{
  "id": 16486509,
  "title": "Roblox founder gives $20 million grant to study diet-based therapies for mental health",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/roblox-founder-gives-20-million-grant-to-study-diet-based-therapies",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-25T14:31:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/technology/tech-news/roblox-founder-david-baszucki-and-his-wife-turn-their-sons-struggle-with-bipolar-disorder-into-a-20-million-grant-for-a-massachusetts-hospital-to-study-whether-diet-based-therapies-can-improve-mental-health/articleshow/135192898.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Roblox chairman David Baszucki and his spouse Jan Ellison Baszucki have invested $20 million in a pioneering mental health research initiative at McLean Hospital. The McLean Center for Metabolic Psychiatry, set to open in Massachusetts, will investigate whether dietary and metabolic therapies like the ketogenic diet can improve psychiatric symptoms and brain function in individuals with severe mental illnesses. This grant, borne out of the Baszuckis' personal struggle with their son Matthew's bipolar disorder, establishes the McLean Center as the global hub for the Global Network for the Advancement of Metabolic Psychiatry (MetPsy). The initiative not only seeks to develop clinical protocols and train healthcare professionals but also to foster international collaboration among scientists, physicians, and mental health experts, aiming to make evidence-based metabolic interventions accessible to more patients worldwide.",
  "summary": "David Baszucki and Jan Ellison Baszucki have committed $20 million to advance mental health research, driven by their personal experience with their son's bipolar disorder. This funding will create the McLean Center for Metabolic Psychiatry, which aims to investigate how diet can impact severe mental health conditions. Their vision emphasizes collaboration among global scientists and clinicians…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}