Forthcoming inย Drug Discovery Today: A New Blueprint for Turning an Orphan Brain Receptor into a Blockbuster Drug Target I am pleased to announce that my article, “Accelerating the Orphan GPCR Pipeline: GPR149 as a Case Study in Dual-Domain Target Validation,” has been accepted for publication inย Drug Discovery Today, a leading journal for pharmaceutical strategy and […]
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A New Blueprint for Turning an Orphan Brain Receptor into a Blockbuster Drug Target
๐ ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง ๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ & ๐๐๐ฎ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง: ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ซ๐๐ข๐ง ๐ฎ๐ฉ, ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ญ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ค ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ง?
๐ ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง ๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ & ๐๐๐ฎ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง: ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ซ๐๐ข๐ง ๐ฎ๐ฉ, ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ญ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ค ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ง? The concept of Cognitive Reserve is the single most empowering framework for understanding how we age. “Cognitive Reserve” is the buffer your brain buildsโa dynamic network of strong neural connections that protects your ability to think, remember, […]
Authority, Long-term Reach, and “Save” Signals
New evidence provides a stronger link between chronic anxiety and future neurocognitive decline, demanding a re-evaluation of how we approach dementia prevention in clinical practice. A major updated meta-analysis, now available in the Journal of Clinical Medicine, confirms that anxiety is significantly associated with an increased risk of all-cause dementia. This extensive study, spanning nine […]
๐ ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง & ๐๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐๐ ๐ฒ: Positive Neuroplasticity
๐ ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง & ๐๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐๐ ๐ฒ: ๐๐ ๐จ๐๐ญ๐๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ค ๐จ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ฅ ๐ก๐๐๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐จ๐ง๐ -๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ฆ ๐๐ซ๐๐ข๐ง ๐ก๐๐๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ฐ๐จ ๐ฌ๐๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐๐ฉ๐ญ๐ฌ, ๐๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ง๐๐ฐ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ก ๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฐ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฒ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐๐๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ๐๐จ๐ง๐ง๐๐๐ญ๐๐. If you are managing chronic anxiety, you are managing a significant, preventable risk factor for your cognitive future. A comprehensive analysis of data from nearly 30,000 people found […]
SuperAgers Produce More Neuroblasts
The dogma that neurogenesis slows to a trickle in the aging human brain has been significantly challenged this week. A groundbreaking study published in Nature (February 25, 2026), led by scientists at the University of Illinois Chicago and the Northwestern University SuperAger Program, reveals that SuperAgers produce neuroblasts at rates far higher than their age-matched […]



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