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Muscle Strength and Power Changes With Gender‐Affirming Hormone Therapy

Andrology, Volume 14, Issue 7, Page 2138-2149, October 2026.
ABSTRACT Background Androgen receptors are highly expressed in upper body muscles, but changes in maximal muscle strength and power in major upper body muscles have not been investigated during gender‐affirming hormone therapy (GAHT). Objective To assess prospective changes in maximal muscle strength and muscle power from before and after 1 year of ...
Mathilde Kamp Nørlund, Jakob Lindberg Nielsen, Marianne Skovsager Andersen, Rikke Hjortebjerg, Laust Frisenberg Buhl, Anne Pernille Hermann, Camilla Viola Buskbjerg Palm, Tine Taulbjerg Kristensen, Jan Frystyk, Per Aagaard, Jonas Mathiesen, Dorte Glintborg, Louise Lehmann Christensen   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

The effects of chair yoga practice on stress reduction among high school teachers in Vietnam: a preliminary quasi-experimental study. [PDF]

Front Public Health
Kieu TTT.
europepmc   +1 more source

Positive psychology interventions during pregnancy: A systematic review

Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being, Volume 18, Issue 5, October 2026.
Abstract Positive psychology interventions (PPI) have been applied and demonstrated evidence in various population groups. The present systematic review focused on the types and influence of PPI on the physical and psychological health of pregnant women. Studies that matched the selection criteria were identified on EBSCOhost, PsychINFO, Web of Science,
Tharunnia M.S Ganesan, Zuhrah Beevi, Alan J. Gow, Guek Nee Ke   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Perceived Stress Among Students and Their Perceptions of Mindfulness and Therapeutic Yoga Practice in Bhutan: A Comparative Cross-Sectional Study. [PDF]

Public Health Chall
Wangdi P, Wangmo C, Rabjay SW, Lhundrup S, Chophel U, Wangchuk K, Galey K, Dorji JY, Dorji T.   +8 more
europepmc   +1 more source

From connection to conservation: Nature‐based mindfulness as a pathway to pro‐environmental behaviors

Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being, Volume 18, Issue 5, October 2026.
Abstract Nature‐based mindfulness interventions (NBMIs) are increasingly recognized for fostering nature connection and promoting pro‐environmental behavior (PEB). However, robust longitudinal evidence of their sustained impact within the general population remains limited.
Patricia Zieris, Markus M. Müller, Meike Krebs‐Fehrmann, Katharina Thümer, Peter Loreth, Doris Pokorny, Elisabeth Kals   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

"Progressing physically and mentally" - a qualitative investigation into perceptions of mental well-being and barriers to participation in a nine-week yoga program among older inmates in Germany. [PDF]

Health Justice
Koddebusch M, Gröben B, Wicker P, Dransmann M.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Access to Supportive Care Among Australian Cancer Carers: Experiences of Priority Populations

Health Expectations, Volume 29, Issue 5, October 2026.
ABSTRACT Background Informal carers are essential in supporting people with cancer yet often experience unmet supportive care needs. Aims The aim of this study was to examine (a) access to supportive care services (b) perceived barriers to accessing services, and (c) the potential influence of carer health literacy on access and barriers to supportive ...
Stephanie P. Cowdery, Patricia M. Livingston, Thach Tran, Antonina Mikocka‐Walus, Anna Ugalde, Eva Yuen, Hannah Jongebloed, Natalie Winter, Nicole Kiss, Nikki McCaffrey, Norah Refahi, Victoria M. White   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Editorial: Yoga to promote mental health in occupational health settings

Frontiers in Public Health
Apar Avinash Saoji, Venugopal Vijayakumar, Kaushik Chattopadhyay, Elisa Harumi Kozasa   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Neuroscience of Religious and Spiritual Practices: A Systematic Review of Neurotheological Evidence

Brain and Behavior, Volume 16, Issue 9, September 2026.
Systematic synthesis of 105 neuroimaging and neurophysiological studies demonstrates that religious and spiritual practices, including meditation, prayer, chanting, worship, and mystical experiences, produce practice‐specific neuroplastic changes in brain networks governing attention, self‐referential processing, emotion regulation, connectivity ...
Waqar Husain, Achraf Ammar, Urwa‐Tul Wusqa, Maha Farooq, Zehra Tariq, Seithikurippu R. Pandi‐Perumal, Ahmed S. BaHammam, Khaled Trabelsi, Mark D. Griffiths, Amir Pakpour, Haitham Jahrami   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source