Jun 15, 2026Psychological Aging

Stress, Grip Strength, and the Aging Risk Signal

Psychosocial adversity tracks with frailty and aging biomarkers. Learn why grip strength may flag mortality risk in depressed older adults.

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Apr 6, 2026Mental Health

Curcumin, Exercise, and Mood: The Synergy Claim Has a Gap

Aerobic exercise and bioavailable curcumin each have mood evidence, but no human trial has shown their combination beats exercise alone.

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Mar 25, 2026Mental Health

PMSB-E Trial: Exercise Improved Function, Not Mood

A 427-person trial found lasting physical-function gains but no depression or anxiety benefit. What PMSB-E can and cannot tell older adults.

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Mar 23, 2026Mental Health

Can AI Texts Get You Walking? The DIAMANTE RCT

A reinforcement-learning texting trial increased daily steps in adults with diabetes and depression. Does AI personalization matter clinically?

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Mar 23, 2026Physical Activity

7,500 Steps and Depression: Prevention Has Better Evidence

A 7,500-step daily target is linked to lower depression risk, but evidence for exercise as treatment, especially in resistant depression, has limits.

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Mar 23, 2026Physical Activity

CBT or Mindfulness Plus Fitbit: The 3-Step Problem

A trial in depressed cardiovascular patients found self-guided CBT or mindfulness plus Fitbit added about 3 daily steps—and the effect vanished after eight weeks.

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Mar 22, 2026Mental Health

Can BL NCC3001 Explain the IBS Gut-Brain Link?

BL NCC3001 changed metabolites linked with mood in a small IBS trial. The gut-brain mechanism is intriguing, but far from proven.

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Mar 21, 2026Nutrition

Probiotics and Nicotine Dependence: What One RCT Found

A 12-week trial in smokers found lower nicotine-dependence scores with probiotics, but mood stayed unchanged and the result needs replication.

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Mar 19, 2026Mental Health

Psilocybin vs. Escitalopram: Does the Advantage Vanish?

Psilocybin therapy can reduce depression, but a 2026 meta-analysis found no significant edge over open-label antidepressants after expectancy bias.

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Mar 17, 2026Mental Health

L. reuteri for Depression: The Multi-Strain Catch

A 2025 meta-analysis finds L. reuteri alone did not improve depression, while mixed probiotics containing it showed a modest signal.

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Mar 17, 2026Mental Health

Mediterranean Diet and Teen Mental Health: What We Know

Can a Mediterranean diet support teen mood through the gut microbiome? Adolescent evidence shows an association, but trials remain inconclusive.

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Mar 17, 2026Mental Health

Probiotics for Depression: Who May Respond—and Who May Not

A 34-RCT meta-analysis found a modest depression benefit from microbiome treatments, but the signal clustered in Asian, short-term trials.

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