A 2026 PLOS One machine-learning study reported 95.0% accuracy for a hybrid FT-Transformer plus long short-term memory (LSTM) model predicting student mental-health risk. The technical result is strong inside the dataset, but the clinical claim is still limited because the labels came from repository data rather than prospective clinical diagnosis.1 Research Highlights 95.0% accuracy was …
Sleep problems during chemotherapy include more than daytime fatigue. In a 2026 outpatient chemotherapy sample, 87% reported poor sleep quality and 61% had variable sleep timing, while measured bedroom light, temperature, and self-reported environmental disruption were not significantly linked to overall sleep health.1 Research Highlights Small chemotherapy sample: Adams et al. studied 23 adults receiving …
A double-blind placebo-controlled trial found no evidence that ebselen reduced impulsivity in 130 healthy adults: 66 received ebselen, 64 received placebo, and the 1,800 mg 2-day regimen did not improve motor impulsivity, reflection impulsivity, or delay discounting.1 The more interesting calibration is that several trait-impulsivity interactions ran opposite the secondary prediction, weakening the idea that …
A 7-day mind-body retreat study in 20 healthy adults found pre/post shifts across fMRI brain networks and plasma biology, with p values as low as 0.000003.1 Those numbers are striking, but the design was observational, so the honest reading is biological signal without causal isolation. Research Highlights Neural signal was broad: Meditation-state fMRI showed lower …
A 2026 laboratory study found no detectable acute-pain increase in frequent cannabis users after at least 12 hours of biochemically verified abstinence. Frequent users had higher THC exposure and higher plasma cannabinoid markers, but pain threshold, pain tolerance, and pain ratings did not differ from occasional users.1 Research Highlights 75 healthy adults were tested: Pabon …
A 2025 survey of 686 Dutch university students linked violent pornography use to self-reported sexual aggression risk, especially when pornography was perceived as realistic or when peer rape myth acceptance was higher. Research Highlights 686 students were surveyed: the Dutch online sample was 63.4% female and focused on pornography use, perceived realism, peer rape myth …
A 2026 randomized exploratory pilot found that a single 24-minute yoga session did not significantly lower salivary cortisol or salivary alpha-amylase compared with quiet sitting in 19 stressed adults.1 The acute yoga signal was physiological but not the simple stress-biomarker drop that wellness claims often imply. Research Highlights Biomarker claim failed: Yoga did not significantly …