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Online MBCT for Cancer Distress: 9-Month Trial Data

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A 2026 analysis followed 161 people with cancer for 9 months to evaluate whether 2 forms of online mindfulness-based cognitive therapy reduced psychological distress: therapist-led group-blended care and individual self-guided modules. Psychological distress improved significantly in both formats, but fewer participants dropped out when the program included therapist-led group sessions. Research Highlights Distress improved through …

10-Minute Digital Meditation Reduced Anxiety, Mind Wandering

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A 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 adults who started with higher internalizing symptoms. Research Highlights Anxiety improved in the randomized phase: Glick et al. randomized 299 meditation-naive adults and found greater 8-week Generalized Anxiety …

Sancai Acupuncture for Primary Insomnia: 13-Point ISI Drop vs. Sham

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A 2026 randomized sham-controlled trial in 76 adults with primary insomnia found an 8-week Sancai acupuncture protocol reduced post-treatment Insomnia Severity Index scores to 7.80 vs. 16.45 with sham acupuncture, while total sleep time increased to 366.83 minutes vs. 287.97 minutes.1 Research Highlights Insomnia severity fell far more with real acupuncture: Zhao et al. randomized …

5 Music Therapy Sessions Reduced Psychiatric Stress

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A 2026 randomized trial of 74 psychiatric inpatients found that 5 consecutive MIDI-assisted group music therapy sessions reduced DASS-21 stress more than 1 session during the same hospital week, but the frequency advantage did not extend to anxiety, depression, life satisfaction, or immediate session-impact ratings. Research Highlights Stress separated by frequency: 5 sessions produced a …

Progressive Muscle Relaxation Reduced Diabetes Fatigue, Not Sleep

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A 2026 randomized trial in 63 adults with type 2 diabetes found that progressive muscle relaxation was linked to a large fatigue drop in the intervention group, from a Fatigue Severity Scale mean of 51.58 to 34.12, but adjusted between-group tests did not confirm a clear advantage over control for fatigue or sleep quality.1 The …

PGx Testing Found Actionable Genotypes in 30% of Veterans

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A 12-week randomized pilot trial in 60 Veterans with depression and psychiatric polypharmacy found that 30% had an actionable antidepressant gene-drug interaction, but immediate access to pharmacogenomic results did not clearly change prescribing or Patient Health Questionnaire-9 depression scores compared with delayed access.1 Research Highlights Actionable PGx results were common: 18 of 60 Veterans, or …