Children and teens in cancer treatment who felt their family worked well together reported fewer sleep problems, in a 2026 study of 518 young patients in China.1 Lower depression and anxiety accounted for a sizable share of that link. Research Highlights Better family functioning, fewer sleep problems: each 1-point rise on a 0–10 family functioning …
Medical and nursing students who worried more than usual about being replaced by AI reported less enthusiasm for studying at their next diary entry, according to a 10-day diary study of 751 students in China. That drop in enthusiasm was then linked to more anxiety at the following entry.1 Research Highlights AI worry came before …
Overactive, misdirected attention may be the common thread that keeps persistent postural-perceptual dizziness (PPPD) going, according to a 2026 narrative review. Yang et al. argue it can explain dizziness from busy visual scenes and dizziness while simply sitting or standing still.1 Research Highlights Attention as the link: the review pulled together brain imaging, balance, perception …
Among people with knee osteoarthritis, fear of movement was linked to everyday capacity problems such as poor vision, low mood and memory trouble, and pain changed several of those links. The findings come from a 2026 survey of 452 patients at a hospital in eastern China.1 Research Highlights Vision had the strongest link: a positive …
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 …
A 12-item questionnaire built around the worries of new motherhood held up well in a 2026 study of 189 Brazilian mothers. Its total score was reliable and tracked general anxiety and depression, though 2 of its 3-item subscores were weaker.1 Research Highlights Four worry areas held together: the Brazilian version of the Postpartum Specific Anxiety …
Chinese college freshmen from homes with stricter parenting and more family conflict sensed more anxiety in their parents about their education, according to a 2026 survey of 646 students. Higher resilience was linked to sensing less of it, and strict parenting showed the strongest link of all.1 Research Highlights Family conflict and resilience pulled in …