September 22, 2026
(Daily Mail) – In a cognitive test, designed to ascertain whether she was sound of mind enough to consent to Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD), Stegemann ‘got every question wrong’, believing her two living siblings to be dead, according to … Read More
September 18, 2026
(NYT) – The animals may help reveal the causes of brain disease in people and point the way to treatments. But researchers already are calling for new ethical guidelines. In order to learn more about brain disorders, scientists reported on … Read More
September 17, 2026
(Ars Technica) – But even the most sophisticated organoids lack a lot of the features of a real human body. This is especially true for brain organoids, which don’t form any of the connections with specialized brain structures needed to … Read More
September 16, 2026
(Wired) – The device made by Flow Neuroscience is approved by the FDA and could help people get off antidepressants—but it costs $2,200. An at-home wearable for the treatment of depression is now available by prescription in the US. With … Read More
September 16, 2026
(Nature) – A neural device uses artificial intelligence to read brain activity for intended words and gestures simultaneously. Human communication relies on more than just talking; we nod, shrug, move our hands and point with our fingers. For people with … Read More
September 11, 2026
(The Atlantic) – The harms of chatbots are clear enough to do something about them now. The social-media industry is having a moment of reckoning. By agreeing to pay up to $17.1 billion to 47 states, the District of Columbia, … Read More
September 8, 2026
(TIME) – Ronald Reagan, Charlton Heston, Tony Bennett, and Danny Glover have something in common. So do Margaret Thatcher, Norman Rockwell, and Sean Connery. All had been afflicted with Alzheimer’s or dementia—the progressive neurologic disease characterized by memory and functional … Read More
September 4, 2026
(The Atlantic) – What else, she wondered, did meditation teachers know that they weren’t telling people? Gradually, starting with that sleep study, the tiers of thought propping up Britton’s worldview—that Buddhism is a cure-all, and that meditation was always beneficial, … Read More
September 1, 2026
(BBC) – The world’s first patient to have brain surgery with live artificial intelligence assistance has successfully had his tumour removed. Rhys Hibbert, a father-of-two from Bedfordshire, could have lost his sight without the operation, said surgeons at University College … Read More
September 1, 2026
(Wired) – Psychedelics are often associated with disconnecting from reality, but a recent neuroimaging study found that psilocybin can actually make our brain activity more attuned to the world around us. Under the influence of psychedelics, the usual organization of … Read More
August 31, 2026
(NYT) – Participants, often in vulnerable states, have little recourse if mistreated or injured. Amid surging interest in psychedelic treatments, Americans are traveling abroad, often to Latin America, for mind-altering therapies that remain illegal in the United States. Few understand … Read More
August 28, 2026
(Nature) – Technologies that promise better-than-usual sleep could improve people’s performance and health but also turn the need for rest into an auditable obligation. Ethical norms and regulations are needed. As employers learn more about the productivity and safety costs … Read More
August 27, 2026
(New Scientist) – People who were deprived of sleep overnight didn’t seem to adapt to being in a potentially threatening space, which may help explain the link between a lack of shuteye and anxiety We often feel more anxious and … Read More
August 27, 2026
(NYT) – The actual prevalence, researchers said, may be much higher. New data provides a sobering indication: At least one in four of all the people who have played in the N.F.L. might expect to end up with chronic traumatic … Read More
August 25, 2026
(WSJ) – Cannabis critics feel trapped in a haze of frustration. It’s leading to legal threats, cop calls and arguments straight out of high school. Seniors are among the fastest-growing demographics for marijuana use in the U.S., taking the drug … Read More
August 24, 2026
(Washington Post) – The test is not meant for routine screening but can be pivotal for a diagnosis when cognitive problems are causing doctors to suspect the disease. The Food and Drug Administration has approved a new blood test for … Read More
August 19, 2026
(Wired) – People with schizophrenia face a perfect storm of dangers on a hotter planet. The root cause of these deaths isn’t just the stigma, social isolation, and lack of decent housing that often accompany life with schizophrenia; nor is … Read More
August 18, 2026
(Wired) – Researchers found that a metabolite produced by gut bacteria can weaken the barrier that protects the brain and promote changes associated with the cognitive disease. For years, scientists have known that the gut microbiome of people with Alzheimer’s … Read More
August 18, 2026
(The Atlantic) – Technology may shape how and what we learn, but the act of learning itself is deeply human. Children still learn long division even though calculators exist, and many people continue to study languages even as AI translation … Read More
August 14, 2026
(NYT) – The tests aren’t a guarantee that someone will develop dementia, but that hasn’t stopped people from getting them. Two blood biomarker tests for Alzheimer’s were approved by the Food and Drug Administration last year to help diagnose people … Read More
August 14, 2026
(Wired) – One woman’s meth addiction was so bad, the only option left might have been brain surgery. Then a single session of noninvasive, focused ultrasound seemed to do what years of treatment could not. Linda turned on the TV … Read More
August 13, 2026
(Wired) – Silicon Valley companies are already working on neurotechnology products that track your brain activity. The next privacy frontier might be the things you only think. All brain-reading technologies work on the same basic principles: They first record the … Read More
August 13, 2026
(Nature) – Jaw-dropping patient videos and miraculous testimonials ignited a frenzy in China over a technique that aims to improve drainage from the brain. Now it is entering trials worldwide. Now, as controlled studies get under way around the world, … Read More
August 12, 2026
(Wired) – Mini human brains are being grown in labs all over the world. Soon, they could outthink neural networks. I’m going to let you in on a secret. Every cell in your body has the potential to get smarter. … Read More
August 12, 2026
(NYT) – Traditionally, we have sorted diseases into categories, separating contagious from noncontagious illnesses; acute events like strokes from chronic conditions like asthma; diseases of cell proliferation, like cancer, from diseases of cell death, like Alzheimer’s; and those that affect … Read More
