TL;DR: A 2026 cross-sectional study in Psychiatry Research surveyed 558 Palestinian refugees displaced to Egypt after the 2023 Gaza war and used Bayesian network analysis to map their psychological symptoms; suicidal ideation emerged as the central hub for both men and women, with secondary core symptoms differing by gender (loss of energy in men, psychomotor …
TL;DR: A 2026 secondary randomized-trial analysis in Journal of Medical Internet Research found that both online MBCT formats reduced psychological distress and improved well-being through 9 months, while people with fewer psychological resources appeared to gain larger benefits. Key Findings Study type: a long-term follow-up of two online mindfulness-based cognitive therapy formats for people with …
TL;DR: A 2026 study in Personality and Individual Differences found that people higher in neuroticism reported more problem- and uncertainty-focused thoughts during blank-screen rest periods, which tracked with more unpleasant feelings. Key Findings Neuroticism was tested during idle thought: researchers used a blank-screen paradigm to sample what participants thought about when they had no task …
TL;DR: A 2026 study in Drug Design, Development and Therapy validated liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS), a high-specificity lab method, to screen serum for 77 neuropsychiatric drugs and then applied it to 1,021 clinical specimens over 3 years. Key Findings 77 drugs screened: Researchers developed a serum LC-MS/MS method for simultaneous qualitative identification of neuropsychiatric …
TL;DR: A 2026 human laboratory study in Drug and Alcohol Dependence Reports found that naltrexone/bupropion did not change whether people with binge-eating disorder started eating preferred snacks, but it reduced how many calories they ate once they began. Key Findings Naltrexone/bupropion trial included 50 adults: Participants came from a randomized trial of naltrexone/bupropion, including 23 …
TL;DR: A 2026 longitudinal pilot study in Psychosis from Yale recruited 20 adults with schizophrenia or distressing auditory hallucinations into 6 weeks of group songwriting and found reduced paranoia in less-severely affected participants plus a shift from self-focused first-person pronouns toward plural pronouns. Key Findings Group songwriting recruited adults with psychosis symptoms: 20 participants aged …
TL;DR: A 2026 study in Cognition & Emotion found that moral anger did not improve falsehood detection; it lowered the evidence threshold for sharing, making the choice faster and less dependent on source credibility. Key Findings Severe moral violations made false headlines more shareable: In a 223-person online experiment, people were more willing to share …
TL;DR: A 2026 Journal of Intelligence study of 170 adults found that math ability and music ability were only weakly related, and the link was reduced to almost zero after researchers accounted for general intelligence. Key Findings Adult ability groups were tested: The 170-person sample included math specialists, music specialists, and controls who did not …
TL;DR: A 2026 Imaging Neuroscience functional MRI (fMRI) study found that emotional pictures were recalled better than neutral pictures, but amygdala and insula activity appeared tied mainly to arousal rather than whether memories were negative or positive. Key Findings Large fMRI sample: The main imaging analysis used 1,006 healthy young adults from a single center. …
TL;DR: A 2026 double-blind trial in Psychopharmacology found that methylphenidate reduced cheating in healthy adults compared with placebo, contrary to survey respondents’ expectations about smart drugs. Key Findings Methylphenidate reduced dishonesty vs placebo: A double-blind placebo-controlled experiment in healthy adults showed methylphenidate (Ritalin) reduced cheating behavior compared to placebo — the opposite direction from what …
