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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 activ…
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TL;DR: Portable electroencephalography (EEG) recordings tracked perinatal anxiety most consistently in a preliminary medRxiv preprint, with delta power carrying the clearest longitudinal marker and alpha power appearing in visit-specific anxiety analyses. Key…
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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 prescript…
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TL;DR: A 2026 study in Journal of Korean Medical Science found that resistance exercise was more consistently associated with lower depression and anxiety scores than aerobic exercise in Korean adults, but the cross-sectional design means the study cannot prov…
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TL;DR: A 2026 randomized trial in PLOS One found that one week of Bhagavad Gita learning, alone or paired with yoga, was associated with lower Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7) scores in Indian healthcare workers, with the strongest 45-day responder rate…
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TL;DR: A 2026 study in BMC Psychology found high rates of depression, anxiety, and recent self-harm thoughts among international students in Germany, with acculturative stress linked to worse mental health and mindfulness, optimism, self-efficacy, acceptance,…
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TL;DR: A 2026 study in Psychological Medicine found that stopping maintenance antidepressants did not meaningfully change facial emotion recognition over 12 or 52 weeks in adults with recurrent depression who were currently well. Key Findings Trial sample: The…
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