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In a 29-person randomized trial, 2 weeks of motor cortex rTMS lowered nerve pain after spinal cord injury more than sham. Depression and anxiety fell in the active group but did not beat sha…
Read articleAn 8-week virtual reality game program improved teacher ratings of how well children with ADHD were managing school, compared with children on a waiting list. A randomized trial in Turkey te…
Read articleAdults in Hong Kong who developed diabetes by age 40 reported less diabetes distress after a year of personalized care that included genetic and biomarker testing. Over 3 years, though, the …
Read articleA virtual reality (VR) headset and a simple hand massage from a companion both eased pain and anxiety during emergency room stitches, compared with usual care alone, in a 2026 randomized tri…
Read articleUniversity students who used an AI chatbot for 12 weeks ended with anxiety scores about 2 points lower than students in weekly group therapy, in a randomized trial of 977 students in Israel.…
Read articleA 228-person randomized trial found a split result for workplace mental-health apps: executive-function training reduced anxiety and depressive symptoms at 12-week follow-up, while a self-gu…
Read articleA 68-person randomized trial in Indian healthcare workers found a narrow but useful pattern: combined yoga plus Bhagavad Gita teaching beat usual care immediately on GAD-7 anxiety scores (p …
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