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• Neuroscience News2026-10-09✓ Read

  Cannabis Destroys Sleep Quality

  A 35-year study shows cannabis use links to fragmented, poor sleep measured by monitors, even though users believe they slept well.

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• Neuroscience News2026-10-09✓ Read

  Genetic Risk for Anorexia May Begin Outside the Brain

  Anorexia patients are 4x more likely to carry mutations in PLIN4, a fat-storage gene in muscle and adipose tissue, revealing a key metabolic component.

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• Neuroscience News2026-10-08✓ Read

  Higher BMI Linked to Longer Survival After a Dementia Diagnosis

  A study of 4,500+ adults shows overweight or obese BMI at dementia diagnosis is linked to significantly lower mortality risk, highlighting metabolic reserves.

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• Neuroscience News2026-10-08✓ Read

  Can We Predict Hearing Loss Long Before Symptoms Ever Start?

  Precision phenotyping combining audiometric data and genetics predicts sensorineural hearing loss far more accurately than standard billing codes.

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• Neuroscience News2026-10-08✓ Read

  How Dark Traits Reshape Speech

  A new study reveals psychopathic traits like boldness, meanness, and disinhibition drive distinct, complex language patterns.

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• Neuroscience News2026-10-07✓ Read

  How Brain Cells Lock In Short-Term Memories

  A new study reveals a "split attractor network" in fruit flies that explains how neural circuits stabilize short-term working memories.

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• Neuroscience News2026-10-07✓ Read

  Microglia Rescue Vulnerable Dopamine Neurons in Parkinson’s

  Summary: Researchers at the University of Oxford have discovered that human microglia can selectively prune away toxic alpha-synuclein aggregates from dopamine-producing neurons without destroying the host nerve cells. Utilizing co-cultures of human induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC)-derived neurons and microglia, the team demonstrated that microglia employ “trogocytosis”, a precise cellular nibbling mechanism, regulated by GPNMB, P2RY12, and CD22 signaling pathways, along with an IL-10 molecular brake.

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• Neuroscience News2026-10-07✓ Read

  Statins Linked to Reduced Glaucoma Risk and Slower Progression

  A new study in 420,000 adults links statin medications to a 15% lower glaucoma risk and a 55% drop in surgical interventions.

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• Neuroscience News2026-10-07✓ Read

  A Single Neural Circuit Unifies Multidimensional Prediction

  Researchers show a single spiking neural network predicts event identity, timing, and probability using local learning.

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• Neuroscience News2026-10-07✓ Read

  Adults With ADHD Face Higher Long-Term Dementia Risk

  Adults with ADHD have over 4 times the risk of dementia, backed by genetic data from 187,000 older adults.

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• Neuroscience News2026-10-07✓ Read

  AI Chatbots Are Hardwired to Defend the Status Quo

  A new study of 11 AI models reveals chatbots systematically favor the status quo, advising against electric vehicles and climate policies.

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• Neuroscience News2026-10-06✓ Read

  Early DBS Protects Cognition in Genetic Parkinson’s

  Timing of DBS surgery is critical to preserve cognitive function in Parkinson's patients with GBA1 mutations.

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