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Chronic stress is a candidate mechanism for both depression and addiction risk. A 2026 mouse study found that 28 days of unpredictable chronic mild stress increased striatal dopamine D1 rece…
Read articleAn 11-person case series tested delayed-release apple cider vinegar capsules in young adults who had gained weight while taking psychotropic medications, and metabolic markers carried more s…
Read articleWhole-body hyperthermia looks less like generic relaxation and more like a timed biological stressor: in a small depression substudy, a single session was followed by early Hamilton Depressi…
Read articleA 2026 mouse study linked cholestatic liver injury to smaller thalamic volume than control injury-free mice, broad thalamus gene-expression changes, and partial pathway rescue after systemic…
Read articleA 299-person remote randomized trial found that 10 min of daily focused-attention meditation reduced anxiety and mind wandering more than waitlist control, with the strongest gains among adu…
Read articleA 2026 Egyptian study of 76 children found a sharp mental-health gradient in phenylketonuria (PKU): late-diagnosed children had higher depression scores, lower quality of life, lower IQ, and…
Read articleAdding music to ketamine psychotherapy failed to provide extra antidepressant benefit over matched non-music support in a 2026 randomized clinical trial (RCT; a study that assigns participan…
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