Research

Betulin's UV Defense in Skin Aging, Plus Implementation Barriers for Cancer Exercise Programs

Veterans' Suicide Risk and the Data Gaps Holding Back Prevention

Post-COVID Work Barriers Mount as New Vaccine and Metabolic Research Emerges

Pre-Pregnancy Weight Loss Cuts Gestational Diabetes Risk: Meta-Analysis of 1,632 Women

Behavioral Restriction May Amplify Anxiety: New RCT Questions the Rebound Effect

Effect of Feldenkrais Method in Enhancing Postural Control for Patients With Diabetic Polyneuropathy.

The Feldenkrais Method, a movement-based awareness technique, improved balance, postural control, and quality of life measures more effectively than conventional balance training in adults with diabet

Single-exposure messages for child sexual abuse prevention: a randomized controlled online trial testing educational and humanizing approaches.

**TL;DR:** A randomized controlled trial of 2,019 adults found that single-exposure educational and humanizing messages about child sexual abuse prevention changed immediate emotional responses but di

The effect of 5-hydroxytryptophan, a serotonin precursor, on adults with high levels of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder traits: A randomised, controlled trial.

A randomized controlled trial found [5-HTP](/supplements/5-htp) did not improve distractibility or attention measures in adults with high ADHD traits, and caused adverse effects in nearly 20% of parti

"Dealer's Choice": Univalve Location Effect on Skin Surface Pressures in Long Leg Casts.

A controlled study of 46 long leg casts found that cutting the cast on either the lateral (outer) or medial (inner) side produces equivalent reductions in skin surface pressure, giving clinicians flex

Probiotic supplementation is associated with higher faecal secretory IgA (sIgA) in healthy full-term infants: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Probiotic supplementation in healthy full-term infants is associated with increased faecal secretory IgA (sIgA), an antibody that lines the gut, with effects strongest when started by 4 weeks of age [

[Amino Acid Profile and Composite Metabolic Markers in Postsurgical Oncology Patients Receiving Combined Nutritional Therapy].

Cancer patients undergoing abdominal surgery develop significant amino acid imbalances in the immediate postoperative period. Combined parenteral and enteral nutrition partially corrects these metabol

Resilience of adolescents and young adults towards climate-related stressors - a systematic review.

A systematic review of 10 studies across 9,439 adolescents and young adults identifies five interconnected protective domains for climate resilience, though the evidence remains early-stage and lacks

Trust and Technology Acceptance: Comparing Traditional Search Engines and Artificial Intelligence for Colorectal Cancer Information Seeking.

**TL;DR:** When searching for colorectal cancer symptom information, people consistently trust and prefer traditional search engines like Google over AI chatbots like ChatGPT [A tier]. Trust emerged a

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on diagnosis, and healthcare utilization, among patients with cancer (lung, breast, and pancreas) and cardiovascular diseases (HF, AF, hypertensive, and chronic ischemic heart disease) in Germany: two systematic reviews.

A systematic review of German healthcare data found that hospital admissions for cancer and cardiovascular disease dropped substantially during the pandemic, with new cancer diagnoses falling up to 25

Identifying Promising Practices in Lifestyle Intervention Programs for the Prediabetes Population: A Meta-Analysis and Meta-Regression of Randomized Controlled Trials.

Supervised exercise training combined with weight loss of at least 5% reduces diabetes risk most effectively in prediabetes populations [A tier]. Age and baseline metabolic markers significantly influ

Ankylosing spondylitis and the gut microbiome: future research hotspots and trends.

A systematic review of 280 published studies identifies inflammation, HLA-B27, probiotics, and short-chain fatty acids as current research hotspots in the relationship between gut bacteria and ankylos

Effect of Integrated Internet-Based Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Behavioral Activation Among Ethnic Minority Young Adults With Alcohol Use Disorder in Hong Kong: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.

A pilot trial found that an integrated internet-based acceptance and commitment therapy plus behavioral activation intervention reduced drinking days and drinks per occasion in ethnic minority young a

Effectiveness of traditional Chinese Medicine Breathing-Daoyin Rehabilitation Techniques on lung function and exercise endurance in COPD: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

A meta-analysis of 11 randomized trials found that Traditional Chinese Medicine Breathing-Daoyin Rehabilitation Techniques (TCM-BDRT) produced small but statistically significant improvements in lung

A Digital Toolkit for Weight Loss Maintenance in European Adults (NoHoW): 2×2 Factorial Randomized Controlled Trial.

A large European trial found that sophisticated digital toolkits emphasizing self-regulation or emotion regulation strategies did not outperform basic self-weighing and activity tracking for maintaini

Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Mood Stabilizers in the Treatment of Adolescent Patients With Nonsuicidal Self-Injury in China.

A meta-analysis of nine Chinese studies found that mood stabilizer medications significantly reduced self-injury severity, anxiety, and depression in adolescents with nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI), w