HEALTH & SCIENCE REPORT: Multiple Topics

[Rob Longo]

The following articles are from multiple resources:

 

BRAIN

1) Why procrastination isn't laziness—it's rigid thinking that your brain can unlearn

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-01-procrastination-isnt-laziness-rigid-brain.html

 

2) Early life adversity may fundamentally rewire global brain dynamics

https://www.psypost.org/early-life-adversity-may-fundamentally-rewire-global-brain-dynamics/

 

3) A new approach to assessing patients with disorders of consciousness

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-01-approach-patients-disorders-consciousness.html

 

4) Brain scans reveal an emotional advantage for modest people

https://www.psypost.org/brain-scans-reveal-an-emotional-advantage-for-modest-people/

 

5) Restoring a specific protein could rewire the brain in Down syndrome

https://www.psypost.org/restoring-a-specific-protein-could-rewire-the-brain-in-down-syndrome/

 

6) First In-Ear EEG Device Gets FDA Clearance — Earbuds have electrodes on the tips to acquire and transmit data

https://www.medpagetoday.com/neurology/generalneurology/119305

 

7) Scientists find eating refined foods for just three days can impair memory in the aging brain

https://www.psypost.org/scientists-find-eating-refined-foods-for-just-three-days-can-impair-memory-in-the-aging-brain/

 

8) Fascinating new neuroscience model predicts intelligence by mapping the brain’s internal clocks

https://www.psypost.org/fascinating-new-neuroscience-model-predicts-intelligence-by-mapping-the-brains-internal-clocks/

 

9) Proteins that spread Parkinson's pathology in the brain identified

https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/proteins-that-spread-parkinson-s-pathology-in-the-brain-identified/ar-AA1TGKsA?ocid=nl_article_link

 

10) The neurotechnology shift: How next-generation wearables interface with the brain itself

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-01-neurotechnology-shift-generation-wearables-interface.html

 

11) Immune system plays a major role in brain damage after repeated concussions, study suggests

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-01-immune-plays-major-role-brain.html

 

12) Mathematics uncovers shifting brain connectivity in autism and aging

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-01-mathematics-uncovers-shifting-brain-autism.html

 

13) More than just fear: A new profile of post-traumatic stress disorder

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-01-profile-traumatic-stress-disorder.html

 

14) FDA Approves At-Home Device for Treatment-Resistant Depression

— Prescription neuromodulation can be administered outside the clinic with physician oversight

https://www.medpagetoday.com/psychiatry/depression/119430?mh=b472702379519ab6c5a3eb368b1e37ec&xid=nl_mpt_DHE_2026-01-14&zdee=gAAAAABm4vkSlHpatgJA9AhGC93ytnmIdH-i7GN6G83LoYaCXzzN3GR13pz08dfUAsGcfRwkA6zRU5qff2DB2Sn7gqSHqv0DW1XSfoM8sHdL5vtF6nsNhwI%3D

 

15) Mega-analysis links widespread brain shrinkage to memory decline in aging

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-01-mega-analysis-links-widespread-brain.html

 

16) 'Recognize and remove' is key to detecting, managing concussions among youth, according to new guidelines

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-01-key-concussions-youth-guidelines.html

 

17) Conservatives and liberals tend to engage in different evidence-gathering strategies

https://www.psypost.org/conservatives-and-liberals-tend-to-engage-in-different-evidence-gathering-strategies/

 

18) How brain waves shape our sense of self

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-01-brain-1.html

 

19) A new tool could tell us how consciousness works

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-01-tool-consciousness.html

 

20) Why leaving things unfinished messes with your mind

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-01-unfinished-messes-mind.html

 

21) New brain study explains how binge drinking contributes to long-lasting negative feelings

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-01-brain-binge-contributes-negative.html

 

 

ALZHEIMER’S / DEMENTIA

1) Study highlights effect of Alzheimer's, frontotemporal dementia on subcortical brain structures

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-01-highlights-effect-alzheimer-frontotemporal-dementia.html

 

2) One in four older Americans with dementia prescribed risky brain-altering drugs despite safety warnings

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-01-older-americans-dementia-risky-brain.html

 

and

 

Prescribing Patterns of Potentially Inappropriate CNS-Active Medications in Older Adults

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2843713?guestAccessKey=af578da3-4974-4e5c-8dd9-27824278476d

 

3) Your body clock matters for brain health in later life, and could even be linked to dementia risk

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-01-body-clock-brain-health-life.html

 

 

GENERAL & MENTAL HEALTH

1) Here Are 10 of the Most-Read Stories on MedPage Today in 2025

https://www.medpagetoday.com/washington-watch/washington-watch/119232

 

2) The most popular psychology and neuroscience studies of 2025

https://www.psypost.org/the-most-popular-psychology-and-neuroscience-studies-of-2025/

 

3) Trump and RFK Jr are dismantling public health- aided and abetted by powerful doctors

https://www.bmj.com/content/392/bmj.s19.full?ijkey=tb7fq96SEOd2Q&keytype=ref&nbd=7669a6aa04b03a9762bdf685583b6407b2de388f03ffcd1eb3541c4187730956&nbd_source=adestra&siteid=bmjjournals%253F&uaa_id=7669a6aa04b03a9762bdf685583b6407b2de388f03ffcd1eb3541c4187730956

 

4) 7 Health Effects of Loneliness

https://resources.healthgrades.com/right-care/mental-health-and-behavior/7-health-effects-of-loneliness?refpath=email&did=63emHLN01052026GEN

 

5) Plastic particles can increase intestinal inflammation

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-01-plastic-particles-intestinal-inflammation.html

 

6) How Chronic Stress Disrupts the Gut Microbiome

https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/how-chronic-stress-disrupts-gut-microbiome-2025a1000p3j?ecd=mkm_ret_260109_mscpmrk_rheum_gut-health_etid8017227&uac=528002PJ&impID=8017227

 

7) How Common Meds Secretly Wreck Your Patients’ Microbiome?

https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/how-common-meds-secretly-wreck-your-patients-microbiome-2025a1000h0l?ecd=mkm_ret_260109_mscpmrk_rheum_gut-health_etid8017227&uac=528002PJ&impID=8017227

 

8) Dietary guidelines: Confused by the new food pyramid? So are experts

https://www.statnews.com/2026/01/07/dietary-guidelines-revised-more-protein-less-sugar-highly-processed-foods/

 

and

 

Cow-towing to beef and dairy interests - Dietary guidelines declare war on processed foods and sugar, encourage more protein and dairy

https://www.statnews.com/2026/01/07/dietary-guidelines-revised-more-protein-less-sugar-highly-processed-foods/

 

9) Reported Safety Practices of Publicly Advertised Psychedelic Retreats

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2843513

 

10)  Mental health ratings in the U.S. hit historic lows, new data shows

https://www.psypost.org/mental-health-ratings-in-the-u-s-hit-historic-lows-new-data-shows/

 

11) Researchers identify two psychological traits that predict conspiracy theory belief

https://www.psypost.org/researchers-identify-two-psychological-traits-that-predict-conspiracy-theory-belief/

 

12) Beyond the ‘Big Eight’ Allergens: Foods Most Likely to Spur Symptoms

https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/beyond-big-eight-allergens-foods-most-likely-spur-symptoms-2025a1000z8u?ecd=mkm_ret_260109_mscpmrk_allergy_food-allergy_etid8016897&uac=528002PJ&impID=8016897

 

13) RFK Jr.’s war on antidepressants is coming — and it will cost lives

Kennedy’s rhetoric is not only based on bad science, it fuels distrust in mental health treatments

https://www.statnews.com/2026/01/07/rfk-jr-antidepressants-teenagers-warnings/

 

14) Implant provides lasting relief for treatment-resistant depression, study finds

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-01-implant-relief-treatment-resistant-depression.html

 

15) The aggressive use of antibiotics could fuel mood disorders and anxiety

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-01-aggressive-antibiotics-fuel-mood-disorders.html

 

16) Trump administration rolls back $2 billion mental health, addiction grant cuts

https://www.npr.org/2026/01/14/nx-s1-5677714/trump-administration-mental-health-addiction-grant-cuts-restored

 

17) Link between inflammation and distress is stronger in people with poor emotion regulation

https://www.psypost.org/link-between-inflammation-and-distress-is-stronger-in-people-with-poor-emotion-regulation/

 

18) Treasure trove of data on aging now publicly accessible

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-01-treasure-trove-aging-accessible.html

 

19) Evaluating apps for treating depression: Study finds most aren't supported by scientific evidence

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-01-apps-depression-scientific-evidence.html

 

20) Higher daylight exposure improves cognitive performance, study finds

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-01-higher-daylight-exposure-cognitive.html

 

21) Stressed and rushed? Your decisions might suffer

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

 

22) How musical genre and familiarity shape your inner thoughts

https://www.psypost.org/how-musical-genre-and-familiarity-shape-your-inner-thoughts/

 

23) Extreme heat exposure is linked to higher prevalence of depression and anxiety

https://www.psypost.org/extreme-heat-exposure-is-linked-to-higher-prevalence-of-depression-and-anxiety/

 

24) Widely used pesticide linked to more than doubled Parkinson's risk

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-01-widely-pesticide-linked-parkinson.html

 

and

 

Common pesticide damages brain cell recycling system and increases Parkinson’s risk

https://www.psypost.org/common-pesticide-damages-brain-cell-recycling-system-and-increases-parkinsons-risk/

 

 

SARS-CoV-2

1) COVID-19 still claims more than 100,000 US lives each year

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

 

2) Increased levels of Alzheimer's-linked protein found in some with long COVID

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-01-alzheimer-linked-protein-covid.html

 

 

YOUTH

1) Neurobehavioural links from infant screen time to anxiety

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/ebiom/article/PIIS2352-3964(25)00543-2/fulltext

 

2) It's the 'Gold Standard' in Autism Care. Why Are States Reining It In?

— Families around the country are having access to applied behavior analysis therapy challenged

https://www.medpagetoday.com/pediatrics/autism/119169?mh=b472702379519ab6c5a3eb368b1e37ec&xid=nl_mpt_Pediatrics_update_2026-01-01&zdee=gAAAAABm4vkSlHpatgJA9AhGC93ytnmIdH-i7GN6G83LoYaCXzzN3GR13pz08dfUAsGcfRwkA6zRU5qff2DB2Sn7gqSHqv0DW1XSfoM8sHdL5vtF6nsNhwI%3D

 

3) Federal health officials slash recommended childhood vaccinations - The U.S. pares down recommended immunizations from 17 to 11

https://www.statnews.com/2026/01/05/childhood-vaccine-schedule-new-cdc-recommendation-11-shots/

 

4) Self-guided behavioral app helps children with epilepsy sleep earlier

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-01-behavioral-app-children-epilepsy-earlier.html

 

5) Research reveals how children's play links to social skills and brain activity

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-01-reveals-children-play-links-social.html

 

6) Mental health concerns encourage rethinking of childhood trauma support in schools

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-01-mental-health-rethinking-childhood-trauma.html

 

7) Sleeping in on weekends may help boost teens' mental health

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-01-weekends-boost-teens-mental-health.html

 

8) Teens Spend an Hour on Their Smartphones at School

— New study using app-based data suggests phones don't always "stay in backpacks"

https://www.medpagetoday.com/pediatrics/generalpediatrics/119288?mh=b472702379519ab6c5a3eb368b1e37ec&xid=nl_popmed_2026-01-09&zdee=gAAAAABm4vkSlHpatgJA9AhGC93ytnmIdH-i7GN6G83LoYaCXzzN3GR13pz08dfUAsGcfRwkA6zRU5qff2DB2Sn7gqSHqv0DW1XSfoM8sHdL5vtF6nsNhwI%3D

 

9) What a teen’s eye movements reveal about their future anxiety risk

https://www.psypost.org/what-a-teens-eye-movements-reveal-about-their-future-anxiety-risk/

 

10) Is There a Link Between Screen Use at Night and Suicide Risk in Kids? — Researchers are probing the relationship

https://www.medpagetoday.com/special-reports/features/119406?mh=b472702379519ab6c5a3eb368b1e37ec&xid=nl_mpt_Psychiatry_update_2026-01-14&zdee=gAAAAABm4vkSlHpatgJA9AhGC93ytnmIdH-i7GN6G83LoYaCXzzN3GR13pz08dfUAsGcfRwkA6zRU5qff2DB2Sn7gqSHqv0DW1XSfoM8sHdL5vtF6nsNhwI%3D

 

11) Emotional regulation skills predict lower anxiety and aggression in adolescents

https://www.psypost.org/emotional-regulation-skills-predict-lower-anxiety-and-aggression-in-adolescents/

 

12) Childhood exposure to air pollution linked to poorer cognitive performance in later life

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-01-childhood-exposure-air-pollution-linked.html

 

13) Social media, not gaming, tied to rising attention problems in teens, new study finds

https://www.psypost.org/social-media-not-gaming-tied-to-rising-attention-problems-in-teens-new-study-finds/

 

 

THC CBD PSYCHEDELICS

1) Microdosing psychedelics linked to better sleep and exercise habits

https://www.psypost.org/microdosing-psychedelics-linked-to-better-sleep-and-exercise-habits/

 

2) Rising psychedelic use has not led to a corresponding surge in hospital admissions

https://www.psypost.org/rising-psychedelic-use-has-not-led-to-a-corresponding-surge-in-hospital-admissions/

 

3) Medical Cannabis Program Lowers Chronic Pain Opioid Prescriptions

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2843608?guestAccessKey=510dd7d6-ba6a-4517-8ebf-e6c354655960

 

4) Green but Not Harmless: Cannabis and the Bipolar Risk in Teens

https://dgme.docguide.com/article/green-but-not-harmless-cannabis-and-the-bipolar-risk-in-teens

 

5) The unexpected interaction between CBD and THC in caffeinated beverages

https://www.psypost.org/the-unexpected-interaction-between-cbd-and-thc-in-caffeinated-beverages/

 

6) Like alcohol units, but for cannabis—experts define safer limits

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-01-alcohol-cannabis-experts-safer-limits.html

 

 

AI

1) Should The FDA Require 'Clinical Licensure' of AI Tools For Doctors?

https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/should-fda-require-clinical-licensure-ai-tools-doctors-2025a10010t1?ecd=wnl_sci_tech_260107_MSCPEDIT_etid8013030&uac=528002PJ&impID=8013030

 

2) AI Psychosis: What Physicians Should Know About Emerging Risks Linked to Chatbot Use

https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/ai-psychosis-what-physicians-should-know-about-emerging-2025a100104z?ecd=wnl_sci_tech_260107_MSCPEDIT_etid8013030&uac=528002PJ&impID=8013030

 

3) ChatGPT and Claude get into the business of health advice. Should you trust them? The opportunities — and risks — of AI health advice

https://www.statnews.com/2026/01/12/chatgpt-claude-offer-health-advice-should-you-trust-it/

 

4) AI helps fuel new era of medical self-testing

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-01-ai-fuel-era-medical.html

 

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Be Well, Stay Safe

 

Rob

 

(Retired)

 

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