HEALTH & SCIENCE REPORT: Multiple Topics

[Rob Longo]

The following articles are from multiple resources:

 

COVID

1) CDC’s vaccine information no longer entirely trustworthy, former director says - Rochelle Walensky says ‘vaccine skeptics’ are altering the site and points public to professional societies

https://www.statnews.com/2025/09/05/former-cdc-director-advises-against-current-cdc-guidance/

 

BRAIN

1) Stomach-brain communication predicts emotional symptoms and well-being, study finds

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-08-stomach-brain-communication-emotional-symptoms.html

 

2) People's brain structure linked to their genetic risk of major depression, study finds

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-08-people-brain-linked-genetic-major.html

 

and

 

Depression linked to presence of immune cells in the brain's protective layer

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-09-depression-linked-presence-immune-cells.html

 

3) Neuroscientists show for first time that precise timing of nerve signals determines how brain processes information

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-09-neuroscientists-precise-nerve-brain.html

 

4) Prolonged use of injectable contraceptive tied to brain tumor diagnoses

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-09-prolonged-contraceptive-brain-tumor.html

 

5) New insights into the epigenetic processes via which neuroinflammation causes memory loss

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-09-insights-epigenetic-neuroinflammation-memory-loss.html

 

6) Resting-state brain change on treatment improvement in insomnia disorder: A coordinate-based meta-analysis.

https://ntkpapers.ntk-institute.org/article/resting-state-brain-change-on-treatment-improvement-in-insomnia-disorder-a-coordinate-based-meta-analysis

 

7) SeeMe detects hidden signs of consciousness in brain injury patients

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-09-seeme-hidden-consciousness-brain-injury.html

 

8) Scientists reveal brain signaling that sets Parkinson's disease apart from essential tremor

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-09-scientists-reveal-brain-parkinson-disease.html

 

9) Quitting time: Neurons that drive sociable behavior in children and teens turn off in adulthood

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-09-neurons-sociable-behavior-children-teens.html

 

10) Neurodegenerative disease-related proteins linked to bipolar disorder symptoms in key brain regions

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-09-neurodegenerative-disease-proteins-linked-bipolar.html

 

11) Scientists reveal brain signaling that sets Parkinson's disease apart from essential tremor

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-09-scientists-reveal-brain-parkinson-disease.html

 

12) Antisocial personality traits linked to blunted brain responses to angry faces

https://www.psypost.org/antisocial-personality-traits-linked-to-blunted-brain-responses-to-angry-faces/

 

13) MRI correction method improves understanding of brain structure in children with ADHD

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-09-mri-method-brain-children-adhd.html

 

14) Ibogaine treatment linked to changes in brain rhythms and psychiatric improvements in veterans with traumatic brain injury

https://www.psypost.org/ibogaine-treatment-linked-to-changes-in-brain-rhythms-and-psychiatric-improvements-in-veterans-with-traumatic-brain-injury/

 

15) In groundbreaking study, researchers publish brain map showing how decisions are made

https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/09/science/brain-map-decision-making?bt_ee=SbXVure%2BvpPR0r5QK9Ypy5noWjuVB52YQ9ldXlfWi8w29Lw0b9QaRr8tH0K0BHco&bt_ts=1757452854067

 

16) Brain asymmetry shapes direction of mental number line in early life

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-09-brain-asymmetry-mental-line-early.html

 

17) Antipsychotics cause reversible structural brain changes, study finds

https://www.psypost.org/antipsychotics-cause-reversible-structural-brain-changes-study-finds/

 

18) How early brain structure primes itself to learn efficiently

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-09-early-brain-primes-efficiently.html

 

19) Can't sleep? Insomniacs may experience accelerated brain aging

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-09-insomniacs-brain-aging.html

 

20) New insights into the gut–brain axis decode chronic pain pathways

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-09-insights-gutbrain-axis-decode-chronic.html

 

21) Common ADHD medication linked to increased frontal brain volume in children

https://www.psypost.org/common-adhd-medication-linked-to-increased-frontal-brain-volume-in-children/

 

22) Meditation may protect sleep architecture and brain activity in older adults, study suggests

https://www.psypost.org/meditation-may-protect-sleep-architecture-and-brain-activity-in-older-adults-study-suggests/

 

and

 

Breath-based meditation technique shifts brain into deeply relaxed state, study finds

https://www.psypost.org/breath-based-meditation-technique-shifts-brain-into-deeply-relaxed-state-study-finds/

 

23) Human brains explore more to avoid losses than to seek gains

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-09-human-brains-explore-losses-gains.html

 

24) Tackling ethical questions about transcranial magnetic stimulation

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-09-tackling-ethical-transcranial-magnetic.html

 

25) Genetic deletion in cerebellum impedes hemisphere formation, study finds

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-09-genetic-deletion-cerebellum-impedes-hemisphere.html

 

26) Surprising new findings force scientists to rethink decades of brain-plasticity theories

https://www.psypost.org/surprising-new-findings-force-scientists-to-rethink-decades-of-brain-plasticity-theories/

 

27) Green-Mediterranean diet may slow brain aging

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-09-green-mediterranean-diet-brain-aging.html

 

28) Novel EEG-based test could transform early screening for mild cognitive impairment

https://dgnews.docguide.com/article/novel-eeg-based-test-could-transform-early-screening-for-mild-cognitive-impairment

 

29) Harvard scientists pinpoint how sleep stabilizes memory in fascinating neuroscience breakthrough

https://www.psypost.org/harvard-scientists-pinpoint-how-sleep-stabilizes-memory-in-fascinating-neuroscience-breakthrough/

 

30) From brain circuits to gut health, a new review details the complex biology of mood disorders

https://www.psypost.org/from-brain-circuits-to-gut-health-a-new-review-details-the-complex-biology-of-mood-disorders/

 

 

ALZHEIMER’S / DEMENTIA

1) Early Alzheimer's brainwave test detects memory decline years before diagnosis

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-09-early-alzheimer-brainwave-memory-decline.html

 

2) Common artificial sweeteners linked to cognitive decline in large study

https://www.psypost.org/common-artificial-sweeteners-linked-to-cognitive-decline-in-large-study/

 

and

 

Midlife Brain Power Drops as Artificial Sweetener Use Rises — Low- and no-calorie sugar substitutes tied to decline in global cognition

https://www.medpagetoday.com/neurology/dementia/117298?mh=b472702379519ab6c5a3eb368b1e37ec&xid=nl_popmed_2025-09-05&zdee=gAAAAABm4vkSlHpatgJA9AhGC93ytnmIdH-i7GN6G83LoYaCXzzN3GR13pz08dfUAsGcfRwkA6zRU5qff2DB2Sn7gqSHqv0DW1XSfoM8sHdL5vtF6nsNhwI%3D

 

and

 

Artificial Sweeteners May Speed Up Cognitive Decline

A study of 12,772 adults found artificial sweeteners linked to up to 62% faster cognitive decline.

https://www.technologynetworks.com/neuroscience/news/artificial-sweeteners-may-speed-up-cognitive-decline-404322?spl=d4550b4a008a4596845fdc5088b7715e

 

and

 

Intake of low-, no-calorie sweeteners tied to faster cognitive decline

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-09-intake-calorie-sweeteners-faster-cognitive.html

 

3) Individuals experiencing faster biological aging are at increased risk of dementia

https://www.psypost.org/individuals-experiencing-faster-biological-aging-are-at-increased-risk-of-dementia/

 

4) Mediterranean diet tied to lower dementia risk in APOE4 carriers

https://ntk-institute.org/article/mediterranean-diet-tied-to-lower-dementia-risk-in-apoe4-carriers

 

5) Ambient Air Pollution and the Severity of Alzheimer Disease Neuropathology

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamaneurology/fullarticle/2838665?guestAccessKey=5b407828-1fc1-4cc0-bb08-424722c80611

 

and

 

Alzheimer's Disease Exacerbated by Air Pollution, Autopsy Study Suggests — Brain changes were more severe in people exposed to higher levels of fine particulate matter

https://www.medpagetoday.com/neurology/alzheimersdisease/117365?mh=b472702379519ab6c5a3eb368b1e37ec&xid=nl_mpt_DHE_2025-09-08&zdee=gAAAAABm4vkSlHpatgJA9AhGC93ytnmIdH-i7GN6G83LoYaCXzzN3GR13pz08dfUAsGcfRwkA6zRU5qff2DB2Sn7gqSHqv0DW1XSfoM8sHdL5vtF6nsNhwI%3D

 

and

 

Air pollution worsens Alzheimer’s brain pathology and accelerates cognitive decline

https://www.psypost.org/air-pollution-worsens-alzheimers-brain-pathology-and-accelerates-cognitive-decline/

 

and

 

Alzheimer's Disease Exacerbated by Air Pollution, Autopsy Study Suggests — Brain changes were more severe in people exposed to higher levels of fine particulate matter

https://www.medpagetoday.com/neurology/alzheimersdisease/117365?mh=b472702379519ab6c5a3eb368b1e37ec&xid=nl_mpt_morningbreak2025-09-09&zdee=gAAAAABm4vkSlHpatgJA9AhGC93ytnmIdH-i7GN6G83LoYaCXzzN3GR13pz08dfUAsGcfRwkA6zRU5qff2DB2Sn7gqSHqv0DW1XSfoM8sHdL5vtF6nsNhwI%3D

 

6) How fat disables the brain's immune shield in Alzheimer's disease 

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-09-fat-disables-brain-immune-shield.html

 

7) Brain iron levels detected by MRI can predict cognitive impairment and decline

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-09-brain-iron-mri-cognitive-impairment.html

 

and

 

Brain Iron Predicts Risk of Future Cognitive Impairment — MRI technique points to magnetic susceptibility in two brain regions

https://www.medpagetoday.com/neurology/generalneurology/117386?mh=b472702379519ab6c5a3eb368b1e37ec&xid=nl_mpt_DHE_2025-09-09&zdee=gAAAAABm4vkSlHpatgJA9AhGC93ytnmIdH-i7GN6G83LoYaCXzzN3GR13pz08dfUAsGcfRwkA6zRU5qff2DB2Sn7gqSHqv0DW1XSfoM8sHdL5vtF6nsNhwI%3D

 

8) Insomnia Raises Dementia Risk in Healthy Older Adults — Chronic insomnia tied to accelerated brain aging

https://www.medpagetoday.com/neurology/dementia/117403?mh=b472702379519ab6c5a3eb368b1e37ec&xid=nl_mpt_morningbreak2025-09-11&zdee=gAAAAABm4vkSlHpatgJA9AhGC93ytnmIdH-i7GN6G83LoYaCXzzN3GR13pz08dfUAsGcfRwkA6zRU5qff2DB2Sn7gqSHqv0DW1XSfoM8sHdL5vtF6nsNhwI%3D

 

and

 

How 'brain cleaning' while we sleep may lower our risk of dementia

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-09-brain-dementia.html

 

9) Computer games could level up cognitive function in people living with dementia

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-09-games-cognitive-function-people-dementia.html

 

10) New study links blood proteins to Alzheimer's disease and memory loss

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-09-links-blood-proteins-alzheimer-disease.html

 

 

GENERAL & MENTAL HEALTH

1) People with insecure affective attachment are more likely to be socially anxious

https://www.psypost.org/people-with-insecure-affective-attachment-are-more-likely-to-be-socially-anxious/

 

2) PFAS water treatment has double benefits, cutting toxic 'forever chemicals' and carcinogens

https://phys.org/news/2025-09-pfas-treatment-benefits-toxic-chemicals.html

 

3) Meal timing in later life may matter for health and longevity

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-09-meal-life-health-longevity.html

 

4) Research reveals how gut-brain interactions shape eating behaviors

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-09-reveals-gut-brain-interactions-behaviors.html

 

5) Evaluation of the evidence on acetaminophen use and neurodevelopmental disorders using the Navigation Guide methodology

https://ehjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12940-025-01208-0

 

6) Over a billion people living with mental health conditions – services require urgent scale-up

https://www.who.int/news/item/02-09-2025-over-a-billion-people-living-with-mental-health-conditions-services-require-urgent-scale-up

 

and

 

U.S. Depression Rate Remains Historically High

https://news.gallup.com/poll/694199/u.s.-depression-rate-remains-historically-high.aspx

 

and

 

Solastalgia: Climate Change’s Hidden Mental Health Crisis?

https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/solastalgia-climate-changes-hidden-mental-health-crisis-2025a1000muk?ecd=mkm_ret_250913_mscpmrk_psych_mental-health_etid7713200&uac=528002PJ&impID=7713200

 

7) Spouses show consistent similarities across nine psychiatric disorders over generations

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-09-spouses-similarities-psychiatric-disorders-generations.html

 

8) Autism is on the rise: what’s really behind the increase? RFK Jr has vowed to find out what’s responsible, but scientists say he is ignoring answers from decades of research.

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-02636-1

 

9) LSD may ease anxiety symptoms for months, study finds

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-09-lsd-ease-anxiety-symptoms-months.html

 

10) Why people with ADHD may get bored more easily, according to new research

https://www.psypost.org/why-people-with-adhd-may-get-bored-more-easily-according-to-new-research/

 

11) Two Patients, One Diagnosis: Unpacking Anxiety — Lessons on addressing internal versus external stressors

https://www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/second-opinions/117375?mh=b472702379519ab6c5a3eb368b1e37ec&xid=nl_mpt_DHE_2025-09-09&zdee=gAAAAABm4vkSlHpatgJA9AhGC93ytnmIdH-i7GN6G83LoYaCXzzN3GR13pz08dfUAsGcfRwkA6zRU5qff2DB2Sn7gqSHqv0DW1XSfoM8sHdL5vtF6nsNhwI%3D

 

12) Do I have insomnia? Five reasons why you might not

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-09-insomnia.html

 

13) Depression remission endures five years after psilocybin trial

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-09-depression-remission-years-psilocybin-trial.html

 

14) How does chemotherapy disrupt circadian rhythms?

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-09-chemotherapy-disrupt-circadian-rhythms.html

 

15) Tinnitus linked to cognitive impairment in older adults

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-09-tinnitus-linked-cognitive-impairment-older.html

 

16) Psilocybin therapy linked to lasting depression remission five years later

https://www.psypost.org/psilocybin-therapy-linked-to-lasting-depression-remission-five-years-later/

 

17) Energy Drinks May Raise Suicide Risk: What to Ask Your Patients

https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/energy-drinks-may-triple-suicide-risk-coffee-does-opposite-2025a1000ne8?ecd=mkm_ret_250913_mscpmrk_psych_mental-health_etid7713200&uac=528002PJ&impID=7713200

 

18) Medications leave lasting mark on gut microbiome, even years after use

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-09-medications-gut-microbiome-years.html

 

19) Occurrence of Psychosis and Bipolar Disorder in Individuals With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Treated With Stimulants

A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapsychiatry/article-abstract/2838206

 

20) Delta-8 THC use highest where marijuana is illegal, study finds

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-09-delta-thc-highest-marijuana-illegal.html

 

and

 

Fast Five Quiz: Cannabis Clinical Concerns

https://reference.medscape.com/viewarticle/fast-five-quiz-cannabis-clinical-concerns-2025a1000e8c?ecd=mkm_ret_250906_mscpmrk_psych_addiction_etid7691829&uac=528002PJ&impID=7691829

 

and

 

Young adults with different ADHD symptom profiles face distinct cannabis-related risks

https://www.psypost.org/young-adults-with-different-adhd-symptom-profiles-face-distinct-cannabis-related-risks/

 

and

 

Combined alcohol and cannabis use linked to adverse consequences in young adults

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-09-combined-alcohol-cannabis-linked-adverse.html

 

 

YOUTH

1) Binge gaming in kids associated with adverse mental, social and academic outcomes

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-09-binge-gaming-kids-adverse-mental.html

 

2) Childhood trauma linked to mental health problems and chronic pain in later life

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-08-childhood-trauma-linked-mental-health.html

 

3) Preschoolers Are Prescribed ADHD Meds Too Soon, Study Suggests

— Large proportion were prescribed medications within 30 days of diagnosis

https://www.medpagetoday.com/pediatrics/adhd-add/117276?mh=b472702379519ab6c5a3eb368b1e37ec&xid=nl_mpt_Pediatrics_update_2025-09-04&zdee=gAAAAABm4vkSlHpatgJA9AhGC93ytnmIdH-i7GN6G83LoYaCXzzN3GR13pz08dfUAsGcfRwkA6zRU5qff2DB2Sn7gqSHqv0DW1XSfoM8sHdL5vtF6nsNhwI%3D

 

4) Teen loneliness triggers 'reward seeking' behavior, study finds

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-09-teen-loneliness-triggers-reward-behavior.html

 

5) Large Jump in Poison Center Calls Tied to Self-Harm in Preteens — Overall rate of exposures also increased among children ages 6 to 12

https://www.medpagetoday.com/pediatrics/generalpediatrics/117367?mh=b472702379519ab6c5a3eb368b1e37ec&xid=nl_mpt_DHE_2025-09-08&zdee=gAAAAABm4vkSlHpatgJA9AhGC93ytnmIdH-i7GN6G83LoYaCXzzN3GR13pz08dfUAsGcfRwkA6zRU5qff2DB2Sn7gqSHqv0DW1XSfoM8sHdL5vtF6nsNhwI%3D

 

6) Emotional abuse emerges as top predictor of suicidal thoughts in largest-ever student study

https://www.psypost.org/emotional-abuse-emerges-as-top-predictor-of-suicidal-thoughts-in-largest-ever-student-study/

 

7) Trial Supports Neurodevelopmental Safety of General Anesthesia for Kids — Randomized study reports out IQ, behavior scores at around 30 months of age

https://www.medpagetoday.com/anesthesiology/anesthesiology/117445?mh=b472702379519ab6c5a3eb368b1e37ec&xid=nl_mpt_DHE_2025-09-14&zdee=gAAAAABm4vkSlHpatgJA9AhGC93ytnmIdH-i7GN6G83LoYaCXzzN3GR13pz08dfUAsGcfRwkA6zRU5qff2DB2Sn7gqSHqv0DW1XSfoM8sHdL5vtF6nsNhwI%3D

 

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Be Well, Stay Safe

 

Rob

 

Robert E. Longo, MRC, LCMHC, NCC, BCN

ISNR Board Member

FNNR Advisory Board Member

 

Rob’s Publications from FNNR:  

Soutar & Longo (Forthcoming) Functional Neurofeedback. An Overview.  Greenville, SC: FNNR.   

Longo, R.E. & Bingham, B (2022). Beginning neurofeedback in your practice: A guide for clinicians using neurofeedback from intake to discharge. Greenville, SC: FNNR.

Longo, R.E. & Soutar, R. (2019). Becoming Certified in Neurofeedback.   Greenville, SC: FNNR.

Longo, R.E.  (2018).  A consumer’s guide to understanding QEEG brain mapping and neurofeedback training.  Greenville, SC: FNNR.

Soutar, R. & Longo, R.E. (2022). Doing Neurofeedback.: An Introduction (2nd Edition).  Greenville, SC: FNNR.

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