HEALTH & SCIENCE REPORT: Multiple Topics
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Rob Longo
Apr 2, 2026, 3:53:24 PM (2 days ago) Apr 2
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The following articles are from multiple resources:
BRAIN
1) Scientists just discovered that a high-fat diet can cause gut bacteria to enter the brain
2) Can Biomarkers Distinguish Psychosis From Depression?
3) Neuroticism is linked to altered communication between the brain’s emotional networks
4) Brain scans reveal a bipolar-like link to childhood trauma in some depressed patients
5) Three anesthesia drugs all have the same effect in the brain, researchers find
6) What happens to your brain in nature? The neuroscience explained
7) Unlocking the secrets of a healthy brain—team begins new study
8) Brain's reward system may be about energy, not pleasure, study finds
9) What makes concussions so dangerous? An expert explains
10) 'Leaky' brain barrier revealed as driver of chronic brain damage in retired combat and collision sports athletes
11) Stability of brain's internal compass may help explain how memories last
12) Striking a chord: How music primes our minds for connection
13) Links between brain regions could predict the efficacy of antidepressants
14) Differences in brain activity between ADHD and neurotypical adults
15) Anxiety and ADHD can overlap: Here's how to untangle these widespread mental health disorders
16) Frequent brisk activity sessions are linked to better brain health and executive function
17) New neuroimaging study maps the brain networks behind scientific creative thinking
18) Early adult drinking linked to middle-age cognitive decline—even after extended abstinence
19) The brain region associated with moral inconsistency
20) Parental acceptance and trauma resilience are linked to faster brain development in 9-13-year-olds
21) Brain scans reveal Democrats and Republicans use different neural pathways to buy groceries
22) Is your brain aging faster than you are? Sleep may hold the key
23) Physical activity reshapes neural connectivity and makes the brain more resilient after childhood trauma
24) Brain Aging Tied to MIND Diet Scores — Better adherence correlated with slower gray matter loss over 12 years
and
This Mediterranean‑style diet could keep your brain sharp as you age: New study
25) Is lighter sleep a normal part of aging, or a sign of something more serious?
26) Improving physical activity in people with traumatic brain injury
27) Excessive smartphone habits tied to emotional dysregulation in the brain
28) How the brain fine-tunes fear as threats fade
29) Astrocytes in the amygdala may play a key role in anxiety
30) Severe strokes may 'rejuvenate' undamaged brain regions
31) Brain scans reveal how poor sleep fuels negative emotions in alcohol addiction
32) Severe emotional outbursts in ADHD are linked to distinct brain differences, study finds
33) Stress in adolescence causes lasting brain changes, suggests a study with mice
34) The neuroscience of hypocrisy points to a communication breakdown in the brain
35) Stress and addiction: New research reveals what connects them
36) EEG during sleep reveals changing infant brain rhythms at 3 and 6 months
ALZHEIMER’S / DEMENTIA
1) Coffee and Tea Intake, Dementia Risk, and Cognitive Function
2) Cannabis Compound Shows Promise in Fighting Alzheimer’s by Calming Brain Inflammation
3) Brain Waves During Sleep Predict Dementia Risk — Microstructural EEG features may offer a scalable tool for early dementia detection
4) An Alzheimer's Revolution Is Coming, Experts Say — Research roundtable highlights early detection, biomarkers, interventions
5) When everyday tasks become harder: Early clues to Alzheimer's disease
GENERAL & MENTAL HEALTH
1) Want to handle stress better? Start with breakfast, sleep, and exercise
2) TikTok's non-professional mental health posts can be a minefield
3) National survey of NIH-funded researchers shows precarious state of U.S. science — ‘This is like the Titanic’ - Majority of Trump funding losses haven’t been reversed, despite court orders and Congress rejecting slashed NIH budget
4) Cutting Through the Noise on Neurodivergence in Medicine
5) New psychology research reveals the cognitive cost of smartphone notifications
6) Scientists discover how gut inflammation can drive age-associated memory loss
7) Too much self-reflection is linked to anxiety and depression, not happiness
8) Microplastics that accumulate in the body may 'clog up' immune cells
9) Genes tied to impulse control play a major role in addiction risk
10) Within- and between-person associations of sleep characteristics with daily cognitive performance in a community-based sample of older adults
11) Neuroscientists just upended our understanding of Pavlovian learning
12) The psychological impact of ghosting lasts longer than outright rejection
13) An analysis of data from 75 countries confirms that nature connectedness predicts well-being
14) Suicide risk in older adults with autistic traits is linked to depression and isolation more than autism itself
15) Regular exercise reduces anxiety and depression in people with chronic insomnia
16) Excessive screen time signals health risk for young adults
17) The most powerful drug of all is movement, researchers say
18) How shift workers' internal clock affects their health
19) 9 influencers shaping health information online, for better or worse
Meet the medical experts, pseudoscientific entertainers, and MAHA mobilizers
20) Influencers promoting prescription drugs on social media pose public health risks
21) Struggling to identify emotions may increase vulnerability to TikTok addiction
22) U.S. medicine, science facing an online misinformation siege, poll concludes
23) The four types of dementia most people don't know exist
24) Depressed elderly adults are almost 5 times more likely to develop Alzheimer’s
25) How time and space become one inside your brain—and what it means for Alzheimer's
26) Lifting weights can slow down biological brain aging in older adults
27) Listening to music for 24 minutes may ease anxiety, study finds
28) Common disinfectant chemicals far more toxic when inhaled, study finds
29) Autism risk genes are shared across ancestries, research reveals
30) Tinnitus linked to depression, anxiety in dose-response manner
31) People over 60 feel younger in the morning, suggesting it is the best time to maximize well-being activities
32) Sleep health overlooked: Nearly half of adults haven't talked to their health care professional about sleep
33) Medical misinformation wins when patients can’t see their doctors
My patient died from curable cancer because the internet was available when I wasn’t
34) Even at Low or Moderate Levels, Some Types of Alcohol Linked to More Health Problems Than Others
35) A diet based on ultra-processed foods impairs metabolic and reproductive health, study finds
SARS-CoV-2
1) Long COVID Prevalence Decreases as Recovery Rates Improve
2) Autoantibodies implicated as drivers of long COVID in new study
3) Covid followed 5 standard stages of pandemic response — until it became unprecedented
4) Study details neuropsychiatric symptoms and biological mechanisms of long COVID
5) New COVID 'Cicada' variant is spreading—what experts want you to know
6) Why COVID and flu hit older lungs harder: Aging tissue may bring on immune dysregulation
YOUTH
1) Childhood trauma leaves a lasting mark on biological systems, study finds
2) Maternal mental well-being shapes children's early cognitive development, study finds
3) Problematic social media use predicts higher depressive symptoms in adolescents under 16
4) Nearly half of U.S. kids lack adequate sleep, survey shows
5) Children's extended social media use linked to increased depression and anxiety
6) Teen social media ban impacts should include mental and physical health, school performance, experts argue
7) Teens often pressured to send sexual photos by someone they know, study finds
8) Rising temperatures could be fueling teen depression, says expert
9) Study shows COVID-19 disrupted young children's executive function development
10) Cognitive, linguistic deficits in kindergarten linked to dyslexia risk
11) Chronic medical conditions predict childhood depression more strongly than social or family hardships
12) The mental health gap between teen boys and girls is growing in progressive nations
13) Frequent social media use could impact child development
14) Early Childhood Stress Linked to Later Digestive Disorders
15) Bullying and peer victimization can trigger trauma symptoms in children, study finds
16) Study finds screen time among children and adolescents has increased over 3 decades—especially after COVID-19
17) Premature and small births are linked to lifelong learning problems
18) Is young people’s mental health worse than in the past?
19) Childhood trauma linked to elevated risk of simultaneous physical and mental illness in old age
THC CBD PSYCHEDELICS
1)A massive review reveals cannabis falls short in treating psychiatric disorders
2) Psilocybin combined with psychotherapy shows significant efficacy in treatment-resistant depression
and
Efficacy and Safety of Psilocybin in Treatment-Resistant Major Depression - The EPISODE Randomized Clinical Trial
3) Psychedelic Therapy vs Antidepressants for the Treatment of Depression Under Equal Unblinding Conditions - A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
4) Psilocybin unlocks a specific biological signature in the brain linked to profound mystical states
5) No evidence to suggest medicinal cannabis is effective for depression, anxiety or PTSD, says systematic review
6) Psilocybin might not be the most psychoactive ingredient in magic mushrooms, new research suggests
7) Cannabidiol may help treat severe alcohol addiction and protect the brain from damage
8) First direct comparison of MDMA and MDA reveals distinct psychedelic differences
9) A new study measures the temporal distortions caused by psychedelics
10) Co-occurring depression and cannabis use linked to less efficient brain networks
11) Cannabis and Tobacco Use Tied to Reduced Brain Volumes
12) Short-acting psychedelic DMT shows promise as a rapid treatment for major depressive disorder
13) Cannabis use exacerbates paranoia in survivors of chaotic childhoods, new study suggests
14) Psychedelic Therapy vs Antidepressants for the Treatment of Depression Under Equal Unblinding Conditions - A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
15) Efficacy and Safety of Psilocybin in Treatment-Resistant Major Depression - The EPISODE Randomized Clinical Trial
16) Psychedelic drug MDMA could help treat PTSD—but there's a reason it's not widely available
17) Mixed Results for Psilocybin as Blinding Concerns Remain
18) Occasional use of classic psychedelics linked to enhanced cognitive flexibility in young adults
19) Review of Cannabis Use Finds Insufficient Evidence of Mental Health Benefit
AI
1) Using AI to verify human advice could damage your professional relationships
2) Why exposing young children to AI content could have irreversible consequences
3) Highly performing AI agents can still fail to spot deception, study finds
4) The AI push in health care is deepening medicine’s trust crisis
Health care’s adoption of AI should move at the speed of trust, not investment
5) We need to regulate the 'Wild West' of medical AI scribes
6) Analyzing the gap between AI law and patient reality in health care
7) Patients Use AI—Clinicians Should Ask How
8) One in three US adults 18-49 use AI weekly for mental health support
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