LGBTQ+ 988 Crisis Service Returns, With Questions About Its Future
The specialized “Press 3” option on the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline has returned after its 2025 shutdown, but questions remain about…
B.R.A.I.N. Offers a Simple Framework for Big Medical Decisions
The B.R.A.I.N. acronym can help patients organize questions about benefits, risks, alternatives, intuition and what happens if they wait.
Finnish Study Links Six Medicine Groups With Higher Odds of Fatal Poisoning in Bipolar Disorder
A Finnish registry study found that recent use of six medicine groups was associated with higher odds of fatal poisoning among people…
Case report examines how autistic interests became part of one man’s psychosis
A 2026 case report describes one man with autism, a history of epilepsy and treatment-resistant schizophrenia whose psychotic beliefs became closely tied…
Study Links Blood Alzheimer’s Markers With Thinner Cortex in Some Women, Depending on Education
In a small cross-sectional study, higher blood p-tau/amyloid ratios were associated with thinner brain cortexes among women with 7 to 16 years…
The words we use for dementia shape how people are seen
A letter exchange has highlighted a tension between describing visible suffering and avoiding language that can reduce people with dementia to their…
A Japanese Case Report Explores Multiple Sclerosis in Long-Standing Treatment-Resistant Schizophrenia
A 2026 case report describes a woman diagnosed with multiple sclerosis decades after psychosis began. The researchers say the case suggests an…
Placental Inflammation Was Associated With Differences in Fetal Brain Connectivity, Study Finds
In a 105-pregnancy MRI study, chronic placental inflammation was associated with differences across several fetal brain-network connections. The findings do not show…
Study Maps Four Patterns of Social Functioning Among Autistic Children in China
A study of 479 autistic children in China identified four patterns of social functioning, while emphasizing that the groups are descriptive profiles—not…
Seizures Were Linked to Higher Odds of Abnormal Genetic Findings in Autism Chart Review
A single-practice review found abnormal genetic findings were more common among autistic patients with seizure histories and among female patients, while the…