December 19, 2025
(Wired) – OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s new brain-computer interface startup, Merge Labs, is being spun out of the Los Angeles–based nonprofit Forest Neurotech, according to a source with direct knowledge of the plans. It will focus on using ultrasound to … Read More
December 19, 2025
(New York Times) – Moving cannabis to a category of drugs that includes some common medicines will have implications for research, businesses and patients. President Trump on Thursday ordered cannabis to be downgraded to a lower category of drugs, a … Read More
December 16, 2025
(NBC News) – he Food and Drug Administration approved on Friday a label change for Pfizer’s birth control shot Depo-Provera that warns patients of the risk of meningioma, a tumor in the lining of the brain. Pfizer is currently battling … Read More
December 15, 2025
(New York Times) – Medetomidine, a veterinary sedative, mixed into fentanyl has sent thousands to hospitals, not only for overdose but for life-threatening withdrawal. It is spreading to other cities. A new drug has been saturating the fentanyl supply in … Read More
December 12, 2025
(New York Times) – Researchers found a chasm between the health reasons for which the public seeks out cannabis and what gold-standard science actually shows about its effectiveness. To treat their pain, anxiety and sleep problems, millions of Americans turn … Read More
December 10, 2025
(Wired) – All told, more than half of Parkinson’s research dollars in the past two decades have flowed toward genetics. But Parkinson’s rates in the US have doubled in the past 30 years. And studies suggest they will climb another … Read More
December 9, 2025
(Wired) – Research links variations in the gene GRIN2A to a higher risk of developing schizophrenia and other forms of mental illness. A team of physicians specializing in genetics and neurology discovered that mental illnesses such as schizophrenia are closely … Read More
December 4, 2025
(Wired) – ARMR Sciences of New York is trialing a vaccine in the Netherlands to protect against fentanyl-related overdose and death. Just a tiny amount of fentanyl, the equivalent of a few grains of sand, is enough to stop a … Read More
December 4, 2025
(CNN) – Vaccination is estimated to be more than 90% effective at preventing shingles in older adults, but recent research has shed light on some other potential benefits, too. Emerging research suggests that getting the vaccine to protect against shingles … Read More
December 2, 2025
(NPR) – Over the last decade, the women in this room have gone from feeling voiceless and powerless to being outright activists, banding together to do something that they might never have imagined. They are demanding that the Brazilian government … Read More
November 25, 2025
(BBC) – The brain goes through five distinct phases in life, with key turning points at ages nine, 32, 66 and 83, scientists have revealed. Around 4,000 people up to the age of 90 had scans to reveal the connections … Read More
November 24, 2025
(NYTs) – The studies were a significant setback for the optimistic view that semaglutide and other GLP-1 drugs could help prevent a number of brain diseases. Hopes were high. In retrospect, perhaps too high. On Monday, Novo Nordisk announced that … Read More
November 24, 2025
(The Guardian) – UN body’s recommendations driven by AI advances and proliferation of consumer-oriented neurotech devices It is the latest move in a growing international effort to put guardrails around a burgeoning frontier – technologies that harness data from the … Read More
November 21, 2025
(The Guardian) – Exclusive: Clinical guidelines should change to avoid exposing young people to potentially harmful side-effects, researchers say In the UK, National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Nice) guidance says under-18s with moderate to severe depression can be … Read More
November 20, 2025
(WSJ) – Powerful psychotropic drugs are often the next step, even though their combined effects in young children haven’t been studied closely. ‘I was living in a body hijacked by the medication.’ Tens of thousands of kids who take prescription … Read More
November 20, 2025
(Digital Detox) – Parents are spending serious money to fix their kids’ screen habits, turning to everything from one-on-one screen-time coaches to full-blown digital detox camps. These services are booming as many parents feel they’ve completely lost control over how … Read More
November 14, 2025
(UPI) – A large-scale analysis of data from nationwide surveys reveals that lower income and racial minority status are “significantly” associated with more risk factors for dementia disorders, such as Alzheimer’s disease, a study released Wednesday says. Health data collected … Read More
November 13, 2025
(KFF Health News) – The amount of air pollution she was exposed to — specifically, the level of fine particulate matter called PM2.5 — was less than half that of his exposure. Was it a coincidence that he had developed … Read More
November 12, 2025
(Wired) – The provision, tucked into the spending bill that could end the US government shutdown, would ban intoxicating hemp-derived THC products, including gummies and drinks. A provision in the federal spending bill that could end the US government shutdown … Read More
November 11, 2025
(New York Times) – Diagnosed with A.L.S., they traded stories, drank tequila and made grim jokes at a unique annual gathering on Cape Cod. Ms. Brous, 38, who lives in Hico, Texas, was one of dozens of women who converged … Read More
November 10, 2025
(El Pais) – A multibillion-dollar project reveals critical moments during pregnancy, and even after birth, when the risk of neurological development disorders like autism, schizophrenia and attention deficit disorder is highest These recent results are first steps towards understanding the … Read More
October 30, 2025
(Washington Post) – A study published in the journal Obstetrics and Gynecology analyzed more than 18,100 births in Massachusetts of children born to women who contracted the virus starting in the early months of the pandemic through some of 2021. … Read More
October 30, 2025
(Straight Arrow News) – In total, the scientists reviewed 46 studies. Of those, 27 studies reported that acetaminophen use during pregnancy was related to an increased risk of a child developing autism and ADHD. Nine studies found no association, while … Read More
October 30, 2025
(Undark) – Cannabidiol is sold as safe, but animal studies show that it can interfere with adolescent brain development. Usually derived from the hemp plant, CBD is pitched as a calming remedy with none of the stigma of marijuana. Even … Read More
October 29, 2025
(NPR) – In April, the future was looking bleak for an experimental Alzheimer’s drug called valiltramiprosate, or ALZ-801. Researchers had just released topline results of a study of more than 300 people age 50 or older, who were genetically predisposed … Read More
