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TL;DR: A 2026 Scientific Reports study found that a robot’s utterances shaped expected human-robot relationship structure far more than the robot’s physical appearance in Japanese online scenario experiments. Key Findings Nine pictograms: Researchers built a n…
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TL;DR: A 2026 randomized trial in JMIR Mental Health found that a 4-week executive-function training app reduced depression and anxiety symptoms at 12-week follow-up, while a self-guided CBT app mainly improved workplace well-being. Key Findings Workplace app…
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TL;DR: A 2026 study in Drug and Alcohol Review found that laypeople reported more and better-developed cues for alcohol intoxication than cannabis intoxication, even though most coded cues for both substances were accurate. Key Findings Intoxication-cue sample…
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TL;DR: A 2026 study in Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology followed 951 New Zealand adolescents and found that 5 emotion-regulation profiles tracked different patterns of anxiety, depression, optimism, resilience, and wellbeing over 5 months. Key…
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TL;DR: A 2026 randomized study in The British Journal of Psychiatry found that the experimental 5-HT4 receptor agonist PF-04995274 did not mimic citalopram’s early emotional-bias effects in unmedicated depression, but it was linked with lower depression rating…
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TL;DR: A 2026 study in Psychopharmacology found that low oral THC doses did not meaningfully reduce most subjective or physiological responses when healthy adults retrieved memories of a prior social stress task. Key Findings Low-dose THC groups: Participants…
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TL;DR: A 2026 exploratory study in Translational Psychiatry found blood DNA methylation changes after 25 mg psilocybin in detoxified alcohol use disorder patients, including findings near TLE4 and RASGRP4, but the small trial did not establish a definitive AUD…
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TL;DR: A 2026 pilot trial in PLOS One found that a 7-day chicory-and-green-tea herbal supplement did not improve sleep, quality of life, or objective sleep architecture more than placebo in adults with insomnia. Key Findings Small crossover pilot: The crossove…
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TL;DR: A 2026 meta-analysis in Psychological Medicine found that reduced resting-state connectivity between the amygdala and anterior cingulate cortex was the most robust brain-network difference in anxiety disorders. Key Findings 15 datasets: The meta-analysi…
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TL;DR: A 2026 systematic review and meta-analysis in Lupus found that psychosis affected about 4.5% of adults with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), was more common in neuropsychiatric SLE, and tracked most strongly with active immune disease markers rather…
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