Neurovetenskapens ständigt dyra löften Enligt författaren till »Elusive cure« står vi på tröskeln till en helt ny era i hjärnforskningen.

I've been waiting for this particular flavor of naysayer review (it's in Swedish). TL;DR: Brain research has failed to deliver on its big promises in the past; ergo, we must be wary now too.

Indeed. I was inspired to write Elusive Cures ... /1

lakartidningen.se/kultur/recen...

Cycle-by-cycle respiration waveforms are coupled with the shape of neural oscillations www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.04...

Stop spreading right-wing propaganda about hormonal birth control Four months ago, I found myself sitting in the waiting room at Planned Parenthood, texting my friends, scrolling on Reddit, desperately trying to find someone else to make a decision that would affect...

Very proud of my daughter’s writings. In her 4 years as opinion writer & editor for the Vermont Cynic at UVM, she has not shied away from controversy with courage, candor and intellectual rigor. I feel this one about contraceptive misinformation is among her best!!!
vtcynic.com/opinion/stop...

Single-cell spatiotemporal dissection of the human maternal–fetal interface - Nature A single-cell multiomic atlas of the human maternal–fetal interface across pregnancy reveals cell types, states and spatial niches, developmental tissue architectures and transcriptional programmes, a...

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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A peripherally restricted cannabinoid 1 receptor agonist provides analgesic benefit from neuropathic pain and a lack of addiction-related behavior www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.04...

Image of a ProPublica headline that reads "They Needed Treatment for Drug Addiction. The Company They Turned to May Have Used Them to Commit Fraud." The headline is illustrated with a pair of hands holding a miniature rehab center. One hand is dropping a small human through the top of the building. From the bottom of the building, a $100 bill emerges.

NEW: Kentucky’s largest drug rehab center touts a Christian message and a selfless commitment to helping others.

But internally, the organization prioritized money over the well-being of its clients and staff, interviews show.

W/ @kentucky.com

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CDC delays publishing report showing covid vaccine benefits The acting CDC director cited concerns with the methodology, but the design has long been used to test vaccine effectiveness.

Exclusive: The acting director of the CDC has delayed publication of a report showing the covid-19 vaccine cut the likelihood of ER visits and hospitalizations for healthy adults last winter by about half, according to two scientists.

This is figure 1, which shows the global ALAN change product (2014–2022).

Artificial light emissions at night increased by around 16% globally between 2014 and 2022, according to research in Nature. The study presents maps of night-time light changes, which help to reveal the intricacies in human light footprint across the globe. go.nature.com/3PZ2DVx 🌍🧪

If people sign up for OPEN Foundation’s community platform on the free tier, they can get access to the recording as soon as it’s released.

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Thanks so much, @andreachalupa.bsky.social; deeply appreciated.
When we consider that up to 70% of the chronic pain population is female, it’s crucial that we get science around hormone profiles and psychedelic’s effectiveness for treating the worst pain conditions known to medicine correct.
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My friend @courtwing.bsky.social is speaking on an upcoming panel on psychedelics for treating women's pain

Psychedelics, Hormones, and Chronic Pain in Women - OPEN Foundation Explore how psychedelics may transform women’s chronic pain care. This expert panel unpacks hormonal dynamics, research gaps, and emerging treatment pathways. Join the conversation!

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🗣 Court Wing, Jagpaul Kaur Deol, Sinziana Pop, Jasmine Virdi
🗓 Tuesday, 31 March 2026
⏰ 8 PM CET
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In honour of Women’s History Month, this panel explores the intersections of gender, biology, and psychedelic science.
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As psychedelic research expands, new questions are emerging about how these substances may interact with hormonal cycles, influence serotonin pathways, and modulate both the physical and emotional dimensions of pain.
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Chronic pain disproportionately affects women, yet it remains under-researched, often dismissed, and slower to be diagnosed and treated.
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Becoming Hybrid Selves: Interacting with Artificial Minds and Bodies osf.io/preprints/ps...

Double dissociation of dynamic and static face perception provides causal evidence for a third visual pathway - Nature Communications The study shows a double dissociation between static and dynamic face perception in 108 patients with focal lesions, providing direct causal evidence for a third visual pathway via the posterior super...

Nature Communications

Double dissociation of dynamic and static face perception provides causal evidence for a third visual pathway

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Computational models link cellular mechanisms of neuromodulation to large-scale neural dynamics - Nature Neuroscience Drawing from advances in mathematics and related fields, we show that biophysical models of large-scale neural dynamics can help to bridge the gap between neuromodulation at the cellular scale and mes...

Nature Neuroscience

Computational models link cellular mechanisms of neuromodulation to large-scale neural dynamics

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Psychedelics & Pain Association community Psychedelics & Pain Association community home page

The Psychedelics & Pain Community on Circle for patients, facilitators, healthcare providers and others interested in how psychedelics can be effective tools for those living with pain conditions.
•access to PPA’s research database
•moderated w/ password-protection
community.psychedelicsandpain.org

Well understood & supported, Prof, but tragic nonetheless…

To my American colleagues: sorry, I won't be visiting the USA this year. Logic says we should support you and your great science, but with the continued attacks against Canada, it's become emotional. I'll send trainees if they want to go, but also offer them alternatives in Canada, Europe and Asia.

Gut Bacteria Are Making a Sugar That Attacks the Brain The mice in Aaron Burberry's lab at Case Western Reserve University kept dying. Genetically, they were identical to mice at other institutions around the

Gut Bacteria Are Making a Sugar That Attacks The Brain | #ALS #FTD

#Prostaglandin agonists produce an unexpected #analgesiceffect and prevent chronic postsurgical pain (#CPSP) in this #mousemodel

www.bjanaesthesia.org/article/S0007-0912(25)00...

Psychedelics & Pain Association community Psychedelics & Pain Association community home page

The Psychedelics & Pain Community on Circle for patients, facilitators, healthcare providers and others interested in how psychedelics can be effective tools for those living with pain conditions.
•access to PPA’s research database
•moderated w/ password-protection
community.psychedelicsandpain.org

NIH shut out hundreds of young scientists from funding to start their own labs Special Report: The NIH has shut out hundreds of young scientists from funding to start their own labs.

Excellent story from @aniloza.bsky.social and colleague at STAT on the MOSAIC program.

www.statnews.com/2025/12/08/t...

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Psilocybin helps the brain unlearn fear by silencing specific neural pathways Scientists have observed how psilocybin rewires the brain to overcome fear. The drug coordinates the silencing of trauma neurons and the activation of safety signals to promote behavioral flexibility in mice.

Psilocybin helps the brain unlearn fear by silencing specific neural pathways

Bronze plaque saying "A Letter to the Future. Ok is the first Icelandic glacier to lose its status as a glacier. In the next 200 years all our glaciers are expected to follow the same path. This monument is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it. August 2019. 415ppm CO2"

TIL about a memorial ceremony in Iceland in 2019 to mark the end of a glacier, changing the place name from Okjökull to Ok (jökull = glacier). Uncompromising wording on the bronze plaque:
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".

Further evidence that widespread covid vaccination is better for everybody.