Adults in Hong Kong who developed diabetes by age 40 reported less diabetes distress after a year of personalized care that included genetic and biomarker testing. Over 3 years, though, the extra care did not lower their rate of diabetes complications.1 Research Highlights A large randomized trial: the PRISM trial assigned 884 Chinese adults with …
Daily weather and air pollution were not linked to suicide-attempt visits at a hospital in Balikesir, Turkey, according to an 8-year study of 1,413 emergency presentations from 2017 to 2024. Visits did follow a seasonal rhythm, peaking in spring, June and December.1 Research Highlights No short-term environmental link: temperature, rainfall, sunlight, fine particles (PM2.5), sulfur …
Adding socioeconomic background to EEG brain recordings slightly improved how well a deep-learning model sorted 127 US university students by ADHD screening status. Accuracy rose on all 4 brain-recording tasks, but the gain was not statistically significant on any of them.1 Research Highlights About 9 in 10 classified correctly from EEG alone: tested on students …
About 1 in 7 adults in Spain who use illicit drugs reported using them to enhance sex in the past year, according to a 2026 analysis of a large web survey. Far fewer, about 3%, reported going to a chemsex party, and most drug use was simply for fun.1 Research Highlights Sex was a minority …
Expectant fathers whose partners were hospitalized for threatened preterm labor reported more distress during pregnancy, and when the baby did arrive early, their anxiety was still higher 6 weeks after birth. The findings come from a 2026 German study that followed 116 fathers.1 Research Highlights Anxiety lingered after preterm birth: 6 weeks after birth, fathers …
Older South Koreans with cognitive impairment had higher depression scores when their care came mainly from public caregivers or a mixed group of helpers rather than their adult children. A 2026 analysis of national survey data on 537 adults aged 65 and older found the link after adjusting for health, daily function and income.1 Research …
People who reported a traumatic event were more credulous — quicker to take others’ word without checking — than people who reported none, according to a 2026 survey of 2,519 people in Germany. That credulity was also linked to more PTSD and complex PTSD symptoms.1 Research Highlights Trauma went with higher credulity: average credulity scores …