological sections.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·June 10, 2026·8 min readPrenatal Sleep Expectations Drive Postpartum InsomniaPregnant women's expectations about postpartum sleep predict their actual sleep quality after delivery, completely outweighing prior sleep disorders, birth history, and psychiatric history.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·June 10, 2026·8 min readChildhood Trauma Timing Rewires Brain Fear CircuitsA new study demonstrates that childhood maltreatment alters the interaction between fear-related brain function and systemic inflammation.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·June 10, 2026·9 min readGLP-1 Drugs Reduce Depression, Boost Stress-Calming Gut BacteriaThe GLP-1 agonist liraglutide treats depressive symptoms via a novel microbial pathway.Read More
AutismFeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·June 10, 2026·12 min read12-Gene Signature and Vulnerable Cells Found in Rett SyndromeA new study demonstrated a cellular neighborhood effect, where mutant cells actively warp the gene expression of neighboring healthy neurons, revealing that early circuit wide-damage precedes clinical onset.Read More
