Behavioral Health Providers

06/16/2026

https://pro.alz.org/hub/care-pathway/detection-and-diagnosis/blood-based-biomarkers-guideline

An evidence-informed guideline and tools focused on the use of blood tests for diagnosis in specialty care settings.

06/16/2026

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/health/article/birds-sing-brain-mental-health

Spending time in nature is important for your mental health. But studies show that even just listening to birds singing can ease symptoms of anxiety and depression.

06/12/2026

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RFK Jr. just put hospitals on notice.

The grace period is over, and hospitals still hiding prices from patients are now facing federal enforcement.

“We know who you are.”

06/12/2026

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RFK Jr. has announced that nearly half of all U.S. medical schools have now pledged to expand nutrition education.

A total of 73 medical schools have joined the administration’s Nutrition Education Pledge.

Starting this fall, future doctors at those schools will receive at least 40 hours of nutrition training or its equivalent.

06/11/2026

https://www.instagram.com/p/DZK_F23oKET/?igsh=MTNnYTUxMGFqc3pyOQ==

06/11/2026

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06/10/2026

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A noninvasive treatment using light and sound shown to trigger the brain’s natural waste-clearance system to combat Alzheimer's disease.

More than 7 million Americans are currently living with Alzheimer’s disease, a crisis projected to cost the U.S. healthcare system an estimated $409 billion in 2026. This treatment could change that.

In a groundbreaking preclinical study funded by the National Institute on Aging (NIA), researchers from MIT, Boston University, and Westlake University in China have discovered that noninvasive light and sound stimulation can significantly reduce levels of toxic amyloid proteins in the brain.

By exposing mice to flashing lights and auditory tones engineered to generate 40-hertz electrical gamma waves, scientists triggered a dramatic boost in the flow of cerebrospinal fluid.

This sensory stimulation effectively tapped into the brain’s glymphatic system—its internal waste-disposal network—prompting cells called astrocytes to expand, flush out debris, and clear the destructive plaques historically associated with Alzheimer’s disease.

The therapeutic mechanism relies on a delicate chain reaction in the brain. Researchers found that gamma wave stimulation coaxes specific inhibitory interneurons to release a vital hormone called vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP).

This hormone signals the glymphatic system to increase fluid circulation, accelerating the elimination of toxic waste. When scientists experimentally blocked either the astrocytes' expansion or the interneurons' ability to produce VIP, the plaque-clearing benefits vanished.

These promising results suggest that simple, noninvasive sensory therapy could act as a potent tool to keep our brain's plumbing running smoothly, offering a highly accessible avenue for treating Alzheimer’s and other protein-accumulating neurological disorders.

source 📚: Murdock, M. H., et al. Multisensory gamma stimulation promotes glymphatic clearance of amyloid. Nature, 627(8002), 149-156.

06/10/2026

https://www.instagram.com/p/DZX4_OSCH7j/?igsh=MW9sYjRtYjl1M2NqbA==

06/07/2026

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZEIimpMMWR/?igsh=b2Q3a2V3Yzdvbzd2