SenseCheQ Home Nerve Testing Tracked Chemotherapy Neuropathy Signals

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SenseCheQ Home Nerve Testing Tracked Chemotherapy Neuropathy Signals

TL;DR: A 2026 preprint in medRxiv reported that SenseCheQ, a home quantitative sensory testing device, produced reliable vibration and temperature-threshold measurements in 30 healthy adults and tracked early sensory changes in 3 breast cancer patients receiving neurotoxic chemotherapy. Key Findings 30-person home study: Healthy adults completed one familiarization session and three self-administered home sessions using …

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Seasonal Circadian Disruption May Increase Driver Drowsiness and Crash Risk

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Seasonal Circadian Disruption May Increase Driver Drowsiness and Crash Risk

TL;DR: A 2026 scoping review in Sleep Science linked seasonal timing, daylight exposure, daylight saving time (DST), sleep-wake rhythm disruption, and driver drowsiness to traffic-crash risk, but found that few studies directly integrate seasonality with chronobiology in one model. Key Findings 1,758 records screened: The scoping review used PRISMA-ScR methods and screened 1,758 records before …

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Risperidone Was Linked to Higher Stroke Risk in Dementia

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Risperidone Was Linked to Higher Stroke Risk in Dementia

TL;DR: A 2026 population-based matched cohort study in British Journal of Psychiatry found that risperidone use was associated with increased stroke risk, adjusted hazard ratio 1.28, while absolute stroke incidence was especially high in people with prior stroke or cardiovascular disease. Key Findings Matched dementia comparison: The analysis compared stroke risk among risperidone users and …

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Refugee PTSD Trial Found No Overall STAIR-R Advantage Before NET

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Refugee PTSD Trial Found No Overall STAIR-R Advantage Before NET

TL;DR: A 2026 randomized pilot trial in European Journal of Psychotraumatology found no overall PTSD advantage when refugee-focused emotion-regulation skills training was added before narrative exposure therapy, but refugees living with high visa or family insecurity showed preliminary self-report gains from the skills-first approach. Key Findings 71 adult refugees were randomized: Participants met DSM-5 criteria …

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PAP Mask Leak Predicted Lower Sleep Apnea Treatment Adherence

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PAP Mask Leak Predicted Lower Sleep Apnea Treatment Adherence

TL;DR: A 2026 HomePAP secondary analysis in Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine found that higher PAP mask leak predicted lower obstructive sleep apnea treatment adherence, but a new Real Leak measure, unintentional leak after subtracting expected mask leak, did not outperform conventional Average Leak. Key Findings HomePAP sample size: PAP data were available for 139 …

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Prenatal Lead Exposure Linked to Lower Infant Neurodevelopment Scores

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Prenatal Lead Exposure Linked to Lower Infant Neurodevelopment Scores

TL;DR: A 2026 birth cohort study in Environment & Health linked low-level prenatal lead exposure to lower infant Ages and Stages Questionnaire (ASQ-3) developmental scores, with FAM50B/PTCHD3 DNA methylation markers explaining part of the association. Key Findings Lead was the clearest metal finding: Among 21 detectable cord-blood metals, lead showed a consistent negative association with …

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Pregabalin Reduced Pain Enough to Support CRPS Rehabilitation in Case Series

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Pregabalin Reduced Pain Enough to Support CRPS Rehabilitation in Case Series

TL;DR: A 2026 study in Journal of Pain Research described 3 adults with type I complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS), a severe neuropathic pain condition with sensory, autonomic, motor, and skin changes, whose pain scores improved after pregabalin and who were then able to participate more fully in rehabilitation. Key Findings Case-series evidence: Researchers reported …

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DREZ Lesioning and Spinal Cord Stimulation Reduced Refractory Postherpetic Neuralgia Pain

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DREZ Lesioning and Spinal Cord Stimulation Reduced Refractory Postherpetic Neuralgia Pain

TL;DR: A 2026 study in Journal of Pain Research found that spinal cord stimulation and dorsal root entry zone lesioning reduced pain for selected patients with refractory postherpetic neuralgia, but the evidence came from a 10-patient single-center series. Key Findings 10 refractory PHN patients: The retrospective series included 6 men and 4 women treated between …

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Post-Stroke Aphasia Theory of Mind Performance Tracked Vascular Brain Health

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Post-Stroke Aphasia Theory of Mind Performance Tracked Vascular Brain Health

TL;DR: A 2026 medRxiv preprint found that nonverbal Theory of Mind (ToM), the ability to infer another person’s beliefs or perspective, varied in 44 adults with post-stroke aphasia and was more closely tied to vascular brain-health markers than to aphasia severity. Key Findings Study group: 44 adults with aphasia after mostly left-hemisphere stroke completed 2 …

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Blood Inflammation Linked to Brain White-Matter Microstructure

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Blood Inflammation Linked to Brain White-Matter Microstructure

TL;DR: A 2026 medRxiv preprint linked higher blood inflammatory markers with diffusion MRI signs of altered white-matter microstructure in 457 dementia-free middle-aged and older adults, especially for a combined cytokine score and orientation dispersion index. Key Findings 457 dementia-free participants: The cross-sectional study examined adults with a mean age of 63.82 years and used blood …

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