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Kids Who Eat More Ultra-processed Foods Show a Troubling Brain Response

Quote: Children who consume more ultra-processed foods (UPFs) may have stronger brain responses to tempting foods, potentially helping explain why these products are associated with weight gain. A new study published in JAMA Network Open found that children who ate more of these foods showed heightened activity in the brains reward system when looking at pictures of appetizing foods. Those stronger responses were also associated with increases in body fat over the following year.
Article: https://www.sciencedaily.com//releases/2026/11/261101010549.htm
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    PRIME    BRAIN    PSYCHOLOGY   

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The Brains Hidden Fear Mechanism May Explain Anxiety and PTSD

Article: https://www.sciencedaily.com//releases/2026/11/261102202833.htm
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  • https://www.mcgill.ca/newsroom/channels/news/survival-mechanism-brain-may-help-explain-ptsd-375047
  •     PRIME    BRAIN    COGNITION    REPRODUCTION   

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    Scientists Discover a Surprising Clue to Autisms Origins Hidden in the Placenta

    Quote: The researchers discovered that mouse fetuses were especially vulnerable when inflammation occurred 12.5 days into pregnancy. According to Irene Sanchez Martin, a postdoctoral researcher in Cheadles laboratory, approximately one-third of the fetuses showed developmental abnormalities within just 24 hours. Scientists have investigated the effects of maternal immune activation for decades, but these findings reveal signs of developmental disruption earlier than researchers had previously observed.
    Article: https://www.sciencedaily.com//releases/2026/11/261102202824.htm
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        PRIME    BRAIN    COGNITION   

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    Scientists Identify Two Overlooked Skills That Predict Reading Success

    Quote: Auditory processing involves recognizing and distinguishing the individual sounds that make up spoken words. For example, a child needs to identify the separate sounds within a word to understand how those sounds correspond to written letters. This skill helps support decoding, the process of working out how written words are pronounced. Comprehension-knowledge refers to the vocabulary, concepts and background information a child has accumulated through learning and everyday experiences. Having this foundation makes it easier to understand the meaning of words, sentences and longer passages.
    Comment: This makes a lot of sense. With my ears calibrated to a different language, as they say happens by age 4, I have always schtruggled with schpellink. Reading too, was difficult till suddenly, everything just clicked into place one day in second grade, surprising me.
    Article: https://www.sciencedaily.com//releases/2026/11/261102202845.htm
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    Scientists Discover New Alzheimers Drug That Repairs DNA Damage and Reduces Brain Inflammation

    Quote: Their research suggests that an experimental drug originally developed for spinal cord injuries may help repair damaged DNA, reduce inflammation, and target biological changes associated with the disease. The drug, known as KCL-286, produced encouraging results in a mouse model of Alzheimers disease. Unlike treatments that focus primarily on the buildup of toxic proteins in the brain, this approach targets additional processes that can begin long before the disease reaches its advanced stages.
    Article: https://www.sciencedaily.com//releases/2026/11/261102075806.htm
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    Scientists Reverse Liver Cell Aging and Cut Alzheimers-Linked Protein in Half

    Quote: Their research suggests that an experimental drug originally developed for spinal cord injuries may help repair damaged DNA, reduce inflammation, and target biological changes associated with the disease. The drug, known as KCL-286, produced encouraging results in a mouse model of Alzheimers disease. Unlike treatments that focus primarily on the buildup of toxic proteins in the brain, this approach targets additional processes that can begin long before the disease reaches its advanced stages.
    Article: https://www.sciencedaily.com//releases/2026/10/261031221155.htm
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        PRIME    PRIO    BRAIN    POLLUTION   

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    Common Pesticide Linked to 2.5 Times the Risk of Parkinsons Disease

    Quote: Researchers at UCLA Health found that people with long-term residential exposure to chlorpyrifos, a widely used pesticide, had more than 2.5 times the risk of developing Parkinsons disease compared with those who were not exposed. Laboratory experiments also revealed how the chemical can interfere with the brains ability to remove damaged proteins, leading to the loss of nerve cells essential for controlling movement.
    Article: https://www.sciencedaily.com//releases/2026/10/261031013035.htm
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  • https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13024-025-00915-z
  •     BRAIN    CANCER    TECH   

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    Scientists Use Sound Waves to Deliver a New Attack on Deadly Brain Cancer

    Quote: The research team, led by UVAs Roger Abounader, MD, PhD, identified tiny genetic molecules known as "microRNAs" that can interfere with several genes responsible for the development and growth of glioblastoma. To deliver these molecules into the brain, the researchers combined specialized nanoparticles, focused ultrasound and microscopic bubbles. Together, these technologies offer a way to temporarily cross the brains protective barrier, which normally prevents many treatments from reaching brain tumors and other neurological conditions.
    Article: https://www.sciencedaily.com//releases/2026/10/261030003017.htm
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  • https://www.jci.org/articles/view/195639
  •     AGING    BRAIN    OBESITY   

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    Extra Weight May Be Aging Your Brain Faster Than You Think

    Quote: To investigate the connection, the research team analyzed data from a nationally representative study that tracked more than 8,200 adults over age 50 for 24 years. Higher BMI Linked to Faster Cognitive Decline The results revealed a consistent relationship between body weight and cognitive health. Each one-point increase in BMI was associated with a faster rate of cognitive decline, suggesting that even relatively small differences in body weight could matter over time.
    Article: https://www.sciencedaily.com//releases/2026/11/261101010559.htm
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    Scientists Discover a Surprising Brain Benefit of Eating Peanuts Every Day

    Quote: After participants consumed peanuts daily for 16 weeks, researchers observed improved insulin responsiveness in a group of brain regions in the right hemisphere. These included portions of the lingual gyrus, hippocampus, parahippocampal gyrus, and posterior cingulate gyrus, all of which contribute to memory-related processes. "The hormone insulin plays an important role in the brain, where it supports memory and other cognitive processes.
    Article: https://www.sciencedaily.com//releases/2026/10/261030003001.htm
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    An Anti-aging Drug May Help Protect the Brain Before Alzheimers Symptoms Begin

    Quote: A drug commonly used to prevent organ transplant rejection may offer an unexpected new approach to protecting people at increased risk of Alzheimers disease. Researchers at the University of Missouri have discovered that rapamycin, a medication also studied for its effects on aging, can improve blood flow in the brains of middle-aged adults who carry a gene variant linked to Alzheimers.
    Article: https://www.sciencedaily.com//releases/2026/11/261104084017.htm
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    Scientists Discover Mysterious Lonely Brain Waves Linked to Memory Loss

    Quote: . Neuroscientist Omer Sharon and his colleagues, working under the direction of former Berkeley sleep researcher Matthew Walker, discovered a connection between disrupted brain waves during deep sleep, declining memory performance, and the accumulation of tau, a protein associated with Alzheimers disease. The findings suggest that tau buildup in the brains frontal cortex is linked to changes in the coordinated electrical activity that helps preserve memories overnight. "This is the first time weve shown this relationship between tau and how it messes with memory consolidation by attenuating traveling slow waves that originate in the frontal cortex,"
    Article: https://www.sciencedaily.com//releases/2026/11/261101010556.htm
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    Sd444-011

    Scientists May Have Finally Explained Why Our Brains and Bodies Are Cross-wired

    Article: https://www.sciencedaily.com//releases/2026/11/261103003146.htm
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    Sd444-012

    Permanent Daylight Saving Time Has a Dark Side, Scientists Warn

    Quote: Keeping daylight saving time in effect all year could bring brighter evenings, but new research suggests the change would come with a troubling consequence for American children. A nationwide switch could result in at least 2 billion additional trips to school in darkness, potentially increasing safety risks while reducing childrens exposure to important morning sunlight.
    Article: https://www.sciencedaily.com//releases/2026/11/261103003157.htm
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