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  • Study reveals how people use AI for mental health support—and their concerns about it
    on May 28, 2026 at 3:20 pm

    As more people turn to artificial intelligence chatbots for emotional and mental health support, a new study from Drexel University posted to the arXiv preprint server suggests that most users see these tools as supplements to—not substitutes for—human therapy. Drawing on millions of Reddit posts, the study highlights both the growing appeal of AI support tools for emotional reassurance, coping and practical guidance, as well as the concerns users express about emotional dependence, misinformation and overreliance on the technology.

  • Routine heart test can track how kids grow and mature, new study finds
    on May 28, 2026 at 3:20 pm

    A new study from Wake Forest University School of Medicine suggests a routine heart test—an electrocardiogram (ECG)—may offer researchers a new way to measure biological development in children and adolescents.

  • Veterans with cancer face years of elevated suicide risk, with danger highest just after diagnosis
    on May 28, 2026 at 3:00 pm

    Veterans diagnosed with cancer face a higher risk of suicide attempts—especially in the months following diagnosis—and that risk can persist for years, found a large, national study led by Oregon Health & Science University and the Veterans Health Administration.

  • Scientists validate a link between autoimmunity and long COVID
    on May 28, 2026 at 3:00 pm

    A Mount Sinai-led research team has demonstrated that autoimmunity, in which the body’s immune system attacks its own tissues, is responsible for the often-debilitating and confounding symptoms of long COVID in a subset of people.

  • Psychiatric ‘gold standard’ falters as repeat interviews yield different diagnoses
    on May 28, 2026 at 3:00 pm

    Diagnostic interviews are widely used by mental health professionals to identify conditions such as anxiety, bipolar disorder and depression in adults, but new research led by McMaster University shows that the long considered “gold standard” may not be as consistent as previously thought.