Mandala coloring three times weekly for 12 weeks reduces anger and death anxiety in nursing home elders
Coloring Calm: How Art Helps Elderly Residents Fight Anger and Fear
A randomized controlled study of 80 nursing home older adults (40 experimental, 40 control) tested art-based mandala coloring three times we…
A simple 12-week art program can significantly reduce feelings of rage and fear of dying in older adults living in care facilities.
Systematic review synthesizes HCP perceptions on digital mental health tools augmenting care
Digital Tools Help, But Can't Replace Doctors
This systematic review and thematic synthesis of healthcare professional perceptions found that digital mental health tools are endorsed to …
Digital mental health tools can boost access to care, but doctors insist they must support face-to-face visits rather than replace them.
Meta-analysis finds large symptom reductions with Detached Mindfulness for OCD and panic disorder
Could a new mindfulness approach help reduce symptoms of OCD and panic disorder?
This systematic review and meta-analysis synthesized evidence on Detached Mindfulness as a stand-alone intervention for obsessive–compulsive…
A new mindfulness approach called Detached Mindfulness helped reduce symptoms of OCD and panic disorder while also lowering feelings of sadn…
Scoping review identifies service delivery as main health equity action for refugees and minorities in One Health
Why Fair Health Care Still Leaves Many Behind
A scoping review of 62 reviews found that service delivery actions were the predominant approach to health equity for refugees, immigrants, …
A major new review shows that health fairness efforts rarely connect with programs protecting people, animals, and the planet together — eve…
Traditional South African medicinal plants may improve reproductive performance in goats
Ancient Plants May Hold the Key to Healthier Goats
This narrative review examined the use of traditional South African medicinal plants, including Securidaca longepedunculata and Moringa olei…
South African farmers may boost goat fertility and fight infections naturally using ancient healing plants found right outside their door.
Cohort study shows schizophrenia patients and siblings differ in gray matter volume compared to healthy controls
Why Age Changes Brain Risk
This cohort study examined gray matter volume patterns in 31 schizophrenia patients, 62 healthy siblings, and 31 healthy controls.
Age changes brain risk for schizophrenia siblings, as new findings show brain structure differs between those in their teens and those in th…
Meta-analysis finds gamma neuromodulation benefits in schizophrenia and major depressive disorder
Gamma neuromodulation showed symptom improvements in schizophrenia and depression in this review
This systematic review and meta-analysis synthesizes evidence on gamma neuromodulation for neuropsychiatric disorders.
Gamma neuromodulation improved positive and negative symptoms, anxiety, and thinking skills in schizophrenia while reducing depression in ma…
Pathway-partitioned schizophrenia polygenic risk scores associate with age of psychosis onset in multi-ancestry cohorts
Why Schizophrenia Hits Some People Younger Than Others
This cohort study utilized harmonized North American and UK Biobank datasets to evaluate genome-wide and pathway-partitioned schizophrenia p…
Tiny blood vessel and brain wiring genes may shape when schizophrenia first appears, helping families understand why some young adults devel…
Hospitalized AE-RA-ILD patients receiving JAK inhibitors alongside glucocorticoids showed mixed respiratory outcomes over three months
A Rheumatoid Arthritis Drug May Help Save Lungs in Crisis
This retrospective observational case series examined six consecutive patients hospitalized for acute exacerbation of rheumatoid arthritis–a…
A small study suggests a familiar arthritis pill may help calm sudden, dangerous lung flare-ups in people with rheumatoid arthritis.
In children with first psychotic symptoms, 23.5% had substance- or medically-associated psychosis after extensive workup
Medical testing found substance or medical causes in 23.5% of youth with new psychosis
This retrospective cohort study evaluated 68 children and adolescents admitted for a first presentation of psychotic symptoms at a tertiary …
Medical testing found substance or medical causes in 23.5% of youth with new psychosis, proving a thorough workup is essential before diagno…
Racial discrimination linked to negative symptoms in schizophrenia via defeatist beliefs
Why Some Patients Can't Shake the "I'll Fail" Mindset
An observational study of 208 Black and White individuals with schizophrenia-spectrum disorder found that Black participants had greater neg…
For Black Americans with schizophrenia, the stress of racism may fuel low motivation and withdrawal that standard medication rarely touches.
Observational cohort study links early-life adversity to smaller caudate volumes in children with enduring pain
Adversity Changes the Brain, But Not Pain Yet
This observational cohort study from the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study examined multimodal MRI markers in children ass…
Early-life hardship changes the brain, but new research shows it does not cause lasting pain in children.