HEALTH & SCIENCE REPORT: Multiple Topics

[Rob Longo]

The following articles are from multiple resources:

 

BRAIN

1) Neuroscientists find evidence meditation changes how fluid moves in the brain

https://www.psypost.org/neuroscientists-find-evidence-meditation-changes-how-fluid-moves-in-the-brain/

 

2) FDA-cleared brain stimulation device for ADHD is not effective, new clinical trial finds

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-01-fda-brain-device-adhd-effective.html

 

3) Depression might signal brain disease risk among seniors

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-01-depression-brain-disease-seniors.html

 

4) What the brain's shape and complexity say about a newborn's development

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-01-brain-complexity-newborn.html

 

5) Noninvasive brain scanning could send signals to paralyzed limbs

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-01-noninvasive-brain-scanning-paralyzed-limbs.html

 

6) Brain device for ADHD shows no benefit in major UK trial

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-01-brain-device-adhd-benefit-major.html

 

7) Common air pollutants associated with structural changes in the teenage brain

https://www.psypost.org/common-air-pollutants-associated-with-structural-changes-in-the-teenage-brain/

 

8) Your brain being “in sync” with others may protect against trauma, new neuroscience research suggests

https://www.psypost.org/your-brain-being-in-sync-with-others-may-protect-against-trauma-new-neuroscience-research-suggests/

 

9) Popular brain mapping method found to lack disorder-specific accuracy

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-01-popular-brain-method-lack-disorder.html

 

10) Motivation acts as a camera lens that shapes how memories form

https://www.psypost.org/motivation-acts-as-a-camera-lens-that-shapes-how-memories-form/

 

11) MIND diet may protect the brain by slowing biological aging

https://www.psypost.org/mind-diet-may-protect-the-brain-by-slowing-biological-aging/

 

12) Excessive smartphone users show heightened brain reactivity to social exclusion

https://www.psypost.org/excessive-smartphone-users-show-heightened-brain-reactivity-to-social-exclusion/

 

13) Air pollution may increase the risk of the neurodegenerative disease ALS

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-01-air-pollution-neurodegenerative-disease-als.html

 

14) Brain activity maps challenge traditional descriptions of prefrontal cortex

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-01-brain-traditional-descriptions-prefrontal-cortex.html

 

15) Afternoon naps can clear up the brain and improve learning ability

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-01-afternoon-naps-brain-ability.html

 

16) Red light therapy shows promise for protecting football players' brains

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-01-red-therapy-football-players-brains.html

 

17) Scientists identify a brain region that differs between males and females and may influence social behavior

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-01-scientists-brain-region-differs-males.html

 

18) Study links gambling addiction to altered brain networks for self-control and reward

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-01-links-gambling-addiction-brain-networks.html

 

19) Your brain can be trained, much like your muscles—a neurologist explains how to boost your brain health

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-01-brain-muscles-neurologist-boost-health.html

 

20) Scientists once thought the brain couldn't be changed. Now we know different

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-01-scientists-thought-brain-couldnt.html

 

21) 16 years of brain scans reveal the cerebellum's crucial role in human language

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-01-years-brain-scans-reveal-cerebellum.html

 

22) Research reveals how the brain turns experience into memory—with help from a tiny protein

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-01-reveals-brain-memory-tiny-protein.html

 

23) A curiosity-driven journey toward understanding brain folding

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-01-curiosity-driven-journey-brain.html

 

24) Menopause linked to loss of gray matter in the brain, poorer mental health and sleep disturbance

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-01-menopause-linked-loss-gray-brain.html

 

25) Neuron position found less crucial for brain connectivity than once thought

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-01-neuron-position-crucial-brain-thought.html

 

26) Menopause is linked to reduced gray matter and increased anxiety

https://www.psypost.org/menopause-is-linked-to-reduced-gray-matter-and-increased-anxiety/

 

27) Procrastination in adulthood linked to brain development during adolescence

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-01-procrastination-adulthood-linked-brain-adolescence.html

 

29) Hippocampus does more than store memories: It predicts rewards, study finds

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-01-hippocampus-memories-rewards.html

 

29) New maps of brain activity challenge century-old anatomical boundaries

https://www.psypost.org/new-maps-of-brain-activity-challenge-century-old-anatomical-boundaries/

 

30) More than just 'daydreaming'—dissociation is the mind's survival tactic

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-01-daydreaming-dissociation-mind-survival-tactic.html

 

31) Magnetic pulses to the brain emerge as low-cost lifeline for depression

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-01-magnetic-pulses-brain-emerge-lifeline.html

 

 

ALZHEIMER’S / DEMENTIA

1) Gut bacteria may be linked to memory decline in mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-01-gut-bacteria-linked-memory-decline.html

 

2) Why people with dementia wander—and how families can keep them safe

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-01-people-dementia-families-safe.html

 

3) Ending dementia stigma could change its trajectory: Cancer's history shows why

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-01-dementia-stigma-trajectory-cancer-history.html

 

4) Helping people with dementia have a say in their medical care

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-01-people-dementia-medical.html

 

5) ‘Striking’ Impact of Hearing Aids on Dementia Risk

https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/striking-impact-hearing-aids-dementia-risk-2026a100022q?ecd=wnl_sci_tech_260128_MSCPEDIT_etid8061653&uac=528002PJ&impID=8061653

 

6) Smoking, blood pressure and diabetes each show distinct dementia-related brain changes

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-01-blood-pressure-diabetes-distinct-dementia.html

 

7) Not All CTE Leads to Dementia, Large Study Shows — Dementia risk depended on CTE severity

https://www.medpagetoday.com/neurology/dementia/119618?mh=b472702379519ab6c5a3eb368b1e37ec&xid=nl_mpt_DHE_2026-01-27&zdee=gAAAAABm4vkSlHpatgJA9AhGC93ytnmIdH-i7GN6G83LoYaCXzzN3GR13pz08dfUAsGcfRwkA6zRU5qff2DB2Sn7gqSHqv0DW1XSfoM8sHdL5vtF6nsNhwI%3D

 

however…

 

Chronic traumatic encephalopathy should be recognized as a distinct cause of dementia, study finds

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-01-chronic-traumatic-encephalopathy-distinct-dementia.html

 

8) High body mass index identified as a direct cause of vascular dementia

https://www.psypost.org/high-body-mass-index-identified-as-a-direct-cause-of-vascular-dementia/

 

9) Dementia and the Shingles Vaccine: What a New Study in Canada Found — How varicella zoster virus vaccination may provide protection remains a mystery

https://www.medpagetoday.com/neurology/dementia/119592?mh=b472702379519ab6c5a3eb368b1e37ec&xid=nl_mpt_DHE_2026-01-26&zdee=gAAAAABm4vkSlHpatgJA9AhGC93ytnmIdH-i7GN6G83LoYaCXzzN3GR13pz08dfUAsGcfRwkA6zRU5qff2DB2Sn7gqSHqv0DW1XSfoM8sHdL5vtF6nsNhwI%3D

 

10) Cannabidiol prevents Alzheimer’s-like cognitive decline in new rat study

https://www.psypost.org/cannabidiol-prevents-alzheimers-like-cognitive-decline-in-new-rat-study/

 

11) People who survive cancers are less likely to develop Alzheimer's. This might be why

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-01-people-survive-cancers-alzheimer.html

 

12) Protein buildup in brain blood vessels linked with increased 5-year risk of dementia

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-01-protein-buildup-brain-blood-vessels.html

 

13) The brain's protein cleanup process may play a role in dementia

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-01-brain-protein-cleanup-play-role.html

 

14) New report projects 64% increase in dementia across Europe by 2050

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-01-dementia-europe.html

 

 

GENERAL & MENTAL HEALTH

1) Study Questions Benefit of FDA-Cleared Device for ADHD

— The agency is currently reviewing the study findings

https://www.medpagetoday.com/pediatrics/adhd-add/119545?mh=b472702379519ab6c5a3eb368b1e37ec&xid=nl_mpt_DHE_2026-01-22&zdee=gAAAAABm4vkSlHpatgJA9AhGC93ytnmIdH-i7GN6G83LoYaCXzzN3GR13pz08dfUAsGcfRwkA6zRU5qff2DB2Sn7gqSHqv0DW1XSfoM8sHdL5vtF6nsNhwI%3D

 

2) 1 in 5 people say losing their pet was worse than losing a person

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-01-people-pet-worse-person.html

 

3) Why 'unwinding' with screens may be making us more stressed. Here's what to try instead

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-01-unwinding-screens-stressed.html

 

4) Early life adversity primes the body for persistent physical pain, new research suggests

https://www.psypost.org/early-life-adversity-primes-the-body-for-persistent-physical-pain-new-research-suggests/

 

5) Internet Gaming Disorder is affecting a significant portion of young adults

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-01-internet-gaming-disorder-affecting-significant.html

 

6) 158 scientists used the same data, but their politics predicted the results

https://www.psypost.org/158-scientists-used-the-same-data-but-their-politics-predicted-the-results/

 

7) Exercise has 'similar effect' to therapy, study on depression shows

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-01-similar-effect-therapy-depression.html

 

8) Scientists reveal atypical depression is a distinct biological subtype linked to antidepressant resistance

https://www.psypost.org/scientists-reveal-atypical-depression-is-a-distinct-biological-subtype-linked-to-antidepressant-resistance/

 

9) Childhood adversity linked to accelerated biological aging in women, new study finds

https://www.psypost.org/childhood-adversity-linked-to-accelerated-biological-aging-in-women-new-study-finds/

 

10) Severe sleep problems is associated with fewer years of healthy brain function

https://www.psypost.org/severe-sleep-problems-is-associated-with-fewer-years-of-healthy-brain-function/

 

11) Metacognitive therapy can save money by getting people with mental health problems back to work more quickly

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-01-metacognitive-therapy-money-people-mental.html

 

12) Link between smoking and depression confirmed in study

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-01-link-depression.html

 

13) 14 Psychiatric Disorders Have Genetic Similarities, Large Study Finds

https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-breakout/14-psychiatric-disorders-have-genetic-similarities-large-study-finds/

 

14) Study reveals how many hours of video games per week might be too many

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-01-reveals-hours-video-games-week.html

 

15) Obstructive Sleep Apnea May Worsen Mental Health in Middle-Age and Older Adults

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2844145?guestAccessKey=dbad70ce-796d-49bf-8cf7-33be2b418531

 

16) Ethics and Social Medicine Education Under Political Pressure

Teaching Through Uncertainty

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2843476?guestAccessKey=a9ade027-c6a7-4f21-bb84-ec3d0c587e3f

 

17) Novel essential oil blend may enhance memory and alertness

https://www.psypost.org/novel-essential-oil-blend-may-enhance-memory-and-alertness/

 

18) What Is Adrenal Insufficiency?

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2844544?guestAccessKey=6d4f82fa-c828-4eb2-9346-2aba0bcffc2b

 

19) Scientists link popular convenience foods to a measurable loss of cognitive control

https://www.psypost.org/scientists-link-popular-convenience-foods-to-a-measurable-loss-of-cognitive-control/

 

20) Study Questions Benefit of FDA-Cleared Device for ADHD — The agency is currently reviewing the study findings

https://www.medpagetoday.com/pediatrics/adhd-add/119545?mh=b472702379519ab6c5a3eb368b1e37ec&xid=nl_mpt_Pediatrics_update_2026-01-29&zdee=gAAAAABm4vkSlHpatgJA9AhGC93ytnmIdH-i7GN6G83LoYaCXzzN3GR13pz08dfUAsGcfRwkA6zRU5qff2DB2Sn7gqSHqv0DW1XSfoM8sHdL5vtF6nsNhwI%3D

 

21) Stress May Link Depression and Anxiety to Cardiovascular Disease

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2844453?guestAccessKey=6f8c709c-433f-4044-b631-b8894d5ae011

 

 

Covid

 

How does long COVID develop? New piece of the puzzle found

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-01-covid-piece-puzzle.html

 

Long COVID brain fog far more common in US than India and other nations, study finds

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-01-covid-brain-fog-common-india.html

 

Altered brain connection found in people with ME/CFS and long COVID

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-01-brain-people-mecfs-covid.html

 

New-Onset Allergies Another Woe for Patients With Long COVID

https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/new-onset-allergies-another-woe-patients-long-covid-2026a10002ka?ecd=mkm_ret_260131_mscpmrk_allergy_top-content_etid8065932&uac=528002PJ&impID=8065932

 

 

Trump Policies at Odds With Emerging Understanding of COVID's Long-Term Harm — Federal government is curtailing efforts as researchers call for more funding

https://www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdisease/longcovid/119658?mh=b472702379519ab6c5a3eb368b1e37ec&xid=nl_mpt_DHE_2026-01-30&zdee=gAAAAABm4vkSlHpatgJA9AhGC93ytnmIdH-i7GN6G83LoYaCXzzN3GR13pz08dfUAsGcfRwkA6zRU5qff2DB2Sn7gqSHqv0DW1XSfoM8sHdL5vtF6nsNhwI%3D

 

 

 

 

SARS-CoV-2

1) Fluctuations identified in subjective neurological recovery from long COVID

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-01-fluctuations-subjective-neurological-recovery-covid.html

 

2) COVID-19 infection may alter brain microstructure even in people who fully recover

https://www.psypost.org/covid-19-infection-may-alter-brain-microstructure-even-in-people-who-fully-recover/

 

3) COVID-19 infection linked to increased mask-wearing due to silent risk awareness

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-01-covid-infection-linked-mask-due.html

 

4) Study cites link between mental health and long COVID in older women

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-01-cites-link-mental-health-covid.html

 

 

 

YOUTH

1) Environmental pollutants detected in children aged 0 to 2 years

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-01-environmental-pollutants-children-aged-years.html

 

2) Physical activity linked to breast tissue composition and stress markers in teens

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-01-physical-linked-breast-tissue-composition.html

 

3) Music training may buffer children against the academic toll of poverty

https://www.psypost.org/music-training-may-buffer-children-against-the-academic-toll-of-poverty/

 

4) Playing video games for this long each week is linked to worse diet and sleep

https://www.psypost.org/playing-video-games-for-this-long-each-week-is-linked-to-worse-diet-and-sleep/

 

5) Childhood ADHD linked to midlife physical health problems

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-01-childhood-adhd-linked-midlife-physical.html

 

6) Young people may temporarily withdraw from social media use on the day they self-harm

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-01-young-people-temporarily-social-media.html

 

7)Trauma or toxic? A deep dive into the impact of stress on kids' health

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-01-trauma-toxic-deep-impact-stress.html

 

8) Poor sleep, distress and disadvantage linked to suicidal thoughts in teens

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-01-poor-distress-disadvantage-linked-suicidal.html

 

9) Limited Evidence Supporting Melatonin Use in Most Children

https://www.psypost.org/scientists-reveal-atypical-depression-is-a-distinct-biological-subtype-linked-to-antidepressant-resistance/

 

10) Gamified platform helps children with neurodiversity and anxiety

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-01-gamified-platform-children-neurodiversity-anxiety.html

 

11) ADHD traits in childhood linked to poorer physical health outcomes in midlife

https://dgnews.docguide.com/article/adhd-traits-in-childhood-linked-to-poorer-physical-health-outcomes-in-midlife

 

12) Study shows younger children experience persistent symptoms following concussion

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-01-younger-children-persistent-symptoms-concussion.html

 

13) Continued exposure to certain heavy metals linked to ADHD in childhood

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-01-exposure-heavy-metals-linked-adhd.html

 

and

 

Blood Lead Concentrations and Depressive and Anxiety Symptoms in Childhood

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2844422

 

14) TikTok Settles as Social Media Giants Face Trial Over Youth Addiction Claims — Executives, including Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, are expected to testify at the trial

https://www.medpagetoday.com/psychiatry/addictions/119603?mh=b472702379519ab6c5a3eb368b1e37ec&xid=nl_mpt_Psychiatry_update_2026-01-28&zdee=gAAAAABm4vkSlHpatgJA9AhGC93ytnmIdH-i7GN6G83LoYaCXzzN3GR13pz08dfUAsGcfRwkA6zRU5qff2DB2Sn7gqSHqv0DW1XSfoM8sHdL5vtF6nsNhwI%3D

 

and

 

Social media is boosting mental health disorders and suicidal thoughts among teens, particularly in girls

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-01-social-media-boosting-mental-health.html

 

15) Childhood trauma linked to high risk of self-harm in teens

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-01-childhood-trauma-linked-high-teens.html

 

16) Study finds link between screen time and teens' sleep and lifestyle habits

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-01-link-screen-teens-lifestyle-habits.html

 

 

THC CBD PSYCHEDELICS

1) Major new study finds psilocybin microdoses improve the quality of creative ideas but not the quantity

https://www.psypost.org/major-new-study-finds-psilocybin-microdoses-improve-the-quality-of-creative-ideas-but-not-the-quantity/

 

2) Millions of Americans are microdosing psychedelics, survey finds

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-01-millions-americans-microdosing-psychedelics-survey.html

 

3) New research shows cannabis is effective for acute migraine treatment

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-01-cannabis-effective-acute-migraine-treatment.html

 

 

AI

1) Reports of 'AI psychosis' are emerging. Here's what a psychiatric clinician has to say

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-01-ai-psychosis-emerging-psychiatric-clinician.html

 

2) Regular AI Chatbot Use Linked to Depressive Symptoms

— A survey showed a modest but significant association, with large variations by age

https://www.medpagetoday.com/psychiatry/depression/119511?mh=b472702379519ab6c5a3eb368b1e37ec&xid=nl_mpt_Psychiatry_update_2026-01-21&zdee=gAAAAABm4vkSlHpatgJA9AhGC93ytnmIdH-i7GN6G83LoYaCXzzN3GR13pz08dfUAsGcfRwkA6zRU5qff2DB2Sn7gqSHqv0DW1XSfoM8sHdL5vtF6nsNhwI%3D

 

and

 

Spending a lot of time with AI chatbots? You've a higher risk for depression, study finds

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-01-lot-ai-chatbots-youve-higher.html

 

3) AI therapy chatbots draw new oversight as suicides raise alarm

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-01-ai-therapy-chatbots-oversight-suicides.html

 

4) Are you suffering from “cognitive atrophy” due to AI overuse

https://www.psypost.org/are-you-suffering-from-cognitive-atrophy-due-to-ai-overuse/

 

5) Here's How Often Researchers Disclose Use of AI in Their Papers

— Unsurprisingly, it's probably underreported, journal editors say

https://www.medpagetoday.com/publichealthpolicy/generalprofessionalissues/119627?mh=b472702379519ab6c5a3eb368b1e37ec&xid=nl_mpt_DHE_2026-01-28&zdee=gAAAAABm4vkSlHpatgJA9AhGC93ytnmIdH-i7GN6G83LoYaCXzzN3GR13pz08dfUAsGcfRwkA6zRU5qff2DB2Sn7gqSHqv0DW1XSfoM8sHdL5vtF6nsNhwI%3D

 

6) A new flexible AI chip for smart wearables is thinner than a human hair

https://techxplore.com/news/2026-01-flexible-ai-chip-smart-wearables.html

 

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