HEALTH & SCIENCE REPORT: Multiple Topics
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Rob Longo
May 15, 2026, 2:36:33 PM (9 days ago) May 15
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The following articles are from multiple resources:
BRAIN
1) Brain Changes Linked to ultra-processed Foods, Even in Otherwise Healthy Diets — Food processing itself may influence cognitive health, study suggests
https://www.medpagetoday.com/neurology/dementia/121075?xid=nl_mpt_DHE_2026-05-01&mh=b472702379519ab6c5a3eb368b1e37ec&zdee=gAAAAABm4vkSlHpatgJA9AhGC93ytnmIdH-i7GN6G83LoYaCXzzN3GR13pz08dfUAsGcfRwkA6zRU5qff2DB2Sn7gqSHqv0DW1XSfoM8sHdL5vtF6nsNhwI%3D&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Daily%20Headlines%20Evening%20-%20Randomized%202026-05-01&utm_term=NL_Daily_DHE_dual-gmail-definition
2) Cell-by-cell analysis uncovers 345 risk genes across six neuropsychiatric disorders
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-04-cell-analysis-uncovers-genes-neuropsychiatric.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter#google_vignette
3) How individual consciousness works—and makes us unique
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-05-individual-consciousness-unique.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
4) How the brain recovers from noise-induced damage
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-04-brain-recovers-noise.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter#google_vignette
5) Brain scans of 800 incarcerated men link psychopathy to an expanded cortical surface area
https://www.psypost.org/brain-scans-of-800-incarcerated-men-link-psychopathy-to-an-expanded-cortical-sur/
6) Scientists link daytime sleep-like brain waves to attention lapses in ADHD
https://www.psypost.org/scientists-link-daytime-sleep-like-brain-waves-to-attention-lapses-in-adhd/
7) Intermittent Theta Burst Stimulation of the Dorsomedial PFC and Expectancy-Driven Placebo Mood Effects - A Randomized Clinical Trial
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapsychiatry/fullarticle/2848530?guestAccessKey=7cfc7021-235e-40dc-8bfd-3739cc5d9699&utm_medium=email&utm_source=postup_jn&utm_campaign=article_alert-jamapsychiatry&utm_content=olf-tfl_&utm_term=050626
8) Brain waves reveal why negative emotions hijack attention in borderline personality traits
https://www.psypost.org/brain-waves-reveal-why-negative-emotions-hijack-attention-in-borderline-personal/
9) How a tiny cell structure may shape brain development and drive disease
https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/how-a-tiny-cell-structure-may-shape-brain-development-and-drive-disease/ar-AA22HNSV?ocid=nl_article_link
10) Brain imaging reveals migraine headache subtypes
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-05-brain-imaging-reveals-migraine-headache.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
11) The Unconscious Brain Is Still Listening, New Study Shows — Researchers find signs of awareness when patients were under anesthesia
https://www.medpagetoday.com/neurology/generalneurology/121187?xid=nl_mpt_DHE_2026-05-08&mh=b472702379519ab6c5a3eb368b1e37ec&zdee=gAAAAABm4vkSlHpatgJA9AhGC93ytnmIdH-i7GN6G83LoYaCXzzN3GR13pz08dfUAsGcfRwkA6zRU5qff2DB2Sn7gqSHqv0DW1XSfoM8sHdL5vtF6nsNhwI%3D&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Daily%20Headlines%20Evening%20-%20Randomized%202026-05-08&utm_term=NL_Daily_DHE_dual-gmail-definition
and
While patients lay unconscious under anesthesia, their brains kept decoding stories and preparing for what came next
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-05-patients-lay-unconscious-anesthesia-brains.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
12) How caffeine alters the human brain’s electrical braking system
https://www.psypost.org/how-a-stick-of-caffeinated-gum-changes-the-brain-s-electrical-braking-system/
13) Scientists show how common chord progressions unlock social bonding in the brain
https://www.psypost.org/scientists-show-how-common-chord-progressions-unlock-social-bonding-in-the-brain/
14) Brain vein measurements could uncover hidden brain injury risk in very preterm babies
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-05-brain-vein-uncover-hidden-injury.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
15) How Gut Bugs Use the Vagus Nerve as a Backdoor to the Brain
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/how-gut-bugs-use-vagus-nerve-backdoor-brain-2026a1000epy?ecd=wnl_sci_tech_260513_MSCPEDIT_etid8339477&uac=528002PJ&impID=8339477
16) AHA Reframes Brain Health as a Lifelong Process
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/aha-reframes-brain-health-lifelong-process-2026a1000f07?ecd=WNL_trdalrt_pos1_260512_etid8338673&uac=528002PJ&impID=8338673
17) Head impacts are associated with altered gut microbiome in football players
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-05-impacts-gut-microbiome-football-players.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter#google_vignette
18) The Unconscious Brain Is Still Listening, New Study Shows — Researchers find signs of awareness when patients were under anesthesia
https://www.medpagetoday.com/neurology/generalneurology/121187?xid=nl_mpt_morningbreak2026-05-11&mh=b472702379519ab6c5a3eb368b1e37ec&zdee=gAAAAABm4vkSlHpatgJA9AhGC93ytnmIdH-i7GN6G83LoYaCXzzN3GR13pz08dfUAsGcfRwkA6zRU5qff2DB2Sn7gqSHqv0DW1XSfoM8sHdL5vtF6nsNhwI%3D&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=MorningBreak_051126&utm_term=NL_Gen_Int_Daily_News_Update_active
19) How the timing of trauma leaves a lasting mark on the brain and behavior
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-05-trauma-brain-behavior.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
20) Caffeine may influence the way the brain responds to touch
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-05-caffeine-brain.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
21) Chronic traumatic encephalopathy symptom checklist misses the mark in 75% of cases, autopsies show
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-05-chronic-traumatic-encephalopathy-symptom-checklist.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter#google_vignette
22) Using real-time brain signals to predict and prevent attention lapses in kids
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-05-real-brain-attention-lapses-kids.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
23) It's not just deep sleep: Anesthesia drives brain into a strange state doctors are only beginning to map
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-05-deep-anesthesia-brain-strange-state.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
24) Everyday air pollution linked to poorer brain function, study finds
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-05-everyday-air-pollution-linked-poorer.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter#google_vignette
25) Magnetic brain stimulation cuts alcohol cravings in 200-person addiction trial
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-05-magnetic-brain-alcohol-cravings-person.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
26) Brain scans identify the neural network that traps anxious people in cycles of self-blame
https://www.psypost.org/brain-scans-identify-the-neural-network-that-traps-anxious-people-in-cycles-of-self-blame/
ALZHEIMER’S / DEMENTIA
1) Insulin-Requiring Diabetes Tied to Higher Risk for Dementia
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/insulin-requiring-diabetes-tied-higher-risk-dementia-2026a1000d9y?ecd=mkm_ret_260503_mscpmrk_endo_diabetes_etid8307015&uac=528002PJ&impID=8307015
2) Omega-3 supplements may be linked to faster cognitive decline in seniors, study finds
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-05-omega-supplements-linked-faster-cognitive.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
3) Untreated sleep apnea linked to physical brain changes in Alzheimer’s disease
https://www.psypost.org/untreated-sleep-apnea-linked-to-physical-brain-changes-in-alzheimers-disease/
4) Lifelong cognitive enrichment is linked to a 38 percent lower risk of Alzheimer’s disease
https://www.psypost.org/lifelong-cognitive-enrichment-is-linked-to-a-38-percent-lower-risk-of-alzheimers-disease/
5) Omega-3 supplements may be linked to faster cognitive decline in seniors, study finds
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-05-omega-supplements-linked-faster-cognitive.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=weekly-nwletter
6) Ultraprocessed Food Linked to Increased Dementia Risk, Poor Attention
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/ultraprocessed-food-linked-increased-dementia-risk-poor-2026a1000euw?ecd=WNL_trdalrt_pos1_260510_etid8332788&uac=528002PJ&impID=8332788
7) Eating at least five eggs a week is associated with a 27 percent lower risk of Alzheimer’s
https://www.psypost.org/eating-at-least-five-eggs-a-week-is-associated-with-a-27-percent-lower-risk-of-alzheimers/
8) Midlife Vitamin D Levels Tied to Lower Tau Burden in Later Life
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/midlife-vitamin-d-levels-tied-lower-tau-burden-later-life-2026a1000akn?ecd=mkm_ret_260510_mscpmrk_endo_bone-health_mai_etid8327387&uac=528002PJ&impID=8327387
GENERAL & MENTAL HEALTH
1) Microplastics turn up in nearly every human brain sample, including healthy tissue
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-04-microplastics-human-brain-sample-healthy.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=weekly-nwletter#google_vignette
2) RFK Jr. Launches Effort to Encourage Antidepressant Deprescribing
— "Dear Colleague" letter includes billing codes to submit claims for deprescribing activities
https://www.medpagetoday.com/psychiatry/depression/121129?xid=nl_mpt_morningbreak2026-05-06&mh=b472702379519ab6c5a3eb368b1e37ec&zdee=gAAAAABm4vkSlHpatgJA9AhGC93ytnmIdH-i7GN6G83LoYaCXzzN3GR13pz08dfUAsGcfRwkA6zRU5qff2DB2Sn7gqSHqv0DW1XSfoM8sHdL5vtF6nsNhwI%3D&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=MorningBreak_050626&utm_term=NL_Gen_Int_Daily_News_Update_active
3) Unmasking autism spectrum disorder through its gene-based roots
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-05-unmasking-autism-spectrum-disorder-gene.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter#google_vignette
and
Many genes have been linked to autism—but a new study suggests it may be their path to the brain that matters
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-05-genes-linked-autism-path-brain.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter#google_vignette
4) Maintaining a healthy heart may require regular doses of positivity
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-05-healthy-heart-require-regular-doses.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter#google_vignette
5) Taking a break from social media does not improve mental health, mass data review finds
https://www.psypost.org/taking-a-break-from-social-media-does-not-improve-mental-health-mass-data-review/
6) Excessive Daytime Napping Tied to Mortality in Older Adults
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2849013?guestAccessKey=03c9d26e-d560-4d2c-a27b-daeb4e96979b&utm_medium=email&utm_source=postup_jn&utm_campaign=article_alert-jama&utm_content=olf-tfl_&utm_term=050826
7) Multiple man-made 'forever chemicals' found in 98.5% of people tested
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-05-multiple-chemicals-people.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter#google_vignette
8) Scientists link daytime sleep-like brain waves to attention lapses in ADHD
https://www.psypost.org/scientists-link-daytime-sleep-like-brain-waves-to-attention-lapses-in-adhd/
9) Tattooing Linked to Lymphoma and Skin Cancer Risk
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/tattooing-linked-lymphoma-and-skin-cancer-risk-2026a1000e42?ecd=WNL_trdalrt_pos1_260506_etid8322796&uac=528002PJ&impID=8322796
10) What is the evidence for social media addiction?
https://www.bmj.com/content/393/bmj.s798.full?ijkey=K3NP0Rub8oUkU&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
11) Where Is the Off Ramp for Psychotropic Medications? — We need better standards for when and how to taper or discontinue these drugs
https://www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/second-opinions/121182?xid=nl_mpt_DHE_2026-05-10&mh=b472702379519ab6c5a3eb368b1e37ec&zdee=gAAAAABm4vkSlHpatgJA9AhGC93ytnmIdH-i7GN6G83LoYaCXzzN3GR13pz08dfUAsGcfRwkA6zRU5qff2DB2Sn7gqSHqv0DW1XSfoM8sHdL5vtF6nsNhwI%3D&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Daily%20Headlines%20Evening%20-%20Randomized%202026-05-10&utm_term=NL_Daily_DHE_dual-gmail-definition
12) Sleep Apnea Missed in Older Adults; Experts Urge Less Reliance on Sleep Med
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/sleep-apnea-missed-older-adults-experts-urge-less-reliance-2026a1000eos?ecd=WNL_trdalrt_pos1_260509_etid8330969&uac=528002PJ&impID=8330969
13) Bidirectional Association Between Premenstrual Disorders and Psychiatric Disorders
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2848772?guestAccessKey=1b34668e-afe8-4888-aa3d-dd05b3b83eff&utm_term=050826&utm_campaign=ftm_links&utm_medium=referral&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9xG2Y2J6oH47aZNlhD5h8wI7_pmoXVy6yQ5NrBoWmWTrUb7BjDgdyDZbcLf4NL6YFw5NtuI6qP3flrIEVx-uXkzlyu1TYw6qIcLpOenPBXi9VSY0o&_hsmi=417948597&utm_content=tfl&utm_source=for_the_media
14) Gen Z Is Losing Trust in Public Health. Can You Blame Them?
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/gen-z-losing-trust-public-health-can-you-blame-them-2025a1000p3o?ecd=wnl_trust_260511_MSCPEDIT_etid8333331&uac=528002PJ&impID=8333331
15) Scientists challenge The Body Keeps the Score with a new predictive model of trauma
https://www.psypost.org/scientists-challenge-the-body-keeps-the-score-with-a-new-predictive-model-of-trauma/
16) One overlooked factor before birth may help explain autism risk in children
https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/one-overlooked-factor-before-birth-may-help-explain-autism-risk-in-children/ar-AA231Wei?ocid=nl_article_link
17) How screen use, not just screen time, relates to self-regulation and learning in neurodiverse children
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-05-screen-neurodiverse-children.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
18) Therapeutic app for tinnitus improves tinnitus-related distress
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-05-therapeutic-app-tinnitus-distress.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter#google_vignette
19) Frequent exposure to media on real-world gun violence is linked to mental health risks
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-05-frequent-exposure-media-real-world.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
20) New review confirms alcohol causes dozens of health harms, some reversible
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-05-alcohol-dozens-health-reversible.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter#google_vignette
21) Too little sleep—and too much—associated with faster aging
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-05-faster-aging.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter#google_vignette
22) From childhood to adulthood, musicians show small but reliable advantages in sustained attention
https://www.psypost.org/from-childhood-to-adulthood-musicians-show-small-but-reliable-advantages-in-sustained-attention/
SARS-CoV-2
1) Long COVID May Persist as Diagnostic Gaps Remain
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/long-covid-may-persist-diagnostic-gaps-remain-2026a1000co5?ecd=mkm_ret_260508_mscpmrk_pulm_latest-news_MAI_etid8320466&uac=528002PJ&impID=8320466
2) Ultrasound waves rupture COVID-19 and flu viruses without damaging cells
https://phys.org/news/2026-05-ultrasound-rupture-covid-flu-viruses.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=weekly-nwletter#google_vignette
YOUTH
1) Major Meta-Analysis Links Social Media to Worse Youth Mental Health
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2848627?guestAccessKey=c2eecf58-c0fd-4a69-a0c4-c2e72a135c71&utm_medium=email&utm_source=postup_jn&utm_campaign=article_alert-jama&utm_content=olf-tfl_&utm_term=050126
2) Childhood trauma linked to biological aging and gaze avoidance
https://www.psypost.org/childhood-trauma-linked-to-biological-aging-and-gaze-avoidance/
3) Family data reveal two genetic paths to childhood depression and anxiety
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-04-family-reveal-genetic-paths-childhood.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter#google_vignette
4) Children with ADHD are six times more likely to experience depression
https://www.psypost.org/children-with-adhd-are-six-times-more-likely-to-experience-depression/
5) Why melatonin shouldn't be a bedtime go-to for kids
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-05-melatonin-shouldnt-bedtime-kids.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter#goog_rewarded
6) Pediatrics Group Issues New Guidance on Recess for the First Time in 13 Years — Guidelines come after years of shrinking recesses and worsening children's health
https://www.medpagetoday.com/pediatrics/generalpediatrics/121215?xid=nl_mpt_DHE_2026-05-11&mh=b472702379519ab6c5a3eb368b1e37ec&zdee=gAAAAABm4vkSlHpatgJA9AhGC93ytnmIdH-i7GN6G83LoYaCXzzN3GR13pz08dfUAsGcfRwkA6zRU5qff2DB2Sn7gqSHqv0DW1XSfoM8sHdL5vtF6nsNhwI%3D&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Daily%20Headlines%20Evening%20-%20Randomized%202026-05-11&utm_term=NL_Daily_DHE_dual-gmail-definition
7) Today's teens are sleeping less than ever before
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-05-today-teens.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter#google_vignette
8) Well-being of 11 million American children threatened in recent years by criminally charged family members
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-05-million-american-children-threatened-years.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter#google_vignette
THC CBD PSYCHEDELICS
1) Teen Cannabis Use Tied to Slower Cognitive Development
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/teen-cannabis-use-tied-slower-cognitive-development-2026a1000e0h?ecd=WNL_trdalrt_pos1_260503_etid8314263&uac=528002PJ&impID=8314263
2) Human brain changes after first psilocybin use
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-026-71962-3
3) Here's What Medical Marijuana Can Do for Older Patients — An excerpt from Peter Grinspoon's book, "Aging Well with Cannabis
https://www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/second-opinions/121118?xid=nl_mpt_DHE_2026-05-05&mh=b472702379519ab6c5a3eb368b1e37ec&zdee=gAAAAABm4vkSlHpatgJA9AhGC93ytnmIdH-i7GN6G83LoYaCXzzN3GR13pz08dfUAsGcfRwkA6zRU5qff2DB2Sn7gqSHqv0DW1XSfoM8sHdL5vtF6nsNhwI%3D&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Daily%20Headlines%20Evening%20-%20Randomized%202026-05-05&utm_term=NL_Daily_DHE_dual-gmail-definition
4) Cannabis leads US microdosing, with 24.1 million adults reporting lifetime use
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-05-cannabis-microdosing-million-adults-lifetime.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
5) Kratom Use and Severe Health Outcomes Surge in the US
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2849016?guestAccessKey=ca4de66c-e4f2-4654-8463-7d2c4b19ac7d&utm_medium=email&utm_source=postup_jn&utm_campaign=article_alert-jama&utm_content=olf-tfl_&utm_term=050826#google_vignette
6) They're not chasing a high: Why adults over 60 are flocking to cannabis edibles
https://sciencex.com/news/2026-05-theyre-high-adults-flocking-cannabis.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter#google_vignette
7) Efficacy and Safety of Psilocybin in Treatment-Resistant Major Depression - The EPISODE Randomized Clinical Trial
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapsychiatry/fullarticle/2846478?guestAccessKey=cdd42aef-98f6-4b06-b4d0-e603d9d9b255&utm_medium=email&utm_source=postup_jn&utm_campaign=article_alert-jamapsychiatry&utm_content=etoc-tfl_&utm_term=050626
8) Psychedelic Therapy vs Antidepressants for the Treatment of Depression Under Equal Unblinding Conditions: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapsychiatry/fullarticle/2846479?guestAccessKey=703102ff-53cd-48e8-8337-596bb01a39d7&utm_medium=email&utm_source=postup_jn&utm_campaign=article_alert-jamapsychiatry&utm_content=etoc-tfl_&utm_term=050626
9) Psychedelic science breakthrough: Increased brain entropy from psilocybin predicts lasting psychological insight and well-being
https://www.psypost.org/psychedelic-science-breakthrough-increased-brain-entropy-from-psilocybin-predicts-lasting-psychological-insight-and-well-being/
and
One dose of psilocybin changes the human brain, leading to higher entropy
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-05-dose-psilocybin-human-brain-higher.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=weekly-nwletter#google_vignette
10) People with cannabis use disorder are more likely to be depressed, study finds
https://www.psypost.org/people-with-cannabis-use-disorder-are-more-likely-to-be-depressed-study-finds/
11) Large study finds a strong link between depression and problem cannabis use
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-05-large-strong-link-depression-cannabis.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
12) New study explores the link between mystical psychedelic trips and a reduced fear of dying
https://www.psypost.org/new-study-explores-the-link-between-mystical-psychedelic-trips-and-a-reduced-fear-of-dying/
13) The magic of mushrooms: Psychedelic psilocybin shows promise for treating cocaine addiction
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-05-magic-mushrooms-psychedelic-psilocybin-cocaine.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter#google_vignette
14) Delta‑8, delta‑9, THCA? What sets the different THC forms available in regulated cannabis products apart
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-05-delta8-delta9-thca-thc-cannabis.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
15) Ketamine Quickly Reduced Suicidal and Depressive Symptoms, Meta-Analysis Suggests — Experts express concerns about unblinding effects in randomized trials
https://www.medpagetoday.com/psychiatry/depression/121147?xid=nl_mpt_Psychiatry_update_2026-05-13&mh=b472702379519ab6c5a3eb368b1e37ec&zdee=gAAAAABm4vkSlHpatgJA9AhGC93ytnmIdH-i7GN6G83LoYaCXzzN3GR13pz08dfUAsGcfRwkA6zRU5qff2DB2Sn7gqSHqv0DW1XSfoM8sHdL5vtF6nsNhwI%3D&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Automated%20Specialty%20Update%20Psychiatry%202026-05-13&utm_term=NL_Spec_Psychiatry_Update_Active
AI
1) High trust in AI leaves individuals vulnerable to “cognitive surrender,” study finds
https://www.psypost.org/high-trust-in-ai-leaves-individuals-vulnerable-to-cognitive-surrender-study-finds/
2) Patients clam up with medical AI, and that gap could reshape digital diagnosis
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-05-patients-clam-medical-ai-gap.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
3) AI is not your therapist: The importance of seeking mental health care
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-05-ai-therapist-importance-mental-health.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
4) Fraudulent citations, blamed on AI hallucinations, are becoming more common in research papers
https://www.statnews.com/?p=1469681&utm_campaign=morning_rounds&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--EWVCnYrOrpn1FEakswmHV9uGGj_nLnbofMqOvgwLPbQJjnMZlV6fVrxmiY1KilQKt6aHO_Deifaw73na3osGmrUR2MAd8ThApKrV28-VlmgDsuKw&_hsmi=417804296&utm_content=417804296&utm_source=hs_email
and
'Tip of the Iceberg': Study Uncovers AI-Fabricated Citations in Research Papers — Over 4,000 fabricated references across more than 2,800 papers identified
https://www.medpagetoday.com/practicemanagement/informationtechnology/121165?xid=nl_mpt_morningbreak2026-05-08&mh=b472702379519ab6c5a3eb368b1e37ec&zdee=gAAAAABm4vkSlHpatgJA9AhGC93ytnmIdH-i7GN6G83LoYaCXzzN3GR13pz08dfUAsGcfRwkA6zRU5qff2DB2Sn7gqSHqv0DW1XSfoM8sHdL5vtF6nsNhwI%3D&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=MorningBreak_050826&utm_term=NL_Gen_Int_Daily_News_Update_active
5) AI is making clinical reasoning optional—and that should worry us
https://www.bmj.com/content/393/bmj.s871?=&utm_source=adestra&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=usage&utm_content=daily&utm_term=text&nbd_source=adestra&nbd=7669a6aa04b03a9762bdf685583b6407b2de388f03ffcd1eb3541c4187730956&uaa_id=7669a6aa04b03a9762bdf685583b6407b2de388f03ffcd1eb3541c4187730956&utm_campaign=The%20BMJ%20curated%20daily%20email%20alert%20-%20Version%202&utm_medium=email&utm_source=adestra
6) AI Company Sued Over Chatbots Allegedly Claiming to Be Licensed Doctors — The case comes amid calls for more chatbot regulations
https://www.medpagetoday.com/publichealthpolicy/generalprofessionalissues/121136?xid=nl_mpt_DHE_2026-05-06&mh=b472702379519ab6c5a3eb368b1e37ec&zdee=gAAAAABm4vkSlHpatgJA9AhGC93ytnmIdH-i7GN6G83LoYaCXzzN3GR13pz08dfUAsGcfRwkA6zRU5qff2DB2Sn7gqSHqv0DW1XSfoM8sHdL5vtF6nsNhwI%3D&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Daily%20Headlines%20Evening%20-%20Randomized%202026-05-06&utm_term=NL_Daily_DHE_dual-gmail-definition
7) Scientists tested AI’s moral compass, and the results reveal a key blind spot
https://www.psypost.org/scientists-tested-ais-moral-compass-and-the-results-reveal-a-key-blind-spot/
8) AI-generated images of depression depict more stereotypes and arouse greater stigmatization, study suggests
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-05-ai-generated-images-depression-depict.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter#google_vignette
9) Patients Use AI—Clinicians Should Ask How
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapsychiatry/fullarticle/2847068?guestAccessKey=dc6a87fc-4c75-476f-80e2-c64f7fe25f85&utm_medium=email&utm_source=postup_jn&utm_campaign=article_alert-jamapsychiatry&utm_content=etoc-tfl_&utm_term=050626
10) AI: “Deepfake doctor” chatbot is hit with lawsuit in US
https://www.bmj.com/content/393/bmj.s904.full?ijkey=FbvgIHGScV3Tk&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
11) Trump and Kennedy Seek to Relax Safeguards for AI Healthcare Tools — Yet questions persist about the quality of the systems being deployed
https://www.medpagetoday.com/practicemanagement/informationtechnology/121268?xid=nl_mpt_DHE_2026-05-14&mh=b472702379519ab6c5a3eb368b1e37ec&zdee=gAAAAABm4vkSlHpatgJA9AhGC93ytnmIdH-i7GN6G83LoYaCXzzN3GR13pz08dfUAsGcfRwkA6zRU5qff2DB2Sn7gqSHqv0DW1XSfoM8sHdL5vtF6nsNhwI%3D&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Daily%20Headlines%20Evening%20-%20Randomized%202026-05-14&utm_term=NL_Daily_DHE_dual-gmail-definition
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BRAIN
1) Brain Changes Linked to ultra-processed Foods, Even in Otherwise Healthy Diets — Food processing itself may influence cognitive health, study suggests
https://www.medpagetoday.com/neurology/dementia/121075?xid=nl_mpt_DHE_2026-05-01&mh=b472702379519ab6c5a3eb368b1e37ec&zdee=gAAAAABm4vkSlHpatgJA9AhGC93ytnmIdH-i7GN6G83LoYaCXzzN3GR13pz08dfUAsGcfRwkA6zRU5qff2DB2Sn7gqSHqv0DW1XSfoM8sHdL5vtF6nsNhwI%3D&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Daily%20Headlines%20Evening%20-%20Randomized%202026-05-01&utm_term=NL_Daily_DHE_dual-gmail-definition
2) Cell-by-cell analysis uncovers 345 risk genes across six neuropsychiatric disorders
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-04-cell-analysis-uncovers-genes-neuropsychiatric.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter#google_vignette
3) How individual consciousness works—and makes us unique
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-05-individual-consciousness-unique.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
4) How the brain recovers from noise-induced damage
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-04-brain-recovers-noise.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter#google_vignette
5) Brain scans of 800 incarcerated men link psychopathy to an expanded cortical surface area
https://www.psypost.org/brain-scans-of-800-incarcerated-men-link-psychopathy-to-an-expanded-cortical-sur/
6) Scientists link daytime sleep-like brain waves to attention lapses in ADHD
https://www.psypost.org/scientists-link-daytime-sleep-like-brain-waves-to-attention-lapses-in-adhd/
7) Intermittent Theta Burst Stimulation of the Dorsomedial PFC and Expectancy-Driven Placebo Mood Effects - A Randomized Clinical Trial
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapsychiatry/fullarticle/2848530?guestAccessKey=7cfc7021-235e-40dc-8bfd-3739cc5d9699&utm_medium=email&utm_source=postup_jn&utm_campaign=article_alert-jamapsychiatry&utm_content=olf-tfl_&utm_term=050626
8) Brain waves reveal why negative emotions hijack attention in borderline personality traits
https://www.psypost.org/brain-waves-reveal-why-negative-emotions-hijack-attention-in-borderline-personal/
9) How a tiny cell structure may shape brain development and drive disease
https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/how-a-tiny-cell-structure-may-shape-brain-development-and-drive-disease/ar-AA22HNSV?ocid=nl_article_link
10) Brain imaging reveals migraine headache subtypes
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-05-brain-imaging-reveals-migraine-headache.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
11) The Unconscious Brain Is Still Listening, New Study Shows — Researchers find signs of awareness when patients were under anesthesia
https://www.medpagetoday.com/neurology/generalneurology/121187?xid=nl_mpt_DHE_2026-05-08&mh=b472702379519ab6c5a3eb368b1e37ec&zdee=gAAAAABm4vkSlHpatgJA9AhGC93ytnmIdH-i7GN6G83LoYaCXzzN3GR13pz08dfUAsGcfRwkA6zRU5qff2DB2Sn7gqSHqv0DW1XSfoM8sHdL5vtF6nsNhwI%3D&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Daily%20Headlines%20Evening%20-%20Randomized%202026-05-08&utm_term=NL_Daily_DHE_dual-gmail-definition
and
While patients lay unconscious under anesthesia, their brains kept decoding stories and preparing for what came next
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-05-patients-lay-unconscious-anesthesia-brains.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
12) How caffeine alters the human brain’s electrical braking system
https://www.psypost.org/how-a-stick-of-caffeinated-gum-changes-the-brain-s-electrical-braking-system/
13) Scientists show how common chord progressions unlock social bonding in the brain
https://www.psypost.org/scientists-show-how-common-chord-progressions-unlock-social-bonding-in-the-brain/
14) Brain vein measurements could uncover hidden brain injury risk in very preterm babies
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-05-brain-vein-uncover-hidden-injury.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
15) How Gut Bugs Use the Vagus Nerve as a Backdoor to the Brain
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/how-gut-bugs-use-vagus-nerve-backdoor-brain-2026a1000epy?ecd=wnl_sci_tech_260513_MSCPEDIT_etid8339477&uac=528002PJ&impID=8339477
16) AHA Reframes Brain Health as a Lifelong Process
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/aha-reframes-brain-health-lifelong-process-2026a1000f07?ecd=WNL_trdalrt_pos1_260512_etid8338673&uac=528002PJ&impID=8338673
17) Head impacts are associated with altered gut microbiome in football players
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-05-impacts-gut-microbiome-football-players.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter#google_vignette
18) The Unconscious Brain Is Still Listening, New Study Shows — Researchers find signs of awareness when patients were under anesthesia
https://www.medpagetoday.com/neurology/generalneurology/121187?xid=nl_mpt_morningbreak2026-05-11&mh=b472702379519ab6c5a3eb368b1e37ec&zdee=gAAAAABm4vkSlHpatgJA9AhGC93ytnmIdH-i7GN6G83LoYaCXzzN3GR13pz08dfUAsGcfRwkA6zRU5qff2DB2Sn7gqSHqv0DW1XSfoM8sHdL5vtF6nsNhwI%3D&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=MorningBreak_051126&utm_term=NL_Gen_Int_Daily_News_Update_active
19) How the timing of trauma leaves a lasting mark on the brain and behavior
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-05-trauma-brain-behavior.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
20) Caffeine may influence the way the brain responds to touch
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-05-caffeine-brain.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
21) Chronic traumatic encephalopathy symptom checklist misses the mark in 75% of cases, autopsies show
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-05-chronic-traumatic-encephalopathy-symptom-checklist.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter#google_vignette
22) Using real-time brain signals to predict and prevent attention lapses in kids
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-05-real-brain-attention-lapses-kids.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
23) It's not just deep sleep: Anesthesia drives brain into a strange state doctors are only beginning to map
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-05-deep-anesthesia-brain-strange-state.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
24) Everyday air pollution linked to poorer brain function, study finds
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-05-everyday-air-pollution-linked-poorer.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter#google_vignette
25) Magnetic brain stimulation cuts alcohol cravings in 200-person addiction trial
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-05-magnetic-brain-alcohol-cravings-person.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
26) Brain scans identify the neural network that traps anxious people in cycles of self-blame
https://www.psypost.org/brain-scans-identify-the-neural-network-that-traps-anxious-people-in-cycles-of-self-blame/
ALZHEIMER’S / DEMENTIA
1) Insulin-Requiring Diabetes Tied to Higher Risk for Dementia
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/insulin-requiring-diabetes-tied-higher-risk-dementia-2026a1000d9y?ecd=mkm_ret_260503_mscpmrk_endo_diabetes_etid8307015&uac=528002PJ&impID=8307015
2) Omega-3 supplements may be linked to faster cognitive decline in seniors, study finds
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-05-omega-supplements-linked-faster-cognitive.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
3) Untreated sleep apnea linked to physical brain changes in Alzheimer’s disease
https://www.psypost.org/untreated-sleep-apnea-linked-to-physical-brain-changes-in-alzheimers-disease/
4) Lifelong cognitive enrichment is linked to a 38 percent lower risk of Alzheimer’s disease
https://www.psypost.org/lifelong-cognitive-enrichment-is-linked-to-a-38-percent-lower-risk-of-alzheimers-disease/
5) Omega-3 supplements may be linked to faster cognitive decline in seniors, study finds
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-05-omega-supplements-linked-faster-cognitive.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=weekly-nwletter
6) Ultraprocessed Food Linked to Increased Dementia Risk, Poor Attention
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/ultraprocessed-food-linked-increased-dementia-risk-poor-2026a1000euw?ecd=WNL_trdalrt_pos1_260510_etid8332788&uac=528002PJ&impID=8332788
7) Eating at least five eggs a week is associated with a 27 percent lower risk of Alzheimer’s
https://www.psypost.org/eating-at-least-five-eggs-a-week-is-associated-with-a-27-percent-lower-risk-of-alzheimers/
8) Midlife Vitamin D Levels Tied to Lower Tau Burden in Later Life
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/midlife-vitamin-d-levels-tied-lower-tau-burden-later-life-2026a1000akn?ecd=mkm_ret_260510_mscpmrk_endo_bone-health_mai_etid8327387&uac=528002PJ&impID=8327387
GENERAL & MENTAL HEALTH
1) Microplastics turn up in nearly every human brain sample, including healthy tissue
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-04-microplastics-human-brain-sample-healthy.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=weekly-nwletter#google_vignette
2) RFK Jr. Launches Effort to Encourage Antidepressant Deprescribing
— "Dear Colleague" letter includes billing codes to submit claims for deprescribing activities
https://www.medpagetoday.com/psychiatry/depression/121129?xid=nl_mpt_morningbreak2026-05-06&mh=b472702379519ab6c5a3eb368b1e37ec&zdee=gAAAAABm4vkSlHpatgJA9AhGC93ytnmIdH-i7GN6G83LoYaCXzzN3GR13pz08dfUAsGcfRwkA6zRU5qff2DB2Sn7gqSHqv0DW1XSfoM8sHdL5vtF6nsNhwI%3D&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=MorningBreak_050626&utm_term=NL_Gen_Int_Daily_News_Update_active
3) Unmasking autism spectrum disorder through its gene-based roots
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-05-unmasking-autism-spectrum-disorder-gene.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter#google_vignette
and
Many genes have been linked to autism—but a new study suggests it may be their path to the brain that matters
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-05-genes-linked-autism-path-brain.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter#google_vignette
4) Maintaining a healthy heart may require regular doses of positivity
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-05-healthy-heart-require-regular-doses.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter#google_vignette
5) Taking a break from social media does not improve mental health, mass data review finds
https://www.psypost.org/taking-a-break-from-social-media-does-not-improve-mental-health-mass-data-review/
6) Excessive Daytime Napping Tied to Mortality in Older Adults
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2849013?guestAccessKey=03c9d26e-d560-4d2c-a27b-daeb4e96979b&utm_medium=email&utm_source=postup_jn&utm_campaign=article_alert-jama&utm_content=olf-tfl_&utm_term=050826
7) Multiple man-made 'forever chemicals' found in 98.5% of people tested
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-05-multiple-chemicals-people.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter#google_vignette
8) Scientists link daytime sleep-like brain waves to attention lapses in ADHD
https://www.psypost.org/scientists-link-daytime-sleep-like-brain-waves-to-attention-lapses-in-adhd/
9) Tattooing Linked to Lymphoma and Skin Cancer Risk
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/tattooing-linked-lymphoma-and-skin-cancer-risk-2026a1000e42?ecd=WNL_trdalrt_pos1_260506_etid8322796&uac=528002PJ&impID=8322796
10) What is the evidence for social media addiction?
https://www.bmj.com/content/393/bmj.s798.full?ijkey=K3NP0Rub8oUkU&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
11) Where Is the Off Ramp for Psychotropic Medications? — We need better standards for when and how to taper or discontinue these drugs
https://www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/second-opinions/121182?xid=nl_mpt_DHE_2026-05-10&mh=b472702379519ab6c5a3eb368b1e37ec&zdee=gAAAAABm4vkSlHpatgJA9AhGC93ytnmIdH-i7GN6G83LoYaCXzzN3GR13pz08dfUAsGcfRwkA6zRU5qff2DB2Sn7gqSHqv0DW1XSfoM8sHdL5vtF6nsNhwI%3D&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Daily%20Headlines%20Evening%20-%20Randomized%202026-05-10&utm_term=NL_Daily_DHE_dual-gmail-definition
12) Sleep Apnea Missed in Older Adults; Experts Urge Less Reliance on Sleep Med
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/sleep-apnea-missed-older-adults-experts-urge-less-reliance-2026a1000eos?ecd=WNL_trdalrt_pos1_260509_etid8330969&uac=528002PJ&impID=8330969
13) Bidirectional Association Between Premenstrual Disorders and Psychiatric Disorders
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2848772?guestAccessKey=1b34668e-afe8-4888-aa3d-dd05b3b83eff&utm_term=050826&utm_campaign=ftm_links&utm_medium=referral&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9xG2Y2J6oH47aZNlhD5h8wI7_pmoXVy6yQ5NrBoWmWTrUb7BjDgdyDZbcLf4NL6YFw5NtuI6qP3flrIEVx-uXkzlyu1TYw6qIcLpOenPBXi9VSY0o&_hsmi=417948597&utm_content=tfl&utm_source=for_the_media
14) Gen Z Is Losing Trust in Public Health. Can You Blame Them?
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/gen-z-losing-trust-public-health-can-you-blame-them-2025a1000p3o?ecd=wnl_trust_260511_MSCPEDIT_etid8333331&uac=528002PJ&impID=8333331
15) Scientists challenge The Body Keeps the Score with a new predictive model of trauma
https://www.psypost.org/scientists-challenge-the-body-keeps-the-score-with-a-new-predictive-model-of-trauma/
16) One overlooked factor before birth may help explain autism risk in children
https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/one-overlooked-factor-before-birth-may-help-explain-autism-risk-in-children/ar-AA231Wei?ocid=nl_article_link
17) How screen use, not just screen time, relates to self-regulation and learning in neurodiverse children
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-05-screen-neurodiverse-children.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
18) Therapeutic app for tinnitus improves tinnitus-related distress
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-05-therapeutic-app-tinnitus-distress.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter#google_vignette
19) Frequent exposure to media on real-world gun violence is linked to mental health risks
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-05-frequent-exposure-media-real-world.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
20) New review confirms alcohol causes dozens of health harms, some reversible
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-05-alcohol-dozens-health-reversible.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter#google_vignette
21) Too little sleep—and too much—associated with faster aging
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-05-faster-aging.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter#google_vignette
22) From childhood to adulthood, musicians show small but reliable advantages in sustained attention
https://www.psypost.org/from-childhood-to-adulthood-musicians-show-small-but-reliable-advantages-in-sustained-attention/
SARS-CoV-2
1) Long COVID May Persist as Diagnostic Gaps Remain
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/long-covid-may-persist-diagnostic-gaps-remain-2026a1000co5?ecd=mkm_ret_260508_mscpmrk_pulm_latest-news_MAI_etid8320466&uac=528002PJ&impID=8320466
2) Ultrasound waves rupture COVID-19 and flu viruses without damaging cells
https://phys.org/news/2026-05-ultrasound-rupture-covid-flu-viruses.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=weekly-nwletter#google_vignette
YOUTH
1) Major Meta-Analysis Links Social Media to Worse Youth Mental Health
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2848627?guestAccessKey=c2eecf58-c0fd-4a69-a0c4-c2e72a135c71&utm_medium=email&utm_source=postup_jn&utm_campaign=article_alert-jama&utm_content=olf-tfl_&utm_term=050126
2) Childhood trauma linked to biological aging and gaze avoidance
https://www.psypost.org/childhood-trauma-linked-to-biological-aging-and-gaze-avoidance/
3) Family data reveal two genetic paths to childhood depression and anxiety
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-04-family-reveal-genetic-paths-childhood.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter#google_vignette
4) Children with ADHD are six times more likely to experience depression
https://www.psypost.org/children-with-adhd-are-six-times-more-likely-to-experience-depression/
5) Why melatonin shouldn't be a bedtime go-to for kids
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-05-melatonin-shouldnt-bedtime-kids.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter#goog_rewarded
6) Pediatrics Group Issues New Guidance on Recess for the First Time in 13 Years — Guidelines come after years of shrinking recesses and worsening children's health
https://www.medpagetoday.com/pediatrics/generalpediatrics/121215?xid=nl_mpt_DHE_2026-05-11&mh=b472702379519ab6c5a3eb368b1e37ec&zdee=gAAAAABm4vkSlHpatgJA9AhGC93ytnmIdH-i7GN6G83LoYaCXzzN3GR13pz08dfUAsGcfRwkA6zRU5qff2DB2Sn7gqSHqv0DW1XSfoM8sHdL5vtF6nsNhwI%3D&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Daily%20Headlines%20Evening%20-%20Randomized%202026-05-11&utm_term=NL_Daily_DHE_dual-gmail-definition
7) Today's teens are sleeping less than ever before
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-05-today-teens.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter#google_vignette
8) Well-being of 11 million American children threatened in recent years by criminally charged family members
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-05-million-american-children-threatened-years.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter#google_vignette
THC CBD PSYCHEDELICS
1) Teen Cannabis Use Tied to Slower Cognitive Development
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/teen-cannabis-use-tied-slower-cognitive-development-2026a1000e0h?ecd=WNL_trdalrt_pos1_260503_etid8314263&uac=528002PJ&impID=8314263
2) Human brain changes after first psilocybin use
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-026-71962-3
3) Here's What Medical Marijuana Can Do for Older Patients — An excerpt from Peter Grinspoon's book, "Aging Well with Cannabis
https://www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/second-opinions/121118?xid=nl_mpt_DHE_2026-05-05&mh=b472702379519ab6c5a3eb368b1e37ec&zdee=gAAAAABm4vkSlHpatgJA9AhGC93ytnmIdH-i7GN6G83LoYaCXzzN3GR13pz08dfUAsGcfRwkA6zRU5qff2DB2Sn7gqSHqv0DW1XSfoM8sHdL5vtF6nsNhwI%3D&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Daily%20Headlines%20Evening%20-%20Randomized%202026-05-05&utm_term=NL_Daily_DHE_dual-gmail-definition
4) Cannabis leads US microdosing, with 24.1 million adults reporting lifetime use
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-05-cannabis-microdosing-million-adults-lifetime.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
5) Kratom Use and Severe Health Outcomes Surge in the US
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2849016?guestAccessKey=ca4de66c-e4f2-4654-8463-7d2c4b19ac7d&utm_medium=email&utm_source=postup_jn&utm_campaign=article_alert-jama&utm_content=olf-tfl_&utm_term=050826#google_vignette
6) They're not chasing a high: Why adults over 60 are flocking to cannabis edibles
https://sciencex.com/news/2026-05-theyre-high-adults-flocking-cannabis.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter#google_vignette
7) Efficacy and Safety of Psilocybin in Treatment-Resistant Major Depression - The EPISODE Randomized Clinical Trial
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapsychiatry/fullarticle/2846478?guestAccessKey=cdd42aef-98f6-4b06-b4d0-e603d9d9b255&utm_medium=email&utm_source=postup_jn&utm_campaign=article_alert-jamapsychiatry&utm_content=etoc-tfl_&utm_term=050626
8) Psychedelic Therapy vs Antidepressants for the Treatment of Depression Under Equal Unblinding Conditions: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapsychiatry/fullarticle/2846479?guestAccessKey=703102ff-53cd-48e8-8337-596bb01a39d7&utm_medium=email&utm_source=postup_jn&utm_campaign=article_alert-jamapsychiatry&utm_content=etoc-tfl_&utm_term=050626
9) Psychedelic science breakthrough: Increased brain entropy from psilocybin predicts lasting psychological insight and well-being
https://www.psypost.org/psychedelic-science-breakthrough-increased-brain-entropy-from-psilocybin-predicts-lasting-psychological-insight-and-well-being/
and
One dose of psilocybin changes the human brain, leading to higher entropy
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-05-dose-psilocybin-human-brain-higher.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=weekly-nwletter#google_vignette
10) People with cannabis use disorder are more likely to be depressed, study finds
https://www.psypost.org/people-with-cannabis-use-disorder-are-more-likely-to-be-depressed-study-finds/
11) Large study finds a strong link between depression and problem cannabis use
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-05-large-strong-link-depression-cannabis.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
12) New study explores the link between mystical psychedelic trips and a reduced fear of dying
https://www.psypost.org/new-study-explores-the-link-between-mystical-psychedelic-trips-and-a-reduced-fear-of-dying/
13) The magic of mushrooms: Psychedelic psilocybin shows promise for treating cocaine addiction
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-05-magic-mushrooms-psychedelic-psilocybin-cocaine.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter#google_vignette
14) Delta‑8, delta‑9, THCA? What sets the different THC forms available in regulated cannabis products apart
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-05-delta8-delta9-thca-thc-cannabis.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
15) Ketamine Quickly Reduced Suicidal and Depressive Symptoms, Meta-Analysis Suggests — Experts express concerns about unblinding effects in randomized trials
https://www.medpagetoday.com/psychiatry/depression/121147?xid=nl_mpt_Psychiatry_update_2026-05-13&mh=b472702379519ab6c5a3eb368b1e37ec&zdee=gAAAAABm4vkSlHpatgJA9AhGC93ytnmIdH-i7GN6G83LoYaCXzzN3GR13pz08dfUAsGcfRwkA6zRU5qff2DB2Sn7gqSHqv0DW1XSfoM8sHdL5vtF6nsNhwI%3D&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Automated%20Specialty%20Update%20Psychiatry%202026-05-13&utm_term=NL_Spec_Psychiatry_Update_Active
AI
1) High trust in AI leaves individuals vulnerable to “cognitive surrender,” study finds
https://www.psypost.org/high-trust-in-ai-leaves-individuals-vulnerable-to-cognitive-surrender-study-finds/
2) Patients clam up with medical AI, and that gap could reshape digital diagnosis
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-05-patients-clam-medical-ai-gap.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
3) AI is not your therapist: The importance of seeking mental health care
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-05-ai-therapist-importance-mental-health.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
4) Fraudulent citations, blamed on AI hallucinations, are becoming more common in research papers
https://www.statnews.com/?p=1469681&utm_campaign=morning_rounds&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--EWVCnYrOrpn1FEakswmHV9uGGj_nLnbofMqOvgwLPbQJjnMZlV6fVrxmiY1KilQKt6aHO_Deifaw73na3osGmrUR2MAd8ThApKrV28-VlmgDsuKw&_hsmi=417804296&utm_content=417804296&utm_source=hs_email
and
'Tip of the Iceberg': Study Uncovers AI-Fabricated Citations in Research Papers — Over 4,000 fabricated references across more than 2,800 papers identified
https://www.medpagetoday.com/practicemanagement/informationtechnology/121165?xid=nl_mpt_morningbreak2026-05-08&mh=b472702379519ab6c5a3eb368b1e37ec&zdee=gAAAAABm4vkSlHpatgJA9AhGC93ytnmIdH-i7GN6G83LoYaCXzzN3GR13pz08dfUAsGcfRwkA6zRU5qff2DB2Sn7gqSHqv0DW1XSfoM8sHdL5vtF6nsNhwI%3D&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=MorningBreak_050826&utm_term=NL_Gen_Int_Daily_News_Update_active
5) AI is making clinical reasoning optional—and that should worry us
https://www.bmj.com/content/393/bmj.s871?=&utm_source=adestra&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=usage&utm_content=daily&utm_term=text&nbd_source=adestra&nbd=7669a6aa04b03a9762bdf685583b6407b2de388f03ffcd1eb3541c4187730956&uaa_id=7669a6aa04b03a9762bdf685583b6407b2de388f03ffcd1eb3541c4187730956&utm_campaign=The%20BMJ%20curated%20daily%20email%20alert%20-%20Version%202&utm_medium=email&utm_source=adestra
6) AI Company Sued Over Chatbots Allegedly Claiming to Be Licensed Doctors — The case comes amid calls for more chatbot regulations
https://www.medpagetoday.com/publichealthpolicy/generalprofessionalissues/121136?xid=nl_mpt_DHE_2026-05-06&mh=b472702379519ab6c5a3eb368b1e37ec&zdee=gAAAAABm4vkSlHpatgJA9AhGC93ytnmIdH-i7GN6G83LoYaCXzzN3GR13pz08dfUAsGcfRwkA6zRU5qff2DB2Sn7gqSHqv0DW1XSfoM8sHdL5vtF6nsNhwI%3D&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Daily%20Headlines%20Evening%20-%20Randomized%202026-05-06&utm_term=NL_Daily_DHE_dual-gmail-definition
7) Scientists tested AI’s moral compass, and the results reveal a key blind spot
https://www.psypost.org/scientists-tested-ais-moral-compass-and-the-results-reveal-a-key-blind-spot/
8) AI-generated images of depression depict more stereotypes and arouse greater stigmatization, study suggests
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-05-ai-generated-images-depression-depict.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter#google_vignette
9) Patients Use AI—Clinicians Should Ask How
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapsychiatry/fullarticle/2847068?guestAccessKey=dc6a87fc-4c75-476f-80e2-c64f7fe25f85&utm_medium=email&utm_source=postup_jn&utm_campaign=article_alert-jamapsychiatry&utm_content=etoc-tfl_&utm_term=050626
10) AI: “Deepfake doctor” chatbot is hit with lawsuit in US
https://www.bmj.com/content/393/bmj.s904.full?ijkey=FbvgIHGScV3Tk&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
11) Trump and Kennedy Seek to Relax Safeguards for AI Healthcare Tools — Yet questions persist about the quality of the systems being deployed
https://www.medpagetoday.com/practicemanagement/informationtechnology/121268?xid=nl_mpt_DHE_2026-05-14&mh=b472702379519ab6c5a3eb368b1e37ec&zdee=gAAAAABm4vkSlHpatgJA9AhGC93ytnmIdH-i7GN6G83LoYaCXzzN3GR13pz08dfUAsGcfRwkA6zRU5qff2DB2Sn7gqSHqv0DW1XSfoM8sHdL5vtF6nsNhwI%3D&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Daily%20Headlines%20Evening%20-%20Randomized%202026-05-14&utm_term=NL_Daily_DHE_dual-gmail-definition
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