January 30, 2026
(New York Times) – As an employee with the N.S.A., he claimed he was exposed to a direct-energy device that led to a diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease at age 45. Michael Beck, the first of scores of federal workers to … Read More
January 30, 2026
(Wired) – For years, people from CEOs to novelists have taken tiny amounts of psychedelics to support well-being. New research shows that benefits for depression may be attributable to a placebo effect. A Phase 2B trial of 89 adult patients … Read More
January 29, 2026
(IB Times) – Elon Musk has unveiled new developments at Neuralink, outlining a more powerful brain implant and signalling that a vision-restoring device is nearing human trials. The announcement was made during recent public discussions and amplified across X, as … Read More
January 29, 2026
(Wired) – Gestala is the latest company to emerge from China’s burgeoning brain-computer interface industry. It plans to access the brain with noninvasive ultrasound technology. China’s brain-computer interface industry is growing fast, and the newest company to emerge from the … Read More
January 29, 2026
(New York Times) – The settlement means TikTok will avoid a trial where plaintiffs had planned to argue that social media platforms are inherently defective and subject to personal injury liability. TikTok reached an agreement late Monday to settle a … Read More
January 28, 2026
(Yahoo! Sports) – Yes, the New England Patriots and the Seattle Seahawks have deliberately chosen to practice elsewhere. Their decision has gotten people talking, given the narratives surrounding the injury-ridden 49ers season. The Niners’ training facility has come under scrutiny … Read More
January 28, 2026
(New York Times) – At the Singing Circle in Amsterdam, people with cognitive decline join together to lift their spirits and improve their lives. They had come to the Concertgebouw for Singing Circle (“Zing-Cirkel”), a monthly program for people with … Read More
January 23, 2026
(RAND) – This is the first report from the 2025 RAND Psychedelics Survey, which was fielded in September 2025 to a probability-based, nationally representative sample[1] of 10,122 adults ages 18 years and older living in the United States at that … Read More
January 23, 2026
(New York Times) – We definitely have an attention problem, but it’s not just a function of the digital technology that pings and beeps and flashes and nudges us ever closer to despair. It starts with the way we think … Read More
January 19, 2026
(New York Times) – The review looked at more than three dozen studies and found no evidence that acetaminophen increased the risk of neurodevelopmental disorders in children. A scientific review of 43 studies on acetaminophen use during pregnancy concluded that … Read More
January 16, 2026
(Washington Post via MSN) – A sweeping new study of psychiatric and genetic records has the potential to change treatment for millions of psychiatric patients, finding that many conditions involve similar genes and may not need to be treated as … Read More
January 13, 2026
(Washington Post via MSN) – Sean Clifford had his scan done by Prenuvo, one of the most prominent companies in the field. Kim Kardashian has described its screenings as “life saving.” The company’s website says a 45-minute whole-body scan, now … Read More
January 12, 2026
(Aeon) – In order to better understand our human nature, we must attempt to build a robot capable of robust subjective experiences With the advent of generative artificial intelligence (genAI) that can converse fluidly in the first person, people are … Read More
January 5, 2026
(NPR) – Research on conditions like autism, schizophrenia and even brain cancer increasingly relies on clusters of human cells called brain organoids. These pea-size bits of neural tissue model aspects of human brain development as they grow for months and … Read More
January 2, 2026
(Wired) – Research shows that people who sleep poorly tend to have brain age that is older than their actual age. Chronic inflammation in the body caused by poor sleep likely plays a part. While the link between poor sleep … Read More
January 2, 2026
(Discover) – According to the CDC, around one in ten (11.4 percent) children have been diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), millions of whom take prescription medication, like Ritalin and Adderall, to manage symptoms such as inattentiveness and impulsivity. … Read More
January 2, 2026
(NPR) – Organoids are bits of neural tissue that model human brain development. Their use in science makes some uneasy, in part because the brain is so closely tied to our sense of self. (Read More or Listen Here)
January 2, 2026
(Reuters via MSN) – Elon Musk’s brain implant company Neuralink will start “high-volume production” of brain-computer interface devices and move to an entirely automated surgical procedure in 2026, Musk said in a post on the social media platform X on … Read More
January 2, 2026
(WSJ) – More people are resolving to spend less time on their phones and social media, and research suggests there are health benefits A survey by the digital-wellness app Opal (granted, a bit of a biased audience) found that 33% … Read More
December 31, 2025
(WSJ) – A nicotine replacement for smokers has started popping up in offices in the tech industry, despite health hazards Meet the tech industry’s latest perk: nicotine-pouch fridges and vending machines. Nicotine pouches, which have grown in popularity in recent … Read More
December 31, 2025
(Wired) – Smartwatches are cool and all, but have you considered wearable neurotech? Ten years ago, a Fitbit was about as sophisticated a wearable as you could get. The Apple Watch soon supplanted it, quickly becoming the world’s best-selling smartwatch. … Read More
December 31, 2025
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December 24, 2025
(WSJ) – The brain goes through five distinct stages between birth and death, a new study shows. Scientists identified the average ages—9, 32, 66 and 83—when the pattern of connections inside our brains shift. The brain’s adolescence phase, they discovered, … Read More
December 23, 2025
(KFF Health News) – Other families around the country have also recently had their access to the therapy challenged as state officials make deep cuts to Medicaid — the public health insurance that covers people with low incomes and disabilities. … Read More
December 22, 2025
(WSJ) – Gregory O’Shanick, a specialist in brain-injury medicine from Richmond, Va., has treated flight crew for serious injuries that he says were caused by toxic exposure on commercial aircraft. He has also identified what he said are clear parallels … Read More