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Mushrooms and Brain Health: What the Research Actually Shows

Read time: 8 minutes  |  Updated July 2026 Do mushrooms improve brain health? Some mushrooms, particularly lion’s mane, show real promise for brain health in early research. A 2009 trial in Phytotherapy Research found lion’s mane improved mild cognitive impairment scores versus placebo. But most human studies are small and short-term, so the evidence is […]