HEALTH & SCIENCE REPORT: Multiple Topics
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The following articles are from multiple resources:
BRAIN
1) What a Baby’s Laughter Reveals About the Developing Brain
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/what-babys-laughter-reveals-about-developing-brain-2026a1000ia5?ecd=WNL_trdalrt_pos1_260603_etid8394051&uac=528002PJ&impID=8394051
2) Scientists discover how coffee interacts with the gut microbiome to affect the human brain
https://www.psypost.org/scientists-discover-how-coffee-interacts-with-the-gut-microbiome-to-affect-the-human-brain/?utm_source=aweber&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=feed-entry-title
3) How stress hormone shapes brain development: New clues to why early plasticity fades
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-05-stress-hormone-brain-clues-early.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter#google_vignette
4) Irregular brain maturation in childhood predicts emotional habits in early adolescence
https://www.psypost.org/how-irregular-brain-maturation-in-childhood-predicts-emotional-habits-in-early-a/?utm_source=aweber&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=feed-entry-title
5) Undigested fructose linked to anxiety and brain inflammation
https://www.psypost.org/undigested-fructose-linked-to-anxiety-and-brain-inflammation/?utm_source=aweber&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=feed-entry-title
6) Talking about trauma doesn't always help: Brain scans show one reason why
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-trauma-doesnt-brain-scans.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter#google_vignette
7) Brain 'growth charts' map white matter changes across the human lifespan
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-brain-growth-white-human-lifespan.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter#google_vignette
8) Older brains work harder to stay upright, with nearly 50% longer delay
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-older-brains-harder-stay-upright.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
9) Brain Risks Tied to High Ultraprocessed Food Intake — Longitudinal study links heavily processed food with a sharp increase in cognitive impairment
https://www.medpagetoday.com/neurology/dementia/121610?xid=nl_mpt_DHE_2026-06-04&mh=b472702379519ab6c5a3eb368b1e37ec&zdee=gAAAAABm4vkSlHpatgJA9AhGC93ytnmIdH-i7GN6G83LoYaCXzzN3GR13pz08dfUAsGcfRwkA6zRU5qff2DB2Sn7gqSHqv0DW1XSfoM8sHdL5vtF6nsNhwI%3D&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Daily%20Headlines%20Evening%20-%20Randomized%202026-06-04&utm_term=NL_Daily_DHE_dual-gmail-definition
10) Air pollution may be harming your brain's 'encyclopedia
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-air-pollution-brain-encyclopedia.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter#google_vignette
11) A routine soccer skill sets off brain injury signals, and the blood shows it fast
https://sciencex.com/news/2026-06-routine-soccer-skill-brain-injury.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter#google_vignette
12) Electroencephalography Microstate Instability and Clinical Outcomes in Individuals at Clinical High Risk of Psychosis
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapsychiatry/fullarticle/2849799?guestAccessKey=cfb2afda-f65b-44ee-bb0a-5bda01300987&utm_medium=email&utm_source=postup_jn&utm_campaign=article_alert-jamapsychiatry&utm_content=olf-tfl_&utm_term=060326
and
Electroencephalography Microstates—A Biomarker for Psychosis?
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapsychiatry/fullarticle/2849802?guestAccessKey=e3e7cc2c-0c9a-4f6f-9e4f-249409f480c1&utm_medium=email&utm_source=postup_jn&utm_campaign=article_alert-jamapsychiatry&utm_content=olf-tfl_&utm_term=060326#google_vignette
13) The brain can unlock true multitasking after intensive training
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-brain-true-multitasking-intensive.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter#google_vignette
14) Newfound 'switchboard' helps brain form new memories without forgetting older ones
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-newfound-switchboard-brain-memories-older.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
15) Brain circuit links memory to hearing, revealing how learned sounds guide behavior
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-brain-circuit-links-memory-revealing.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter#google_vignette
16) Can stimulating the sense of smell be beneficial for the brain?
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-beneficial-brain.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter#google_vignette
17) Some brains are more similar than others when under stress, fMRI results suggest
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-brains-similar-stress-fmri-results.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
18) Head cooling may reduce depression symptoms and change brain activity
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-cooling-depression-symptoms-brain.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
19) Mapping brain network changes linked to bipolar disorder severity and treatment
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-brain-network-linked-bipolar-disorder.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter#google_vignette
20) Newly discovered view of brain blood flow during surgery could prevent debilitation, save lives
https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/newly-discovered-view-of-brain-blood-flow-during-surgery-could-prevent-debilitation-save-lives/ar-AA253vtd?ocid=nl_article_link
21) Early diet may shape how the teenage brain develops
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-early-diet-teenage-brain.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
22) The location of your body fat is linked to how fast your brain ages
https://www.psypost.org/the-location-of-your-body-fat-is-linked-to-how-fast-your-brain-ages/?utm_source=aweber&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=feed-entry-title
23) Teenage girls with depression show altered brain responses to repeated social rejection
https://www.psypost.org/teenage-girls-with-depression-show-altered-brain-responses-to-repeated-social-rejection/?utm_source=aweber&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=feed-entry-title
24) Shared recollections of events linked to similar brain activity patterns
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-recollections-events-linked-similar-brain.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter#google_vignette
25) Moderate screen time in first 3 days after concussion linked to teens' faster recovery
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-moderate-screen-days-concussion-linked.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter#google_vignette
26) Fewer than 1 in 4 patients with stroke and 1 in 7 with brain injury receive inpatient rehab, finds study
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-patients-brain-injury-inpatient-rehab.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter#google_vignette
27) Researchers identify brain 'entrapment' patterns associated with depression
https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/researchers-identify-brain-entrapment-patterns-associated-with-depression/ar-AA25pWyn?ocid=nl_article_link
28) Scientists map the neural “entrapment” patterns that keep the depressed brain stuck
https://www.psypost.org/scientists-map-the-neural-entrapment-patterns-that-keep-the-depressed-brain-stuck/?utm_source=aweber&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=feed-entry-title
29) Trauma-related mental illness is linked to altered thalamus size
https://www.psypost.org/brain-scans-reveal-how-trauma-and-depression-alter-the-thalamus/?utm_source=aweber&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=feed-entry-title
ALZHEIMER’S / DEMENTIA
1) Alzheimer's May Be Worse for People Taking Popular Supplement — Glucosamine tied to faster progression in people with established neurodegeneration
https://www.medpagetoday.com/neurology/alzheimersdisease/121683?xid=nl_mpt_DHE_2026-06-09&mh=b472702379519ab6c5a3eb368b1e37ec&zdee=gAAAAABm4vkSlHpatgJA9AhGC93ytnmIdH-i7GN6G83LoYaCXzzN3GR13pz08dfUAsGcfRwkA6zRU5qff2DB2Sn7gqSHqv0DW1XSfoM8sHdL5vtF6nsNhwI%3D&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Daily%20Headlines%20Evening%20-%20Randomized%202026-06-09&utm_term=NL_Daily_DHE_dual-gmail-definition
2) Scientists identify three distinct paths of cognitive decline in early Alzheimer’s disease
https://www.psypost.org/scientists-identify-three-distinct-paths-of-cognitive-decline-in-early-alzheimers-disease/?utm_source=aweber&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=feed-entry-title
3) High intake of ultra-processed foods linked to greater dementia risk in older adults
https://www.psypost.org/high-intake-of-ultra-processed-foods-linked-to-greater-dementia-risk-in-older-adults/?utm_source=aweber&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=feed-entry-title
4) Common supplement may accelerate memory loss from Alzheimer’s disease
https://www.psypost.org/common-supplement-may-accelerate-memory-loss-from-alzheimers-disease/?utm_source=aweber&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=feed-entry-title
5) Dementia Linked to Increased Risk for Suicidal Behavior
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/dementia-linked-increased-risk-suicidal-behavior-2026a1000jtr?ecd=WNL_trdalrt_pos1_260614_etid8424514&uac=528002PJ&impID=8424514
6) Single high dose of psilocybin temporarily restores lost abilities in an 80-year-old Alzheimer's patient
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-high-dose-psilocybin-temporarily-lost.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=weekly-nwletter#google_vignette
GENERAL & MENTAL HEALTH
1) Copper imbalance tied to autism's social symptoms and white matter development
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-copper-imbalance-autism-social-symptoms.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
2) Doctors Say Patients Are Losing Trust in Their Treatment Advice: Medscape Survey
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/doctors-say-patients-are-losing-trust-their-treatment-advice-2026a1000ggm?ecd=WNL_trdalrt_pos1_260531_etid8387786&uac=528002PJ&impID=8387786
3) Trump administration seeks to overhaul federal grantmaking process, alarming researchers
https://www.statnews.com/2026/05/29/nih-grants-uniform-guidance-proposal-political-control/?utm_campaign=morning_rounds&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9Wbo3ySdkqFCbvoFqNckXB0XNsz87loiZXReA-m0Cs0aIy0fJy7dme_5zVDaNQhVCvToiLBxeI1C4TV5azs4inn2q8YS7p46dpMOEk9cPH1Lc0QWg&_hsmi=421378407&utm_content=421378407&utm_source=hs_email
4) Older adults with autistic traits face higher risk of worsening anxiety
https://ntk-institute.org/article/older-adults-with-autistic-traits-face-higher-risk-of-worsening-anxiety
and
Middle-aged and older adults with autistic traits face rising anxiety over time, study finds
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-middle-aged-older-adults-autistic.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter#google_vignette
5) Alcohol linked to higher risk across multiple cancers, even below one drink daily
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-alcohol-linked-higher-multiple-cancers.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter#google_vignette
6) Later sleep schedules are associated with loneliness and increased anxiety
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-loneliness-anxiety.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
7) Long-term alcohol use may affect multiple organs at the same time, researchers find
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-term-alcohol-affect-multiple.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter#google_vignette
8) Researchers say daylight saving time may worsen cognitive, psychological problems
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-daylight-worsen-cognitive-psychological-problems.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter#google_vignette
9) ‘An inevitable development’ for wearables data: Wearables, and the flood of data they generate, inch closer to entering the clinic -
Oura, Whoop to connect users to clinicians virtually for possible diagnosis and treatment
https://www.statnews.com/2026/06/09/wearables-data-oura-whoop-clinical-integration/?utm_campaign=morning_rounds&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_iImpCklENPogL2cl9KAsGroEcZiSJaTNq6-KLHV9HUixksb08MeCe1KXEmKDfanCC6xToMdmwDAuPm7lYkkLhVFbFy40Pf49pXcVA0hHanTl-HTw&_hsmi=422886567&utm_content=422886567&utm_source=hs_email
10) Q&A: When is screen time healthy and when is it not?
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-qa-screen-healthy.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
11) One daily drink no longer looks harmless, as alcohol's risks rewrite moderate drinking rules
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-daily-longer-harmless-alcohol-rewrite.html
and
A suppressed federal alcohol report: Alcohol study discarded by Trump officials is published in scientific journal - The report, meant to inform dietary guidelines, found risks from light drinking
https://www.statnews.com/2026/06/09/suppressed-alcohol-health-study-released-one-drink-or-less-daily/?utm_campaign=morning_rounds&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--Ez12QZKn3uQR_JC1nBYNByYwKeX3vhRdwj6qAqbrlXox7hTmsks1wxknkkuH063JyXzHLvcXQMfWO2KNdO29DOdPrOz1WUskAmOEHgA6v6RQT66E&_hsmi=422886567&utm_content=422886567&utm_source=hs_email
12) Tiny HHS office tasked with protecting research participants’ safety is running on fumes
https://www.statnews.com/2026/06/05/hhs-cuts-office-human-research-protections-running-on-fumes/
13) Could a Urine Test Accurately Diagnose Autism?
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/could-urine-test-accurately-diagnose-autism-2026a1000iov?ecd=WNL_trdalrt_pos1_260605_etid8402252&uac=528002PJ&impID=8402252
14) What we still get wrong about how people from non‑Western backgrounds recover from trauma
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-wrong-people-nonwestern-backgrounds-recover.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter#google_vignette
15) Food Additives: Is New Evidence Raising Safety Questions?
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/food-additives-new-evidence-raising-safety-questions-2026a1000ib2?ecd=WNL_trdalrt_pos1_260603_etid8396225&uac=528002PJ&impID=8396225
16) Major surgery may accelerate memory loss in 1 in 7 older adults
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-major-surgery-memory-loss-older.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=weekly-nwletter
17) Remote work is taking its toll on the mental health of American workers, researchers find
https://phys.org/news/2026-06-remote-toll-mental-health-american.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=weekly-nwletter#google_vignette
18) Mental health might be emerging as a source of political identity, study finds
https://www.psypost.org/mental-health-might-be-emerging-as-a-source-of-political-identity-study-finds/?utm_source=aweber&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=feed-entry-title
19) When therapists can't take off the 'hat'
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-therapists-hat.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter#google_vignette
20) Does the body really 'keep the score' after trauma? How the debunked idea of 'repressed memories' is making a comeback
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-body-score-trauma-debunked-idea.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter#google_vignette
21) 1 in 3 middle-aged adults struggle with basic 'everyday' health tasks, study finds
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-middle-aged-adults-struggle-basic.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter#google_vignette
22) Scientists pinpoint an overlooked stretch of DNA linked to the main features of autism
https://www.psypost.org/scientists-pinpoint-an-overlooked-stretch-of-dna-linked-to-the-main-features-of-autism/?utm_source=aweber&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=feed-entry-title
23) Lawsuits Claiming Social Media Is 'Addictive' Gain Momentum — Experts expect more litigation to follow landmark California case
https://www.medpagetoday.com/special-reports/features/121698?xid=nl_mpt_DHE_2026-06-10&mh=b472702379519ab6c5a3eb368b1e37ec&zdee=gAAAAABm4vkSlHpatgJA9AhGC93ytnmIdH-i7GN6G83LoYaCXzzN3GR13pz08dfUAsGcfRwkA6zRU5qff2DB2Sn7gqSHqv0DW1XSfoM8sHdL5vtF6nsNhwI%3D&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Daily%20Headlines%20Evening%20-%20Randomized%202026-06-10&utm_term=NL_Daily_DHE_dual-gmail-definition
24) Neuroscientists discover previously unknown cognitive benefits of reading physical books
https://www.psypost.org/neuroscientists-discover-previously-unknown-cognitive-benefits-of-reading-physical-books/?utm_source=aweber&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=feed-entry-title
25) Does the body really “keep the score” after trauma? How the debunked idea of “repressed memories” is making a comeback
https://www.psypost.org/does-the-body-really-keep-the-score-after-trauma-how-the-debunked-idea-of-repressed-memories-is-making-a-comeback/?utm_source=aweber&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=feed-entry-title
26) The striking psychological patterns tied to your daily step count
https://www.psypost.org/the-striking-psychological-patterns-tied-to-your-daily-step-count/?utm_source=aweber&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=feed-entry-title
27) Lawsuits Claiming Social Media Is 'Addictive' Gain Momentum
— Experts expect more litigation to follow landmark California case
https://www.medpagetoday.com/special-reports/features/121698?xid=nl_mpt_Gastroenterology_update_2026-06-11&mh=b472702379519ab6c5a3eb368b1e37ec&zdee=gAAAAABm4vkSlHpatgJA9AhGC93ytnmIdH-i7GN6G83LoYaCXzzN3GR13pz08dfUAsGcfRwkA6zRU5qff2DB2Sn7gqSHqv0DW1XSfoM8sHdL5vtF6nsNhwI%3D&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Automated%20Specialty%20%20Update%20Gastroenterology%202026-06-11&utm_term=NL_Spec_Gastroenterology_Update_Active
YOUTH
1) TikTok content supports 'illicit vape subculture' among teens, study finds
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-05-tiktok-content-illicit-vape-subculture.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter#google_vignette
2) Hidden harm online: One in four vulnerable youth faced abuse, few reported it
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-05-hidden-online-vulnerable-youth-abuse.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter#google_vignette
3) Teens glued to social media 'three times more likely' to try cannabis, research suggests
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-teens-glued-social-media-cannabis.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter#google_vignette
4) Study links childhood trauma and substance use to higher rates of depression
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-links-childhood-trauma-substance-higher.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter#google_vignette
5) Cannabis and tobacco co-use linked to lower brain performance in at-risk adolescents
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-cannabis-tobacco-linked-brain-adolescents.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter#google_vignette
6) 1 in 5 teens turn to AI chatbots for mental health advice, but a majority of them keep it secret
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-teens-ai-chatbots-mental-health.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
7) More Youths Report Using AI Chatbots for Mental Health Advice
— "These tools can be dangerous," researcher says
https://www.medpagetoday.com/psychiatry/generalpsychiatry/121577?xid=nl_mpt_Psychiatry_update_2026-06-03&mh=b472702379519ab6c5a3eb368b1e37ec&zdee=gAAAAABm4vkSlHpatgJA9AhGC93ytnmIdH-i7GN6G83LoYaCXzzN3GR13pz08dfUAsGcfRwkA6zRU5qff2DB2Sn7gqSHqv0DW1XSfoM8sHdL5vtF6nsNhwI%3D&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Automated%20Specialty%20Update%20Psychiatry%202026-06-03&utm_term=NL_Spec_Psychiatry_Update_Active
8) Irregular sleep in preschool-age children is associated with lower verbal and memory performance
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-irregular-preschool-age-children-memory.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
9) Teen social media use for more than two hours a day linked to a raised risk of depressive symptoms, Australian study finds
https://www.bmj.com/content/393/bmj-2026-242401.full?ijkey=Ptv0l9IKVBnBk&keytype=ref&siteid=bmjjournals%253F&utm_source=adestra&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=The%2520BMJ%2520curated%2520daily%2520email%2520alert%2520-%2520Version%25202&utm_content=daily&utm_term=text&nbd_source=adestra&nbd=7669a6aa04b03a9762bdf685583b6407b2de388f03ffcd1eb3541c4187730956&uaa_id=7669a6aa04b03a9762bdf685583b6407b2de388f03ffcd1eb3541c4187730956
10) How a third grader’s afternoon restlessness predicts their chances of finishing college
https://www.psypost.org/how-a-third-graders-afternoon-restlessness-predicts-their-chances-of-finishing-college/?utm_source=aweber&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=feed-entry-title
11) Teens frequently encounter alcohol industry- and influencer-generated alcohol content on social media platforms
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-teens-frequently-encounter-alcohol-industry.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter#google_vignette
12) Social media use linked to poorer mental health in early adolescence
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-social-media-linked-poorer-mental.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
and
Social media use at a young age is linked to earlier experimentation with drugs and alcohol
https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/12/health/adolescent-social-media-substance-use-wellness?utm_source=cnn_Evening+Newsletter+-+Friday%2C+June+12%2C+2026&utm_medium=email&bt_ee=mXtDF0Tzn4tA7n8FvKJsKRtvxnWzxz2f2aUQSVnS3WbN2UWk7ouIV5rF7PrERg50&bt_ts=1781294953433
THC CBD PSYCHEDELICS
1) FDA Psychiatry Roundup: April 2026
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/fda-psychiatry-roundup-april-2026-2026a1000fqf?ecd=WNL_trdalrt_pos1_260515_etid8347556&uac=528002PJ&impID=8347556
2) Single dose of psilocybin provides rapid relief from depression in double-blind study
https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/single-dose-of-psilocybin-provides-rapid-relief-from-depression-in-double-blind-study/ar-AA23iceu?ocid=nl_article_link
and
3) A single dose of psilocybin eased depression symptoms for months, our study found
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-05-dose-psilocybin-eased-depression-symptoms.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
and
Psilocybin linked to reduction in depression
https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/psilocybin-linked-to-reduction-in-depression/ar-AA24Ebi2?ocid=nl_article_link
and
Psilocybin linked to reduction in depression
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-psilocybin-linked-reduction-depression.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
4) Psilocybin cuts nerve pain for weeks and boosts gabapentin in mice
https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/psilocybin-cuts-nerve-pain-for-weeks-and-boosts-gabapentin-in-mice/ar-AA23Q6Y0?ocid=nl_article_link
5) Researchers find older adults rarely discuss cannabis use with clinicians
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-older-adults-rarely-discuss-cannabis.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter#google_vignette
6) Psychedelic therapy standardized for clinical depression shows massive promise in pilot trial
https://www.psypost.org/psychedelic-therapy-standardized-for-clinical-depression-shows-massive-promise-i/?utm_source=aweber&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=feed-entry-title
7) Single high dose of psilocybin temporarily restores lost abilities in an 80-year-old Alzheimer's patient
https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/single-high-dose-of-psilocybin-temporarily-restores-lost-abilities-in-an-80-year-old-alzheimer-s-patient/ar-AA25bHdi?ocid=nl_article_link
8) Repeated teen cannabis use may disrupt dopamine-related brain development, MRI data suggest
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-teen-cannabis-disrupt-dopamine-brain.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
9) Magic mushroom compound enhances the effectiveness of a common nerve pain medication
https://www.psypost.org/magic-mushroom-compound-enhances-the-effectiveness-of-a-common-nerve-pain-medication/?utm_source=aweber&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=feed-entry-title
10) A single dose of psilocybin provides months of relief from chronic suicidal thoughts in new study
https://www.psypost.org/a-single-dose-of-psilocybin-provides-months-of-relief-from-chronic-suicidal-thoughts-in-new-study/?utm_source=aweber&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=feed-entry-title
11) Psilocybin Effective for Resistant Depression in Real-World Trial
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/psilocybin-shows-benefit-real-world-treatment-resistant-2026a1000jm4?ecd=WNL_trdalrt_pos1_260611_etid8417580&uac=528002PJ&impID=8417580
12) Taking psychedelics at raves and ceremonies may help heal childhood trauma
https://www.psypost.org/taking-psychedelics-at-raves-and-ceremonies-may-help-heal-childhood-trauma/?utm_source=aweber&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=feed-entry-title
AI
1) 1 in 5: AI Chatbot Use and Disclosure for Mental Health Among US Adolescents and Young Adults
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapediatrics/fullarticle/2849307?guestAccessKey=913abc03-764d-4eed-ac18-0d1817ff8eb4&utm_term=060126&utm_campaign=ftm_links&utm_medium=referral&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--k7N4x-jAKhMBhz_nJiMcw-Z5vcuUhj3cSiMO5qZhcnrek1fAHsqpmckoXo_CzF-t7OVREvU0hyF34pEfxDTxdUvZAh9DuctdJmo6n1LYYzmtxJ5w&_hsmi=421721304&utm_content=tfl&utm_source=for_the_media#google_vignette
2) AI chatbots fail medical misinformation test, returning inaccurate and fabricated advice
https://www.psypost.org/ai-chatbots-fail-medical-misinformation-test-returning-inaccurate-and-fabricated-advice/?utm_source=aweber&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=feed-entry-title
3) People Are Booing AI. Health Leaders Should Take Note. — Public skepticism could shape adoption and care usage
https://www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/prescriptionsforabrokensystem/121546?xid=nl_mpt_DHE_2026-06-02&mh=b472702379519ab6c5a3eb368b1e37ec&zdee=gAAAAABm4vkSlHpatgJA9AhGC93ytnmIdH-i7GN6G83LoYaCXzzN3GR13pz08dfUAsGcfRwkA6zRU5qff2DB2Sn7gqSHqv0DW1XSfoM8sHdL5vtF6nsNhwI%3D&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Daily%20Headlines%20Evening%20-%20Randomized%202026-06-02&utm_term=NL_Daily_DHE_dual-gmail-definition
4) Deepfake Doctors: How AI Spreads Medical Disinformation
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/deepfake-doctors-how-ai-spreads-medical-disinformation-2025a1000pwh?ecd=wnl_trust_260608_MSCPEDIT_etid8406866&uac=528002PJ&impID=8406866
5) Mathematicians say 'don't believe hype' on AI capabilities
https://phys.org/news/2026-06-mathematicians-dont-hype-ai-capabilities.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=weekly-nwletter#google_vignette
6) Transparency is vital for AI usage in health care and patient–provider relationships, researchers find
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-transparency-vital-ai-usage-health.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter#google_vignette
7) AI: Doctors risk being sued if tools go wrong, while companies are “shielded,” report warns
https://www.bmj.com/content/393/bmj-2026-273474.full?ijkey=9dzgf%252FMQsEQz.&keytype=ref&siteid=bmjjournals%253F&utm_source=adestra&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=The%2520BMJ%2520curated%2520daily%2520email%2520alert%2520-%2520Version%25202&utm_content=daily&utm_term=text&nbd_source=adestra&nbd=7669a6aa04b03a9762bdf685583b6407b2de388f03ffcd1eb3541c4187730956&uaa_id=7669a6aa04b03a9762bdf685583b6407b2de388f03ffcd1eb3541c4187730956
8) AMA Adopts Policy Pushing Back on AI Creep in Medicine
— Physicians must remain in charge of AI output, delegates say
https://www.medpagetoday.com/meetingcoverage/ama/121695
9) Human psychology tricks can bypass AI safety guardrails
https://www.psypost.org/human-psychology-tricks-can-bypass-ai-safety-guardrails/?utm_source=aweber&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=feed-entry-title
10) Human understanding of AI can't keep up with its advancement, researchers say
https://techxplore.com/news/2026-06-human-ai-advancement.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter#google_vignette
11) Researchers identify three distinct faces of AI chatbot addiction
https://www.psypost.org/researchers-identify-three-distinct-faces-of-ai-chatbot-addiction/?utm_source=aweber&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=feed-entry-title
12) AI in nursing raises questions about safety, ethics, and human care
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-ai-nursing-safety-ethics-human.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter#google_vignette
and
AI nursing ethics: Viability of robots and artificial intelligence in nursing practice
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-07-ai-nursing-ethics-viability-robots.html?utm_source=embeddings&utm_medium=related&utm_campaign=internal#google_vignette
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BRAIN
1) What a Baby’s Laughter Reveals About the Developing Brain
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/what-babys-laughter-reveals-about-developing-brain-2026a1000ia5?ecd=WNL_trdalrt_pos1_260603_etid8394051&uac=528002PJ&impID=8394051
2) Scientists discover how coffee interacts with the gut microbiome to affect the human brain
https://www.psypost.org/scientists-discover-how-coffee-interacts-with-the-gut-microbiome-to-affect-the-human-brain/?utm_source=aweber&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=feed-entry-title
3) How stress hormone shapes brain development: New clues to why early plasticity fades
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-05-stress-hormone-brain-clues-early.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter#google_vignette
4) Irregular brain maturation in childhood predicts emotional habits in early adolescence
https://www.psypost.org/how-irregular-brain-maturation-in-childhood-predicts-emotional-habits-in-early-a/?utm_source=aweber&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=feed-entry-title
5) Undigested fructose linked to anxiety and brain inflammation
https://www.psypost.org/undigested-fructose-linked-to-anxiety-and-brain-inflammation/?utm_source=aweber&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=feed-entry-title
6) Talking about trauma doesn't always help: Brain scans show one reason why
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-trauma-doesnt-brain-scans.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter#google_vignette
7) Brain 'growth charts' map white matter changes across the human lifespan
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-brain-growth-white-human-lifespan.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter#google_vignette
8) Older brains work harder to stay upright, with nearly 50% longer delay
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-older-brains-harder-stay-upright.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
9) Brain Risks Tied to High Ultraprocessed Food Intake — Longitudinal study links heavily processed food with a sharp increase in cognitive impairment
https://www.medpagetoday.com/neurology/dementia/121610?xid=nl_mpt_DHE_2026-06-04&mh=b472702379519ab6c5a3eb368b1e37ec&zdee=gAAAAABm4vkSlHpatgJA9AhGC93ytnmIdH-i7GN6G83LoYaCXzzN3GR13pz08dfUAsGcfRwkA6zRU5qff2DB2Sn7gqSHqv0DW1XSfoM8sHdL5vtF6nsNhwI%3D&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Daily%20Headlines%20Evening%20-%20Randomized%202026-06-04&utm_term=NL_Daily_DHE_dual-gmail-definition
10) Air pollution may be harming your brain's 'encyclopedia
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-air-pollution-brain-encyclopedia.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter#google_vignette
11) A routine soccer skill sets off brain injury signals, and the blood shows it fast
https://sciencex.com/news/2026-06-routine-soccer-skill-brain-injury.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter#google_vignette
12) Electroencephalography Microstate Instability and Clinical Outcomes in Individuals at Clinical High Risk of Psychosis
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapsychiatry/fullarticle/2849799?guestAccessKey=cfb2afda-f65b-44ee-bb0a-5bda01300987&utm_medium=email&utm_source=postup_jn&utm_campaign=article_alert-jamapsychiatry&utm_content=olf-tfl_&utm_term=060326
and
Electroencephalography Microstates—A Biomarker for Psychosis?
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapsychiatry/fullarticle/2849802?guestAccessKey=e3e7cc2c-0c9a-4f6f-9e4f-249409f480c1&utm_medium=email&utm_source=postup_jn&utm_campaign=article_alert-jamapsychiatry&utm_content=olf-tfl_&utm_term=060326#google_vignette
13) The brain can unlock true multitasking after intensive training
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-brain-true-multitasking-intensive.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter#google_vignette
14) Newfound 'switchboard' helps brain form new memories without forgetting older ones
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-newfound-switchboard-brain-memories-older.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
15) Brain circuit links memory to hearing, revealing how learned sounds guide behavior
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-brain-circuit-links-memory-revealing.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter#google_vignette
16) Can stimulating the sense of smell be beneficial for the brain?
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-beneficial-brain.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter#google_vignette
17) Some brains are more similar than others when under stress, fMRI results suggest
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-brains-similar-stress-fmri-results.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
18) Head cooling may reduce depression symptoms and change brain activity
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-cooling-depression-symptoms-brain.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
19) Mapping brain network changes linked to bipolar disorder severity and treatment
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-brain-network-linked-bipolar-disorder.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter#google_vignette
20) Newly discovered view of brain blood flow during surgery could prevent debilitation, save lives
https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/newly-discovered-view-of-brain-blood-flow-during-surgery-could-prevent-debilitation-save-lives/ar-AA253vtd?ocid=nl_article_link
21) Early diet may shape how the teenage brain develops
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-early-diet-teenage-brain.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
22) The location of your body fat is linked to how fast your brain ages
https://www.psypost.org/the-location-of-your-body-fat-is-linked-to-how-fast-your-brain-ages/?utm_source=aweber&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=feed-entry-title
23) Teenage girls with depression show altered brain responses to repeated social rejection
https://www.psypost.org/teenage-girls-with-depression-show-altered-brain-responses-to-repeated-social-rejection/?utm_source=aweber&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=feed-entry-title
24) Shared recollections of events linked to similar brain activity patterns
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-recollections-events-linked-similar-brain.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter#google_vignette
25) Moderate screen time in first 3 days after concussion linked to teens' faster recovery
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-moderate-screen-days-concussion-linked.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter#google_vignette
26) Fewer than 1 in 4 patients with stroke and 1 in 7 with brain injury receive inpatient rehab, finds study
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-patients-brain-injury-inpatient-rehab.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter#google_vignette
27) Researchers identify brain 'entrapment' patterns associated with depression
https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/researchers-identify-brain-entrapment-patterns-associated-with-depression/ar-AA25pWyn?ocid=nl_article_link
28) Scientists map the neural “entrapment” patterns that keep the depressed brain stuck
https://www.psypost.org/scientists-map-the-neural-entrapment-patterns-that-keep-the-depressed-brain-stuck/?utm_source=aweber&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=feed-entry-title
29) Trauma-related mental illness is linked to altered thalamus size
https://www.psypost.org/brain-scans-reveal-how-trauma-and-depression-alter-the-thalamus/?utm_source=aweber&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=feed-entry-title
ALZHEIMER’S / DEMENTIA
1) Alzheimer's May Be Worse for People Taking Popular Supplement — Glucosamine tied to faster progression in people with established neurodegeneration
https://www.medpagetoday.com/neurology/alzheimersdisease/121683?xid=nl_mpt_DHE_2026-06-09&mh=b472702379519ab6c5a3eb368b1e37ec&zdee=gAAAAABm4vkSlHpatgJA9AhGC93ytnmIdH-i7GN6G83LoYaCXzzN3GR13pz08dfUAsGcfRwkA6zRU5qff2DB2Sn7gqSHqv0DW1XSfoM8sHdL5vtF6nsNhwI%3D&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Daily%20Headlines%20Evening%20-%20Randomized%202026-06-09&utm_term=NL_Daily_DHE_dual-gmail-definition
2) Scientists identify three distinct paths of cognitive decline in early Alzheimer’s disease
https://www.psypost.org/scientists-identify-three-distinct-paths-of-cognitive-decline-in-early-alzheimers-disease/?utm_source=aweber&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=feed-entry-title
3) High intake of ultra-processed foods linked to greater dementia risk in older adults
https://www.psypost.org/high-intake-of-ultra-processed-foods-linked-to-greater-dementia-risk-in-older-adults/?utm_source=aweber&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=feed-entry-title
4) Common supplement may accelerate memory loss from Alzheimer’s disease
https://www.psypost.org/common-supplement-may-accelerate-memory-loss-from-alzheimers-disease/?utm_source=aweber&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=feed-entry-title
5) Dementia Linked to Increased Risk for Suicidal Behavior
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/dementia-linked-increased-risk-suicidal-behavior-2026a1000jtr?ecd=WNL_trdalrt_pos1_260614_etid8424514&uac=528002PJ&impID=8424514
6) Single high dose of psilocybin temporarily restores lost abilities in an 80-year-old Alzheimer's patient
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-high-dose-psilocybin-temporarily-lost.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=weekly-nwletter#google_vignette
GENERAL & MENTAL HEALTH
1) Copper imbalance tied to autism's social symptoms and white matter development
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-copper-imbalance-autism-social-symptoms.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
2) Doctors Say Patients Are Losing Trust in Their Treatment Advice: Medscape Survey
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/doctors-say-patients-are-losing-trust-their-treatment-advice-2026a1000ggm?ecd=WNL_trdalrt_pos1_260531_etid8387786&uac=528002PJ&impID=8387786
3) Trump administration seeks to overhaul federal grantmaking process, alarming researchers
https://www.statnews.com/2026/05/29/nih-grants-uniform-guidance-proposal-political-control/?utm_campaign=morning_rounds&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9Wbo3ySdkqFCbvoFqNckXB0XNsz87loiZXReA-m0Cs0aIy0fJy7dme_5zVDaNQhVCvToiLBxeI1C4TV5azs4inn2q8YS7p46dpMOEk9cPH1Lc0QWg&_hsmi=421378407&utm_content=421378407&utm_source=hs_email
4) Older adults with autistic traits face higher risk of worsening anxiety
https://ntk-institute.org/article/older-adults-with-autistic-traits-face-higher-risk-of-worsening-anxiety
and
Middle-aged and older adults with autistic traits face rising anxiety over time, study finds
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-middle-aged-older-adults-autistic.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter#google_vignette
5) Alcohol linked to higher risk across multiple cancers, even below one drink daily
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-alcohol-linked-higher-multiple-cancers.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter#google_vignette
6) Later sleep schedules are associated with loneliness and increased anxiety
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-loneliness-anxiety.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
7) Long-term alcohol use may affect multiple organs at the same time, researchers find
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-term-alcohol-affect-multiple.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter#google_vignette
8) Researchers say daylight saving time may worsen cognitive, psychological problems
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-daylight-worsen-cognitive-psychological-problems.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter#google_vignette
9) ‘An inevitable development’ for wearables data: Wearables, and the flood of data they generate, inch closer to entering the clinic -
Oura, Whoop to connect users to clinicians virtually for possible diagnosis and treatment
https://www.statnews.com/2026/06/09/wearables-data-oura-whoop-clinical-integration/?utm_campaign=morning_rounds&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_iImpCklENPogL2cl9KAsGroEcZiSJaTNq6-KLHV9HUixksb08MeCe1KXEmKDfanCC6xToMdmwDAuPm7lYkkLhVFbFy40Pf49pXcVA0hHanTl-HTw&_hsmi=422886567&utm_content=422886567&utm_source=hs_email
10) Q&A: When is screen time healthy and when is it not?
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-qa-screen-healthy.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
11) One daily drink no longer looks harmless, as alcohol's risks rewrite moderate drinking rules
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-daily-longer-harmless-alcohol-rewrite.html
and
A suppressed federal alcohol report: Alcohol study discarded by Trump officials is published in scientific journal - The report, meant to inform dietary guidelines, found risks from light drinking
https://www.statnews.com/2026/06/09/suppressed-alcohol-health-study-released-one-drink-or-less-daily/?utm_campaign=morning_rounds&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--Ez12QZKn3uQR_JC1nBYNByYwKeX3vhRdwj6qAqbrlXox7hTmsks1wxknkkuH063JyXzHLvcXQMfWO2KNdO29DOdPrOz1WUskAmOEHgA6v6RQT66E&_hsmi=422886567&utm_content=422886567&utm_source=hs_email
12) Tiny HHS office tasked with protecting research participants’ safety is running on fumes
https://www.statnews.com/2026/06/05/hhs-cuts-office-human-research-protections-running-on-fumes/
13) Could a Urine Test Accurately Diagnose Autism?
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/could-urine-test-accurately-diagnose-autism-2026a1000iov?ecd=WNL_trdalrt_pos1_260605_etid8402252&uac=528002PJ&impID=8402252
14) What we still get wrong about how people from non‑Western backgrounds recover from trauma
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-wrong-people-nonwestern-backgrounds-recover.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter#google_vignette
15) Food Additives: Is New Evidence Raising Safety Questions?
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/food-additives-new-evidence-raising-safety-questions-2026a1000ib2?ecd=WNL_trdalrt_pos1_260603_etid8396225&uac=528002PJ&impID=8396225
16) Major surgery may accelerate memory loss in 1 in 7 older adults
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-major-surgery-memory-loss-older.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=weekly-nwletter
17) Remote work is taking its toll on the mental health of American workers, researchers find
https://phys.org/news/2026-06-remote-toll-mental-health-american.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=weekly-nwletter#google_vignette
18) Mental health might be emerging as a source of political identity, study finds
https://www.psypost.org/mental-health-might-be-emerging-as-a-source-of-political-identity-study-finds/?utm_source=aweber&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=feed-entry-title
19) When therapists can't take off the 'hat'
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-therapists-hat.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter#google_vignette
20) Does the body really 'keep the score' after trauma? How the debunked idea of 'repressed memories' is making a comeback
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-body-score-trauma-debunked-idea.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter#google_vignette
21) 1 in 3 middle-aged adults struggle with basic 'everyday' health tasks, study finds
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-middle-aged-adults-struggle-basic.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter#google_vignette
22) Scientists pinpoint an overlooked stretch of DNA linked to the main features of autism
https://www.psypost.org/scientists-pinpoint-an-overlooked-stretch-of-dna-linked-to-the-main-features-of-autism/?utm_source=aweber&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=feed-entry-title
23) Lawsuits Claiming Social Media Is 'Addictive' Gain Momentum — Experts expect more litigation to follow landmark California case
https://www.medpagetoday.com/special-reports/features/121698?xid=nl_mpt_DHE_2026-06-10&mh=b472702379519ab6c5a3eb368b1e37ec&zdee=gAAAAABm4vkSlHpatgJA9AhGC93ytnmIdH-i7GN6G83LoYaCXzzN3GR13pz08dfUAsGcfRwkA6zRU5qff2DB2Sn7gqSHqv0DW1XSfoM8sHdL5vtF6nsNhwI%3D&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Daily%20Headlines%20Evening%20-%20Randomized%202026-06-10&utm_term=NL_Daily_DHE_dual-gmail-definition
24) Neuroscientists discover previously unknown cognitive benefits of reading physical books
https://www.psypost.org/neuroscientists-discover-previously-unknown-cognitive-benefits-of-reading-physical-books/?utm_source=aweber&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=feed-entry-title
25) Does the body really “keep the score” after trauma? How the debunked idea of “repressed memories” is making a comeback
https://www.psypost.org/does-the-body-really-keep-the-score-after-trauma-how-the-debunked-idea-of-repressed-memories-is-making-a-comeback/?utm_source=aweber&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=feed-entry-title
26) The striking psychological patterns tied to your daily step count
https://www.psypost.org/the-striking-psychological-patterns-tied-to-your-daily-step-count/?utm_source=aweber&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=feed-entry-title
27) Lawsuits Claiming Social Media Is 'Addictive' Gain Momentum
— Experts expect more litigation to follow landmark California case
https://www.medpagetoday.com/special-reports/features/121698?xid=nl_mpt_Gastroenterology_update_2026-06-11&mh=b472702379519ab6c5a3eb368b1e37ec&zdee=gAAAAABm4vkSlHpatgJA9AhGC93ytnmIdH-i7GN6G83LoYaCXzzN3GR13pz08dfUAsGcfRwkA6zRU5qff2DB2Sn7gqSHqv0DW1XSfoM8sHdL5vtF6nsNhwI%3D&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Automated%20Specialty%20%20Update%20Gastroenterology%202026-06-11&utm_term=NL_Spec_Gastroenterology_Update_Active
YOUTH
1) TikTok content supports 'illicit vape subculture' among teens, study finds
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-05-tiktok-content-illicit-vape-subculture.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter#google_vignette
2) Hidden harm online: One in four vulnerable youth faced abuse, few reported it
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-05-hidden-online-vulnerable-youth-abuse.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter#google_vignette
3) Teens glued to social media 'three times more likely' to try cannabis, research suggests
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-teens-glued-social-media-cannabis.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter#google_vignette
4) Study links childhood trauma and substance use to higher rates of depression
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-links-childhood-trauma-substance-higher.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter#google_vignette
5) Cannabis and tobacco co-use linked to lower brain performance in at-risk adolescents
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-cannabis-tobacco-linked-brain-adolescents.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter#google_vignette
6) 1 in 5 teens turn to AI chatbots for mental health advice, but a majority of them keep it secret
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-teens-ai-chatbots-mental-health.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
7) More Youths Report Using AI Chatbots for Mental Health Advice
— "These tools can be dangerous," researcher says
https://www.medpagetoday.com/psychiatry/generalpsychiatry/121577?xid=nl_mpt_Psychiatry_update_2026-06-03&mh=b472702379519ab6c5a3eb368b1e37ec&zdee=gAAAAABm4vkSlHpatgJA9AhGC93ytnmIdH-i7GN6G83LoYaCXzzN3GR13pz08dfUAsGcfRwkA6zRU5qff2DB2Sn7gqSHqv0DW1XSfoM8sHdL5vtF6nsNhwI%3D&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Automated%20Specialty%20Update%20Psychiatry%202026-06-03&utm_term=NL_Spec_Psychiatry_Update_Active
8) Irregular sleep in preschool-age children is associated with lower verbal and memory performance
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-irregular-preschool-age-children-memory.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
9) Teen social media use for more than two hours a day linked to a raised risk of depressive symptoms, Australian study finds
https://www.bmj.com/content/393/bmj-2026-242401.full?ijkey=Ptv0l9IKVBnBk&keytype=ref&siteid=bmjjournals%253F&utm_source=adestra&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=The%2520BMJ%2520curated%2520daily%2520email%2520alert%2520-%2520Version%25202&utm_content=daily&utm_term=text&nbd_source=adestra&nbd=7669a6aa04b03a9762bdf685583b6407b2de388f03ffcd1eb3541c4187730956&uaa_id=7669a6aa04b03a9762bdf685583b6407b2de388f03ffcd1eb3541c4187730956
10) How a third grader’s afternoon restlessness predicts their chances of finishing college
https://www.psypost.org/how-a-third-graders-afternoon-restlessness-predicts-their-chances-of-finishing-college/?utm_source=aweber&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=feed-entry-title
11) Teens frequently encounter alcohol industry- and influencer-generated alcohol content on social media platforms
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-teens-frequently-encounter-alcohol-industry.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter#google_vignette
12) Social media use linked to poorer mental health in early adolescence
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-social-media-linked-poorer-mental.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
and
Social media use at a young age is linked to earlier experimentation with drugs and alcohol
https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/12/health/adolescent-social-media-substance-use-wellness?utm_source=cnn_Evening+Newsletter+-+Friday%2C+June+12%2C+2026&utm_medium=email&bt_ee=mXtDF0Tzn4tA7n8FvKJsKRtvxnWzxz2f2aUQSVnS3WbN2UWk7ouIV5rF7PrERg50&bt_ts=1781294953433
THC CBD PSYCHEDELICS
1) FDA Psychiatry Roundup: April 2026
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/fda-psychiatry-roundup-april-2026-2026a1000fqf?ecd=WNL_trdalrt_pos1_260515_etid8347556&uac=528002PJ&impID=8347556
2) Single dose of psilocybin provides rapid relief from depression in double-blind study
https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/single-dose-of-psilocybin-provides-rapid-relief-from-depression-in-double-blind-study/ar-AA23iceu?ocid=nl_article_link
and
3) A single dose of psilocybin eased depression symptoms for months, our study found
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-05-dose-psilocybin-eased-depression-symptoms.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
and
Psilocybin linked to reduction in depression
https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/psilocybin-linked-to-reduction-in-depression/ar-AA24Ebi2?ocid=nl_article_link
and
Psilocybin linked to reduction in depression
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-psilocybin-linked-reduction-depression.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
4) Psilocybin cuts nerve pain for weeks and boosts gabapentin in mice
https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/psilocybin-cuts-nerve-pain-for-weeks-and-boosts-gabapentin-in-mice/ar-AA23Q6Y0?ocid=nl_article_link
5) Researchers find older adults rarely discuss cannabis use with clinicians
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-older-adults-rarely-discuss-cannabis.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter#google_vignette
6) Psychedelic therapy standardized for clinical depression shows massive promise in pilot trial
https://www.psypost.org/psychedelic-therapy-standardized-for-clinical-depression-shows-massive-promise-i/?utm_source=aweber&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=feed-entry-title
7) Single high dose of psilocybin temporarily restores lost abilities in an 80-year-old Alzheimer's patient
https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/single-high-dose-of-psilocybin-temporarily-restores-lost-abilities-in-an-80-year-old-alzheimer-s-patient/ar-AA25bHdi?ocid=nl_article_link
8) Repeated teen cannabis use may disrupt dopamine-related brain development, MRI data suggest
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-teen-cannabis-disrupt-dopamine-brain.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
9) Magic mushroom compound enhances the effectiveness of a common nerve pain medication
https://www.psypost.org/magic-mushroom-compound-enhances-the-effectiveness-of-a-common-nerve-pain-medication/?utm_source=aweber&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=feed-entry-title
10) A single dose of psilocybin provides months of relief from chronic suicidal thoughts in new study
https://www.psypost.org/a-single-dose-of-psilocybin-provides-months-of-relief-from-chronic-suicidal-thoughts-in-new-study/?utm_source=aweber&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=feed-entry-title
11) Psilocybin Effective for Resistant Depression in Real-World Trial
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/psilocybin-shows-benefit-real-world-treatment-resistant-2026a1000jm4?ecd=WNL_trdalrt_pos1_260611_etid8417580&uac=528002PJ&impID=8417580
12) Taking psychedelics at raves and ceremonies may help heal childhood trauma
https://www.psypost.org/taking-psychedelics-at-raves-and-ceremonies-may-help-heal-childhood-trauma/?utm_source=aweber&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=feed-entry-title
AI
1) 1 in 5: AI Chatbot Use and Disclosure for Mental Health Among US Adolescents and Young Adults
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapediatrics/fullarticle/2849307?guestAccessKey=913abc03-764d-4eed-ac18-0d1817ff8eb4&utm_term=060126&utm_campaign=ftm_links&utm_medium=referral&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--k7N4x-jAKhMBhz_nJiMcw-Z5vcuUhj3cSiMO5qZhcnrek1fAHsqpmckoXo_CzF-t7OVREvU0hyF34pEfxDTxdUvZAh9DuctdJmo6n1LYYzmtxJ5w&_hsmi=421721304&utm_content=tfl&utm_source=for_the_media#google_vignette
2) AI chatbots fail medical misinformation test, returning inaccurate and fabricated advice
https://www.psypost.org/ai-chatbots-fail-medical-misinformation-test-returning-inaccurate-and-fabricated-advice/?utm_source=aweber&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=feed-entry-title
3) People Are Booing AI. Health Leaders Should Take Note. — Public skepticism could shape adoption and care usage
https://www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/prescriptionsforabrokensystem/121546?xid=nl_mpt_DHE_2026-06-02&mh=b472702379519ab6c5a3eb368b1e37ec&zdee=gAAAAABm4vkSlHpatgJA9AhGC93ytnmIdH-i7GN6G83LoYaCXzzN3GR13pz08dfUAsGcfRwkA6zRU5qff2DB2Sn7gqSHqv0DW1XSfoM8sHdL5vtF6nsNhwI%3D&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Daily%20Headlines%20Evening%20-%20Randomized%202026-06-02&utm_term=NL_Daily_DHE_dual-gmail-definition
4) Deepfake Doctors: How AI Spreads Medical Disinformation
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/deepfake-doctors-how-ai-spreads-medical-disinformation-2025a1000pwh?ecd=wnl_trust_260608_MSCPEDIT_etid8406866&uac=528002PJ&impID=8406866
5) Mathematicians say 'don't believe hype' on AI capabilities
https://phys.org/news/2026-06-mathematicians-dont-hype-ai-capabilities.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=weekly-nwletter#google_vignette
6) Transparency is vital for AI usage in health care and patient–provider relationships, researchers find
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-transparency-vital-ai-usage-health.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter#google_vignette
7) AI: Doctors risk being sued if tools go wrong, while companies are “shielded,” report warns
https://www.bmj.com/content/393/bmj-2026-273474.full?ijkey=9dzgf%252FMQsEQz.&keytype=ref&siteid=bmjjournals%253F&utm_source=adestra&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=The%2520BMJ%2520curated%2520daily%2520email%2520alert%2520-%2520Version%25202&utm_content=daily&utm_term=text&nbd_source=adestra&nbd=7669a6aa04b03a9762bdf685583b6407b2de388f03ffcd1eb3541c4187730956&uaa_id=7669a6aa04b03a9762bdf685583b6407b2de388f03ffcd1eb3541c4187730956
8) AMA Adopts Policy Pushing Back on AI Creep in Medicine
— Physicians must remain in charge of AI output, delegates say
https://www.medpagetoday.com/meetingcoverage/ama/121695
9) Human psychology tricks can bypass AI safety guardrails
https://www.psypost.org/human-psychology-tricks-can-bypass-ai-safety-guardrails/?utm_source=aweber&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=feed-entry-title
10) Human understanding of AI can't keep up with its advancement, researchers say
https://techxplore.com/news/2026-06-human-ai-advancement.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter#google_vignette
11) Researchers identify three distinct faces of AI chatbot addiction
https://www.psypost.org/researchers-identify-three-distinct-faces-of-ai-chatbot-addiction/?utm_source=aweber&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=feed-entry-title
12) AI in nursing raises questions about safety, ethics, and human care
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-ai-nursing-safety-ethics-human.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter#google_vignette
and
AI nursing ethics: Viability of robots and artificial intelligence in nursing practice
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-07-ai-nursing-ethics-viability-robots.html?utm_source=embeddings&utm_medium=related&utm_campaign=internal#google_vignette
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