TL;DR: A 2026 study in Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine found that 36 of 42 Hodgkin lymphoma survivors tested after mantle radiation therapy had obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), despite mostly normal BMIs and slender necks — an under-recognized phenotype linked to dropped head syndrome. Key Findings 182 long-term HL survivors: All had received mantle radiation …
TL;DR: A 2026 preprint posted to medRxiv found that adults with migraine had worse brain fog, more task forgetting, and slower smartphone cognitive-test performance on headache days, suggesting that migraine-related cognitive symptoms can be measured in daily life rather than only in clinic visits. Key Findings Brain fog affected 60% of headache days: participants contributed …
TL;DR: A 2026 systematic review and meta-analysis in Neurological Sciences found that ketogenic diet (KD), a very-low-carbohydrate diet designed to raise ketone fuel use, looked feasible and generally safe as an add-on strategy in glioblastoma (GBM), but the survival signal still needs phase III randomized proof. Key Findings The review included 41 human studies of …
TL;DR: A 2026 nationwide study in PLOS One found that adults age 40 and older in Iceland often had psychiatric diagnoses and psychotropic medication fills, with 20.8% receiving a diagnosis in the prior year and 34.2% filling at least one psychotropic prescription. Key Findings Nationwide cohort: Researchers analyzed registry data from 80,733 Icelanders age 40 …
TL;DR: A 2026 mouse study in Nature Neuroscience found that glucose signaling through ATP-citrate lyase (ACLY), an enzyme that links sugar metabolism to gene regulation, helped oligodendrocyte progenitor cells multiply before they matured into myelin-forming cells. Key Findings Glucose mapped onto cell state: Developing mouse-brain regions with higher glucose had more proliferating oligodendrocyte progenitor cells, …
TL;DR: A 2026 study in Stigma and Health found that women who lost 15% of body weight with GLP-1 receptor agonists, medications such as semaglutide that mimic a metabolic hormone involved in appetite and glucose signaling, were judged more harshly than women who lost the same amount through diet and exercise. Key Findings Medication-assisted loss …
TL;DR: A 2026 service-mapping study in BJPsych Bulletin found that community forensic mental health services (CFMHS), specialist teams for people with mental disorder and serious risk histories, still vary widely across England in structure, referral access, staffing, and crisis coverage. Key Findings 32 services responded: Researchers received data from 32 CFMHS after sending Freedom of …
TL;DR: A 2026 cross-sectional study in Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness found that 159 of 230 Farsi-speaking refugees in German refugee camps screened at high risk for depression, anxiety, and PTSD symptoms, while resilience, psychological flexibility, meaning in life, and social support also predicted posttraumatic growth. Key Findings High distress was common: 159 of …
TL;DR: A 2026 review in Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment argued that electroacupuncture (EA), acupuncture delivered with small electrical stimulation, has depression-related mechanism evidence, but clinical trials need biomarker-guided patient groups, standardized stimulation dose, and objective outcomes before EA can be treated as precision depression care. Key Findings Clinical evidence remains uneven: some randomized trials and …
TL;DR: A 2026 study in Health Science Reports found that metoclopramide and several antipsychotics were strongly overrepresented in FDA adverse-event reports for drug-induced dystonia, with many reported cases appearing within the first month after drug initiation. Key Findings 28,938 dystonia reports: Researchers analyzed FDA Adverse Event Reporting System records from the first quarter of 2004 …
