People on hemodialysis in Japan who received a small card summing up their own life story described it as a keepsake, a way to be heard and a source of courage to keep going, according to a 2026 interview study of 21 patients.1 Research Highlights A one-page life story: researchers with dialysis nursing experience interviewed …
Among Swedish memory-clinic patients without dementia, more stressful life events were linked to a spinal-fluid sign of Alzheimer’s amyloid buildup, but only in people with moderate-to-high insomnia symptoms, according to a 2026 study.1 Research Highlights Stress and insomnia worked together: in 103 patients with spinal-fluid tests, lifetime stressful events and insomnia symptoms interacted in relation …
PTSD symptom scores fell by about half among 94 US servicemembers who completed a 4-week program of EEG-guided magnetic brain stimulation, according to a 2026 chart review. The program had no control group, so the study cannot show how much of that drop came from the treatment itself.1 Research Highlights PTSD scores dropped 48%: average …
About 9 in 10 children referred for ADHD or autism had elevated symptoms in at least 2 of 4 areas — ADHD, autism, defiance and learning problems — and the same overlap showed up in ordinary community children at lower rates, according to a 2026 Pennsylvania study based on mothers’ ratings.1 Research Highlights Overlap was …
University students with subthreshold depression, meaning real depressive symptoms that fall short of a major depression diagnosis, had stronger connections in 3 cingulate brain circuits and slightly higher levels of 3 inflammatory proteins than healthy students, according to a 2026 brain-imaging study from China.1 Research Highlights Stronger cingulate connections: resting brain scans of 126 students …
About 2 months after a concussion, adults had lower fiber density in a few white matter tracts linking the thalamus to the top of the brain, even though their thinking test scores looked normal. A 2026 study compared 39 people with mild traumatic brain injury to 28 people hurt in accidents without a head injury.1 …
Autistic doctors run into avoidable barriers as they move from medical school into their first hospital jobs, according to a 2026 UK review that also proposes a 7-part plan to support them.1 Research Highlights 7 recurring barriers: unspoken social rules, communication exams built around neurotypical styles, noisy wards, unpredictable shift schedules, fast verbal handovers, risky …