Neuroscience News engagement report
@NeuroscienceNew - 505K followers on X
Measured over 5 original posts from a 30-day window, last computed on August 28, 2026.
Engagement
Early reading. We have captured 5 original posts for this account, below the 8 we require before treating a median as settled. The numbers above describe what we have seen so far, not a finished profile of the account.
A typical post picks up 91 interactions against 505K followers, an engagement rate of 0.018%. Posts are seen about 11K times each, and 0.816% of those impressions turn into an interaction. That is about 2.21% of the follower count, which is the gap between an audience on paper and an audience in a timeline. Posting runs at about 0.4 posts a day over the last 30 days, though only 17% of days saw any activity at all. Most posts go out around 21:00 UTC, and Monday is the busiest day of the week. Of the 5 posts sampled, 60% are part of a thread and 80% link out. The account's strongest tracked post pulled 811 interactions, about 8.9x its own typical post. Recurring topics include #aging, #neuroscience, #alzheimers. Only 5 original posts have been captured so far, fewer than the 8 posts we want behind a median before treating it as settled. Read the figures above as an early measurement of this account, not as a finished profile of it.
Measured over 5 original posts from a 30-day window, last computed on August 28, 2026. Recurring tags: #aging, #neuroscience, #alzheimers.
Where this sits in the catalog
At 0.018%, Neuroscience News sits above the 25th percentile of the 36,654 accounts in this comparison. That places it in the below the median band, which runs 0.012% to 0.08%.
Show the percentile table
| Percentile | Engagement rate |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile | 0.002% |
| 25th percentile | 0.012% |
| 50th percentile | 0.08% |
| 75th percentile | 0.433% |
| 90th percentile | 2.10% |
| 99th percentile | 160.5% |
This ruler is the whole measured catalog, not a size-matched group: it shows where the raw rate falls across every account we can measure, all of which are large. For a like-for-like comparison, read the size-band percentile above instead. See how the bands are built
Posting timing
This account posts most often around 21:00 UTC, and Monday is its busiest day of the week. The bars below are the catalog-wide pattern, with this account's own busiest slot marked. They do not show how this account performs at each hour: we keep one aggregate per account, not one per hour, so that measurement does not exist in our data.
Show engagement by hour posted, utc as a table
| Hour (UTC) | Vs author median | Posts |
|---|---|---|
| 00:00 UTC | -1% | 51K |
| 01:00 UTC | -2% | 52K |
| 02:00 UTC | -3% | 50K |
| 03:00 UTC | -4% | 53K |
| 04:00 UTC | -6% | 43K |
| 05:00 UTC | -4% | 42K |
| 06:00 UTC | -4% | 48K |
| 07:00 UTC | -5% | 52K |
| 08:00 UTC | -4% | 61K |
| 09:00 UTC | -3% | 70K |
| 10:00 UTC | -2% | 72K |
| 11:00 UTC | -3% | 78K |
| 12:00 UTC | -2% | 86K |
| 13:00 UTC | -2% | 94K |
| 14:00 UTC | -4% | 97K |
| 15:00 UTC | -2% | 101K |
| 16:00 UTC | -3% | 98K |
| 17:00 UTC | -2% | 91K |
| 18:00 UTC | -1% | 85K |
| 19:00 UTC | -1% | 80K |
| 20:00 UTC | -1% | 74K |
| 21:00 UTC | -1% | 66K |
| 22:00 UTC | -1% | 57K |
| 23:00 UTC | -2% | 52K |
Show engagement by day of week as a table
| Day | Vs author median | Posts |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday | +4% | 231K |
| Monday | 0% | 288K |
| Tuesday | -2% | 278K |
| Wednesday | -1% | 251K |
| Thursday | -1% | 245K |
| Friday | -3% | 253K |
| Saturday | +3% | 227K |
Best tweets
- Apr 14, 20268.9x their median
For decades, “neuroinflammaging”, the slow-burning inflammation that causes brain fog and memory decline, was considered an unavoidable part of getting older. However, a landmark study suggests the clock can be turned back. Researchers developed a non-invasive nasal spray that uses microscopic “delivery parcels” to travel directly into the brain. With just two doses, the therapy dramatically reduced chronic inflammation, recharged cellular “power plants” (mitochondria), and restored memory and cognitive sharpness in aging models. https://t.co/XytygWNNZ2 #neuroscience #brain #science (1/3)
- Apr 28, 20266.2x their median
Abdominal Movement Flushes Neural Waste The brain is far more mechanically integrated with the rest of the body than scientists previously realized. In a study, researchers revealed a “hydraulic pump” mechanism that links physical activity to brain health. When you contract your abdominal muscles, even during a light movement like taking a step, you compress blood vessels that push fluid into the spinal cavity. This pressure causes the brain to gently “sway” within the skull, a motion that acts like squeezing a dirty sponge to flush out toxic neural waste via the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). https://t.co/3tsUNEq9ar #neuroscience #science #Exercise (1/3)
- Apr 2, 20264.6x their median
A new study has strengthened the link between infectious mononucleosis (mono) and Multiple Sclerosis (MS). By analyzing over two decades of health records, researchers found that individuals who contracted the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) as teenagers or adults—resulting in a clinical case of mono—were three times more likely to develop MS later in life compared to those who did not. While MS remains relatively rare, this study underscores the potential for future EBV vaccines to significantly reduce the global burden of the disease. https://t.co/qCvkssVXkA
- Feb 26, 20264.2x their median
Common belief: Brain decline is inevitable as we age. The reality: Some 80-year-olds have the memory of 20-year-olds. 🧠 A landmark new study just revealed their "secret ingredient," and it’s not just genetics. It’s neuronal fertility. 🧵
- Apr 29, 20263.0x their median
Why Your Brain “Dreams” Even When You’re Awake We usually think of wakefulness and sleep as two separate worlds, but new research proves the boundary is an illusion. Using an experimental setup inspired by Thomas Edison, researchers analyzed 92 participants drifting into sleep and found that “dreaming” isn’t exclusive to the night. By identifying four distinct mental states, including a “bizarre” dream state, the team discovered that these experiences occur across all levels of alertness. Whether you’re fully awake or in light sleep, your brain can flip into a “dream narrative” at any moment, suggesting that the content of our thoughts is independent of our state of vigilance. https://t.co/h3wROV5bgH #neuroscience #science #brain (1/3)
- Aug 24, 20262.8x their median
Aging doesn't slow down our language skills! 🗣️🧠 A new MIT study reveals that the brain's language network remains just as strong in older adults as in youth, even while memory and executive functions decline. Learn why: https://t.co/W1EpZP4Jtk #Neuroscience #Aging #BrainHealth 1/3
- Apr 15, 20262.8x their median
For years, the gold standard for spotting early Alzheimer’s was the amyloid PET scan, which could detect brain plaques 10 to 20 years before symptoms appeared. However, a groundbreaking study has identified a “pre-early” warning sign. Researchers found that a blood test for pTau217 (phosphorylated tau 217) can predict amyloid buildup and cognitive decline even when initial brain scans appear perfectly normal. This discovery could shift Alzheimer’s screening from expensive, invasive scans to a simple, scalable blood test during routine checkups. https://t.co/gdpoNNutKY #Alzheimers #neuroscience #health (1/3)
- May 18, 20262.6x their median
Parkinson’s Drug Restores Memories in Alzheimer’s (Mouse Model) A new study has identified dopamine dysfunction as a previously unrecognized driver of memory loss in Alzheimer’s disease. Focusing on the entorhinal cortex, the brain’s gateway to memory processing, researchers discovered that dopamine levels collapse to less than 20% of normal in Alzheimer’s models, causing memory circuits to fail. Remarkably, by restoring dopamine signaling via optogenetics or the standard Parkinson’s drug Levodopa (L-DOPA), scientists successfully normalized neural activity and completely reversed cognitive decline, unlocking a promising new frontier for memory restoration. https://t.co/n9JM8ikQGW #Neuroscience #Alzheimers #Science (1/3)
- Jan 29, 20262.4x their median
🧠 Your brain isn't just a hard drive; it’s a time traveler. New research reveals the hippocampus does more than store memories—it actively reorganizes them to PREDICT future rewards. This "predictive coding" could be the key to understanding Alzheimer’s. Read more at: https://t.co/0kxwGFLjPr #Neuroscience #BrainPower #ScienceNews #Alzheimers
- Feb 26, 20262.4x their median
Gut Microbiome Reset Reduces Brain Inflammation Healing a traumatic brain injury (TBI) might actually start in the digestive system. A new study reveals that short-term antibiotic treatment can significantly reduce neuroinflammation and brain cell death following a TBI https://t.co/Au7kur5Ex9
Ranked by total interactions across everything we have tracked for this account, which is a longer history than the 30-day window the rates above use. The multiple compares each post to this account's own median.
Recurring topics
The most frequent hashtags in the sampled posts. They describe what this account writes about; they are not a performance signal, and the catalog-wide breakdown on the hub shows how little hashtag count moves.
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Reading these numbers
A typical post picks up 91 interactions against 505K followers, an engagement rate of 0.018%. Posts are seen about 11K times each, and 0.816% of those impressions turn into an interaction. That is about 2.21% of the follower count, which is the gap between an audience on paper and an audience in a timeline. Posting runs at about 0.4 posts a day over the last 30 days, though only 17% of days saw any activity at all. Most posts go out around 21:00 UTC, and Monday is the busiest day of the week. Of the 5 posts sampled, 60% are part of a thread and 80% link out. The account's strongest tracked post pulled 811 interactions, about 8.9x its own typical post. Recurring topics include #aging, #neuroscience, #alzheimers. Only 5 original posts have been captured so far, fewer than the 8 posts we want behind a median before treating it as settled. Read the figures above as an early measurement of this account, not as a finished profile of it.
- What is Neuroscience News's engagement rate on X?
- Neuroscience News (@NeuroscienceNew) has an engagement rate of 0.018%, based on the median interactions across 5 original posts from the last 30 days against 504,929 followers. Replies, reposts and quote-posts of other people are excluded from that sample.
- Is that a good engagement rate?
- At 0.018%, Neuroscience News sits above the 25th percentile of the 36,654 accounts in this comparison. Those comparison accounts are all large ones, because our scanning cadence is weighted towards big accounts, so this is a ranking among peers of similar scale rather than a ranking across X.
- Does @NeuroscienceNew have real engagement?
- There is not yet enough sample to rank this account against others of its size.
- When does @NeuroscienceNew post?
- Most posts go out around 21:00 UTC, and Monday is its busiest day, at roughly 0.4 posts per day across the measured window.