Kurt Greiner
Do Wearables Help Insomnia? What a New Review Found
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A review of 16 trials found treatment wearables shorten sleep onset a little but not overall insomnia severity. Here is what to try first. Read more…
Meditation App for Beginners: What Changed in 8 Weeks
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In an 8-week trial, meditation beginners felt more attentive and accepting within two weeks, but the most stressed gained least. What changed, who gained, and what to do. Read more…
Peer Support for Mental Health: What the Evidence Shows
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World Mental Health Day’s 2026 theme centers lived experience. Here is what trials of peer support show, and what they don’t. Read more…
Eating Around Late Work: What Shift-Work Research Says
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A new systematic review says the evidence is too thin for shift-work diet rules. Here is what controlled studies still point to for night and late work, and a rule to start tonight. Read more…
Meditation and the Brain: What a 105-Study Review Found
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A systematic review of 105 brain-imaging studies found meditation and similar practices repeatedly engage attention and self-focus networks. What it shows, its limits, and a two-week test. Read more…
Biopsy Anxiety: What a VR Distraction Trial Found
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A small randomized trial of VR during a thyroid needle biopsy found a shaky pain benefit and no clear anxiety change. Here’s what to take from it and how to plan your own distraction. Read more…
