A small molecule that increased neurotransmitter receptor activity on neuron synapses were enhanced in mice and used as a therapy for Alzheimer's by increasing cognition and memory.

The probiotic Bacillus subtilis showed a protective benefit against alpha-synuclein protein clumps that starve the brain of dopamine and lead to Parkinson's disease and loss of motor function.

Daily walnut consumption was linked to an increase in beneficial gut microbes and improvements of cardiovascular risk factors, including reducing blood pressure, total cholesterol and LDL cholesterol.

Mice on a high-soybean oil diet had pronounced negative effects on the hypothalamus. Soybean oil led to 100 genes not functioning properly, including a gene that produces oxytocin.