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How ketamine reshapes brain activity in older adults

Futurity • Sep 14, 2026

To address these questions, the Experimental Psychopharmacology of Mood and Anxiety Disorders Lab (EPMAD Lab) at Texas A&M University, led by Sanjay Mathew, professor and head of psychiatry, has been studying how the brain responds to ketamine in US veterans over 55 years old.

As a professor in the School of Public Health and director for the Center for Worker Health at Texas A&M University, Mark Benden has spent years developing a computer mouse that could track and understand markers in human health and performance to pick up on substance use, the common cold, and even a cardiac event.

The Gateway “will not circle the moon the way a satellite circles Earth” and will instead “travel in a near-rectilinear halo orbit, or NRHO, an elongated path shaped by the combined gravity of Earth and the moon rather than by the moon alone,” said Earth.com. The NRHO “passes within 1,000 miles of the moon’s north pole” and then rounds its turn “about 40,000 miles past the lunar south pole,” said Popular Science. The Gateway NRHO “provides an uninterrupted line of sight for communications to Earth and requires little propellant to maintain,” Diane Davis, an associate professor of space engineering at the Texas A&M University College of Engineering and an author of the study, said in the release.

Researchers at Texas A&M University have advanced imaging technology that records biology in real time, producing high-speed videos that capture both motion and chemistry at once. They published their findings in PNAS (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences).

Global heat stuck on high. Scientists say August was Earth’s hottest month they’ve measured.

NBC News • Sep 10, 2026

“It is now time to stop acting surprised that our warming planet keeps getting warmer. This is occurring exactly as forecast by scientists literally decades ago,” Texas A&M University climate scientist Andrew Dessler said in an email. “The interesting question is not whether we will keep breaking heat records (we will), but whether we’re going to do anything about it or just stand there while the climate train runs us over.”

Texas A&M kicks off 150th anniversary celebration with new merchandise line, events

KBTX • Sep 10, 2026

Texas A&M University has launched a new merchandise collection ahead of its 150th anniversary, which the university will begin celebrating with a series of events starting Friday, Oct. 2. The 150th Collection, officially licensed gear made to mark Texas A&M’s history, includes items ranging from gameday outfits to keepsakes. The collection, called the 1876 Collection, is available online. The celebration will also include an opening ceremony, a “Fightin’ Texas Aggie” yell practice, a drone show and a weeklong series of campus events called Spirit of 150 Week.

Lindsay Clancy’s issues are extreme. Millions of moms face milder challenges

The Dallas Morning News • Sep 9, 2026

The most common experience is often called the “baby blues,” affecting about 80% of new moms, according to Dr. Eva Johnson, a clinical assistant professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Texas A&M University Naresh K. Vashisht College of Medicine. She is a general psychiatrist with additional training in reproductive psychiatry.

How to spot dementia in your dog or cat

Futurity • Sep 8, 2026

Joel White, a clinical assistant professor at the Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, shares guidance to help owners better understand changes in their pets’ behavior and learn how to care for animals living with dementia:

A deadly disease called citrus greening has decimated much of Florida’s orange juice and citrus production in recent years. A researcher from Texas A&M University was part of a team that may have found a treatment.