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Eitan Okun, Ph.D.

@eitanokun

Head of the Paul Feder Laboratory for Alzheimer's disease and Down Syndrome research at the Life Sciences Faculty at Bar Ilan University, Israel.

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Marathons may reshape your brain. intense running causes up to 28% drop in brain myelin—but it recovers in 2 months. Your brain might burn myelin fat for fuel under stress. Not damage—adaptation. Link to study: nature.com/articles/s4225… #Running #BrainPlasticity #Marathon #Science

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Two new “first-in-human” trials implanted lab-grown dopamine neurons into patients' brains—with signs of safety and symptom relief. Links to studies: nature.com/articles/s4158… nature.com/articles/s4158… #Parkinsons #StemCells #Neuroscience #ClinicalTrials

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Being a #NightOwl might come with a higher risk of Psychological disorders, Diabetes, Neurological issues and respiratory issues and early death according to a massive UK Biobank study tracking over 430,000 people for more than six years. Link to Study: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

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Teen sleep shapes the brain. A 3,000+ teen study links later bedtimes & short sleep to weaker brain connectivity + lower cognition. Early, longer sleep? Stronger brains & better focus—lasting from age 9 to 14. Link to study: cell.com/cell.../fullte… #SleepScience #BrainHealth

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During chronic stress, immune cells migrate to the brain’s borders and fuel fear responses. psychedelics like psilocybin and MDMA block this immune-brain chatterת calming neurons, but cooling inflammation at the brain's edge. Link to report: nature.com/articles/d4158… #psychedelics