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Mood
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Likes drove more posting in people with depression
Analysing 17 million posts from 7,736 Twitter users, researchers in JAMA Psychiatry found people with depression were more strongly reinforced by likes, the opposite of what laboratory reward tests usually show.
Aug 3, 2026
Irregular meal times tracked anxiety. Irregular sleep did not.
In 2,945 French-speaking adults, the gap between weekday and weekend eating schedules was linked to anxiety, depression and insomnia. Sleep timing showed nothing.
Aug 2, 2026
Walking breaks every 30 minutes worked best. Nobody kept it up.
A 19,342-person trial tested 5-minute walking breaks at three frequencies. The most effective schedule was the least sustainable, and hourly landed in between.
Aug 2, 2026
The IBS hypnotherapy app lost to a human, but not to nothing
A Gut trial randomized 230 people with IBS to a therapist, an app or psychoeducation. The app failed its non-inferiority test against the therapist and still beat the control.
Jul 29, 2026