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Health & WellnessJune 18, 2026

Iceland Psychiatric Diagnoses and Medication Fills Were Common After Age 40

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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Artificial Intelligence (AI)May 15, 2026

Social Media Abstinence Did Not Improve Mood or Life Satisfaction in 10-Study Meta-Analysis of 4,674 Adults

TL;DR: A 2025 systematic review and meta-analysis in Scientific Reports pooled 10 social media abstinence experiments (N = 4,674 adults; abstinence 1–28 days) and found no significant effect on positive affect, negative affect, or life satisfaction. Key Findin…

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Iceland Psychiatric Diagnoses and Medication Fills Were Common After Age 40

Social Media Abstinence Did Not Improve Mood or Life Satisfaction in 10-Study Meta-Analysis of 4,674 Adults

The findings. The context. The caveats.