BUTYRATE PREVENTS AMYLOID AND NEUROINFLAMMATION IN ALZHEIMER MOUSE MODEL

The short-chain fatty acid butyrate prevents gut-brain amyloid-β pathology and neuroiNnflammation in an Alzheimer mouse model Rodrigue Brossaud, Thibauld Oullier, Anne Bessard, Philippe Aubert, Lisa Brossard, Maxime M. Mahé, Martial Caillaud, Giada Delfino, Sebastien Paillusson, Hélène Falentin, Philippe Naveilhan, Yves Le-Loir, Vincent Paillé, Michel Neunlist & Moustapha Cissé Molecular Psychiatry (2026)Cite this...

“BRAIN ON FIRE” NEUROINFLAMMATION IN PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS

The Role of Neuroinflammation in Psychiatric Disorders Michael Levin* Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University, Maryland, USA Perspective - Neuroscience and Psychiatry: Open Access (2024) Volume 7, Issue 5 https://www.openaccessjournals.com/articles/the-role-of-neuroinflammation-in-psychiatric-disorders-18224.html Introduction Neuroinflammation refers to the inflammatory...

50% OF TREATMENT EFFECT IS DUE TO BELIEF IN THE TREATMENT (PLACEBO EFFECT)

Placebo response and effect in randomized clinical trials: meta-research with focus on contextual effects Sigurlaug H Hafliðadóttir 1,2, Carsten B Juhl 2,3, Sabrina M Nielsen 1,4, Marius Henriksen 5, Ian A Harris 6,7,8, Henning Bliddal 5, Robin Christensen 1,4,✉ Trials. 2021 Jul 26;22:493. doi: 10.1186/s13063-021-05454-8 PMCID: PMC8314506  PMID: 34311793 Abstract Background Contextual...

MITOCHONDRIA, ESTROGEN AND THE AGING FEMALE BRAIN

MITOCHONDRIA, ESTROGEN AND FEMALE BRAIN AGING Imane Lejri 1,2,  Amandine Grimm 1,2  Neurobiology Lab for Brain Aging and Mental Health, Trans faculty Research Platform Molecular and Cognitive Neuroscience, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland  Psychiatric University Clinics, University of Basel, Basel,...

DOPAMINE – FROM REWARD TO DISEASE

FROM REWARD TO ANHEDONIA-DOPAMINE FUNCTION IN THE GLOBAL MENTAL HEALTH CONTEXT Birgitta Dresp-Langley 1  Biomedicines . 2023 Sep 6;11(9):2469. doi https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10525914/ Abstract When “hijacked” by compulsive behaviors that affect the reward and stress centers of the brain, functional changes...

Meditation Reshapes Attention and Awareness

Brain Scans of Monks Show Meditation Reshapes Attention and Awareness  Analysis by Dr. Joseph Mercola  March 13, 2026    STORY AT-A-GLANCE Brain scans of highly experienced monks show meditation shifts your brain into a different operating mode that...