Helen McDonald

Keep your head heals and standards high

[Hard Rock Bet @HardRockBet]

EMPTY NET GOAL FOR THE CANES 🚨

[Carolina Hurricanes @Canes]

Friendly reminder the team is playing 2,346 miles away

[🏆 - ²¹Karina²⁰ @kariboom21]

imagine supporting a rapist and rapist defender when the canes literally have alexander nikishin

[Carolina Hurricanes @Canes]

THE #CANES WIN THE CUP 

THE #CANES WIN THE CUP 
THE #CANES WIN THE CUP 
THE #CANES WIN THE CUP 
THE #CANES WIN THE CUP 
THE #CANES WIN THE CUP

[ESPN @espn]

Lord Stanley is waiting. The Carolina Hurricanes are just minutes from lifting the Cup 🏆

The final moments of Game 6 now on ABC and the ESPN App 🍿🔥

[Jonny Lazarus @JLazzy23]

They’ve finally done it.

Congrats to the @Canes, they’re your 2026 Stanley Cup Champions!

[ABC News @ABC]

A 21-year-old woman died after being launched off a bridge in Brazil without the rope that was supposed to be attached, falling 120 feet to her death. Three men have been arrested in the case. https://t.co/6sYLRbG9UF

[🏆 - jason 🦥🪐 @spongebobsloth]

THE CANES ARE STANLEY CUP CHAMPIONS!!!!!! 20 YEARS SINCE OUR FIRST

[ESPN @espn]

Can Carolina hold on to become the champions? 👀

The Canes are one period away from winning the #StanleyCup

[Capricorn1309 (Ian Strain) @Capricorn1309]

Whoa! Ron McLean with a joke about a date rape drug?

"The roofies, they'll get you every time."

@Sportsnet #StanleyCup

[Eric Poole @Epoole88]

Hurricanes win the Cup! Phenomenal series from both sides.

#stanleycup #canes

[SportsCenter @SportsCenter]

Game 6 is in Vegas but the Caniacs are LIT in Carolina 🔥

(via @NHL) | #StanleyCup

[Awful Announcing @awfulannouncing]

The Carolina Hurricanes have Sean McDonough's voice cracking as they take a 2-0 lead in the second period!

Carolina has a 3-2 series lead.🏒🚨👀🎙️ #StanleyCup

[Greg Wyshynski @wyshynski]

The exodus has begun #StanleyCup

[NHLPA @NHLPA]

👏 THE @CANES ARE #STANLEYCUP CHAMPIONS FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 20 YEARS!

[NHL News @PuckReportNHL]

FINALLY GOT IT DONE.

The Carolina Hurricanes are the 2025-26 Stanley Cup Champions!!

#SoundTheSiren | #StanleyCup

[NHL @NHL]

20 YEARS LATER, THE @CANES ARE ONCE AGAIN #STANLEYCUP CHAMPIONS!!! 🤩

[NHL @NHL]

THE @CANES ARE THE 2026 #STANLEYCUP CHAMPIONS!! 🌪️

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

Noninvasive 40 Hz gamma sensory stimulation uses rhythmic pulses of light and sound to entrain the brain’s natural gamma oscillations, which are linked to memory, attention, and cognitive processing. This approach, often called GENUS (Gamma Entrainment Using Sensory stimuli), has shown promise in reducing the accumulation of amyloid-beta and tau proteins, the two primary pathological hallmarks of Alzheimer’s disease.

In multiple preclinical studies, daily one-hour exposure to 40 Hz light and sound reduced amyloid plaque burden, decreased tau pathology, protected neurons, preserved synaptic connections, and improved memory performance in mouse models of Alzheimer’s. Researchers observed that the stimulation enhances clearance of toxic proteins through the brain’s glymphatic system, its waste-removal “plumbing” network.

A pivotal 2024 study from MIT demonstrated a key mechanism: 40 Hz multisensory stimulation activates vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP)-expressing interneurons, which promote increased cerebrospinal fluid influx and interstitial fluid efflux. This boosts glymphatic flow and accelerates the removal of amyloid proteins from brain tissue.

Human research has progressed from early feasibility trials to larger studies. In a Phase 2A pilot trial, patients with mild Alzheimer’s who received daily 40 Hz audiovisual stimulation for three months showed reduced brain atrophy (less ventricular enlargement and hippocampal volume loss), improved functional connectivity, better performance on memory tasks, and more stable daily activity rhythms compared to controls. Longer-term open-label extensions suggest sustained safety and potential cognitive benefits over two years in some participants.

A large Phase III clinical trial is currently underway to rigorously evaluate efficacy. While results remain preliminary and the therapy is not a cure, it represents a novel non-pharmacological strategy that aims to harness the brain’s own rhythms to activate natural cleanup and repair processes.

Early evidence also hints at broader applications for other neurological conditions, including Parkinson’s disease, stroke, and epilepsy, though further research is required.

[Tsai, L.-H., et al. (2025). Review: Evidence that 40Hz gamma stimulation promotes brain health. PLOS Biology]

[BrooklynDad_Defiant!☮️ @mmpadellan]

When all of New York City celebrated the Knicks win will always be beautiful to me.