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Evidence-based insights for psychiatrists, psychologists, and policymakers on overcoming barriers, applying 2026 APA guidelines, and strengthening mental health infrastructure.

An analysis of epidemiological data from the Tarragona region of Spain found that higher prenatal exposure to air pollution was associated with more teacher-reported symptoms of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder in school-age children. This pollution included particulate matter of various sizes and nitrogen gas. Researchers found no association between exposure to air pollution and the likelihood of receiving a formal diagnosis of the disorder. The paper is Research on psychopathology in children and adolescents. Air pollution is the presence of harmful particles, gases, and other substances in the air in concentrations that can harm human health and the environment. These particles…

930As temperatures have risen across Europe and the UK over the past three days, attention has understandably been focused on public health warnings, strained infrastructure and the deepening reality of climate change.But beneath the immediate concerns of record heat, there is another issue that is quietly becoming one of Europe’s most contentious environmental battles: pesticides and the future of modern agriculture.Timing is hard to ignore. From Spain and Italy to France, Germany and southern England, farmers have watched their crops endure intense heat and increasingly erratic weather patterns. Rice fields that looked promising just a few weeks ago are now…

Recent research published in JMIR serious game This provides evidence that playing certain types of video games tends to reduce feelings of loneliness in adults. The findings suggest that balancing challenging open-world games with relaxing, accessible games may promote emotional resilience and provide a potential tool to help cope with modern-day loneliness. In recent years, chronic loneliness has been recognized as a major public health crisis. Severe feelings of isolation are associated with serious mental and physical health problems, including increased stress hormones, a weakened immune system, and increased risk of heart disease. Modern society is highly connected through technology,…

Researchers at the University of Adelaide have conducted the first in-human clinical trial of a new type of treatment for the leading cause of blindness in working-age adults, with promising results. Retinitis pigmentosa is a genetic disease in which the retinal cells responsible for detecting light do not function properly, causing progressive blindness. Current treatment options for late stages of the disease are limited and there is no cure. Now, new approaches to treating the disease are offering new hope. Experts from the University of Adelaide, in collaboration with researchers from the University of Washington, conducted a small pilot trial…

As young adults, many Millennials were more afraid of growing up than past generations. But as they get older, they become more aware of it, a study published by the American Psychological Association found. Research published in journals developmental psychologyinvestigated how “maturity fear” (the fear of becoming an adult and the desire to return to the safety of childhood) changed among college students between 1982 and 2002 and among the same group 20 years later. Overall, the researchers found that later generations of college students are more afraid of growing up than their predecessors. However, across all generations, such concerns…

Stanford University researcher Ellen Kuhl estimates that there may be about 1,043 different hamburger recipes in the world. And with BurgerAI, a new tool developed in her lab, artificial intelligence can now design the perfect tool for you based on your age, preferences, nutritional needs, and even your sustainability goals. But BurgerAI’s ability to suggest delicious, nutritionally complex, and sustainably produced burgers is only part of the story. More broadly, this innovation heralds a change in AI itself, moving it from prediction to design. “Most AI systems are trained to predict things that already exist. We expected AI to: invent…

Recently published comprehensive reviews Current molecular pharmacology (2026, Volume 19, Pages 85-96) explore the rapidly evolving landscape of computational tools for predicting tumor drug resistance. The paper, led by Jia Wang, Hong-Rui Zhu, and corresponding authors Zhi-Chun Gu and Hou-Wen Lin of Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, systematically maps how artificial intelligence, particularly machine learning and deep learning, is being leveraged to integrate multi-omics data from large-scale repositories such as TCGA and GDSC. These approaches can help decipher resistance mechanisms across chemotherapy, targeted therapy, and immunotherapy, while also suggesting new predictive aspects, such as cancer-associated thrombosis. The authors…

Adults with both epilepsy and hearing loss who use hearing aids may have a 23% lower risk of developing dementia than those who do not, according to new research presented at the 2026 European Academy of Neurology (EAN) Congress. Hearing loss is widely recognized as the number one modifiable risk factor for dementia. However, there is still debate as to whether hearing aids can reduce the risk of dementia. In particular, it is unclear whether any benefits are greater for people with neurological, metabolic, or cardiovascular diseases who are at higher risk of developing dementia. To investigate this, researchers from…

An interdepartmental collaboration restored a young woman’s quality of life and ability to walk after laparoscopic removal of a rare benign tumor of neurological origin in the lesser pelvis, known as a schwannoma. In the Central and Eastern European region, only the Neuropelvicology Program of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Semmelweis University and its collaborative group with the Department of Neurosurgery and Neurointervention perform procedures with intraoperative electrophysiological monitoring. Collaboration between the two departments will also be facilitated by a newly acquired specialized mobile neuromonitoring device. The patient made a full recovery and was discharged from the university…