A 2026 survey of 38 drug checking services found that Latin American programs faced a different operating reality than US programs: funding was a major barrier more often (80% vs. 54%), drug checking equipment was legally permitted less often (44% vs. 75%), and law enforcement confiscation of checking supplies was reported more often (38% vs. …
A 2026 Neurological Sciences brief communication added 2 Tourette syndrome cases of aripiprazole-related oculogyric crisis — sustained, involuntary upward eye deviation from extraocular-muscle dystonia — after titration to 20 mg and 30 mg daily, with remission after dose reduction.1 Research Highlights 2 new Tourette cases: Cavanna et al. reported oculogyric crisis in females aged 16 …
A 68-person randomized trial in Indian healthcare workers found a narrow but useful pattern: combined yoga plus Bhagavad Gita teaching beat usual care immediately on GAD-7 anxiety scores (p = 0.009), while Gita teaching alone beat usual care at 45 days (p = 0.047).1 Yoga alone improved within its own arm, but it did not …
A 16-patient pilot study after facial reanimation surgery found that online emotional training and in-person emotional training both reduced anxiety and improved facial movement; FDI physical function changed by 21.25 points in the in-person group vs. 7.5 points in the online group.1 Research Highlights Small pilot, real recovery signal: Guidetti et al. followed 16 adults …
A 148-worker Swedish longitudinal study found that psychosocial work experience improved after hybrid work was implemented, with total Work Experience Measurement Scale scores rising from 71.2 to 74.3 and the clearest subgroup signal appearing in women: +4.3 points vs. -1.2 points in men.1 Research Highlights Work experience improved: total WEMS scores increased from 71.2 before …
A 2026 medRxiv preprint reported that an at-home subcallosal cingulate cortex deep brain stimulation (SCC DBS) recording system could track stable recovery in severe treatment-resistant depression: in 7 analyzable patients, the local-field-potential biomarker predicted weekly recovery states with 0.72 ± 0.16 accuracy.1 The useful claim is not that brain recordings can diagnose depression broadly; it …
A 2026 single-arm Survivors RESET study enrolled 20 Black female breast cancer survivors with obesity and elevated stress, then met its enrollment, retention, and adherence feasibility benchmarks while missing its stricter satisfaction benchmark by 5 percentage points.1 Weight fell by 2.4 kg and perceived stress fell by 6.9 PSS-10 points over 4 months, but without …