TL;DR: A 2026 prospective observational study in BMC Pulmonary Medicine found that patients recovering at home after day-case video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) wedge resection steadily increased their step counts over 4 weeks, while lower early activity was linked to poorer 6-minute walk recovery and higher preoperative anxiety. Key Findings 72 complete follow-ups: Of 82 day-case …
TL;DR: A 2026 systematic review in PLOS One found that ketogenic diet therapies were linked to more 50% seizure reductions in drug-resistant epilepsy, with clearer evidence in children and more uncertainty for near-complete seizure control, side effects, adherence, and quality of life. Key Findings 17 randomized trials were included: The review screened 1,193 records after …
TL;DR: A 2026 cross-sectional study in BMC Medical Education found that German students in health-related degree programs who had personally experienced discrimination reported lower belonging, lower academic self-efficacy, lower study engagement, and higher general stress than peers without such experiences. Key Findings National survey covered Germany: The online survey included 987 health-related degree students from …
TL;DR: A 2026 randomized trial in Journal of Medical Internet Research tested the web-based Health Check-Up for Expectant Moms program in 176 pregnant women at risk for substance use or sexually transmitted infection risk, but reductions in alcohol, cannabis, and condomless sex did not differ clearly from an attention-matched control condition. Key Findings 176 pregnant …
TL;DR: A 2026 systematic review and meta-analysis in Musculoskeletal Science and Practice found that people with carpal tunnel syndrome had higher blood markers tied to fibrosis and inflammation, along with lower vitamins and minerals, but the evidence was too heterogeneous for a diagnostic blood test. Key Findings 28-study review: Researchers analyzed 28 studies covering 2,840 …
TL;DR: A 2026 analysis in Brain, Behavior, & Immunity – Health of 827 middle-aged adults found that profiles combining intestinal-permeability biomarkers with age, cardiometabolic risk, or lifestyle factors were associated with smaller brain volumes and higher plasma neurofilament light in sex-specific patterns, with only the women’s profiles also associated with higher 4-year odds of neurological …
TL;DR: A 2026 systematic review and Bayesian meta-analysis in Journal of Medical Internet Research found that artificial intelligence models trained only on overnight pulse-oximetry oxygen-saturation data detected obstructive sleep apnea with 91.1% sensitivity and 88.4% specificity across 25 studies. Key Findings 25 studies and 23,171 participants were included: The review pooled adult studies that compared …
TL;DR: A 2026 Developmental Psychology randomized-trial follow-up found that children assigned to high-quality foster care after severe early deprivation had better adaptive functioning at age 18, especially in communication and socialization, than children who remained in care as usual. Key Findings Trial follow-up: The analysis used the Bucharest Early Intervention Project, a randomized trial comparing …
TL;DR: A 2026 randomized active-control study in European Journal of Sport Science found that one 45-minute slackline practice session improved eyes-open slackline balance and increased resting-state electroencephalography (EEG) beta power in healthy slackline-naive adults, while eyes-closed balance and tibial somatosensory evoked potentials did not show the same selective change. Key Findings 35-person randomized sample: Researchers …
TL;DR: A 2026 systematic review in Sports Medicine – Open found that esports gameplay can raise heart rate, stress physiology, and energy expenditure, but the overall metabolic demand generally stayed in the light-activity range. Key Findings 176 records screened: The review searched PubMed, Embase, SPORTDiscus, Web of Science, and Scopus before narrowing to 5 eligible …
