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Brain Quality Control Selectively Eliminates Neurons with Abnormal Variants in Development
In developing fetuses, the human brain generates an excess of neurons, most of which are eliminated around when the baby is born. New research suggests that this is an important quality-control mechanism. The post…
Improving Materials for a Technology-Based Childhood Obesity Intervention for Hispanic/Latino Families in Rural Nebraska: Mixed Methods Usability Test
Background: Childhood obesity remains a public health concern in the United States, disproportionately affecting Hispanic/Latino and rural populations. Despite this disparity, there is a lack of culturally relevant programs specifically designed to reach this…
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STAT+: A giant question looms over GOP’s new Medicaid work requirements
Coverage losses tied to Medicaid work requirements may not be tracked in every states.
STAT+: Google clinical director says AI can be a ‘bridge’ for people having a mental health crisis
Google's clinical director Megan Bell Jones on how the company is addressing concerns over mental health impacts of its AI products.
Rise & Thrive: Community-Engagement Intervention for Stress and Depression in Youth.
Conditions: Depressive Symptoms; Allostatic Load; Metabolic Syndrome Interventions: Behavioral: Rise Together: Community Engagement Intervention; Behavioral: Adulting 101: Life Skills Sponsors: Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago; National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD); Policy Research…
TIS for NSSI in Adolescent Depression
Conditions: Temporal Interference Stimulation; Non Suicidal Self Injury; Major Depressive Disorder Interventions: Device: Active Temporal Interference Stimulation (TIS); Device: Sham Temporal Interference Stimulation (TIS) Sponsors: The Second Hospital of Anhui Medical University Recruiting
Auditory Stimulation for Insomnia and Depression
Conditions: Depression - Major Depressive Disorder; Insomnia Interventions: Device: Alpha phase-locked auditory stimulation; Device: Sham Stimulation Sponsors: Wake Forest University Health Sciences Not yet recruiting
Symptom-based approach treats opioid withdrawal in newborns with minimal drug exposure
NIH-funded clinical trial shows that the new approach could also decrease time in the hospital.
Adapted RPM-08 for Substance Use Disorder in Pakistan
Conditions: Substance Use Disorder (SUD); Drug Abuse; Relapse Interventions: Behavioral: Adapted Relapse Prevention Module (RPM-08); Other: Treatment as Usual (TAU) Sponsors: Universiti Sains Malaysia Completed
Oxytocin Plus Self-compassion Training in Borderline Personality Disorder
Conditions: Self-compassion Training (SCT) Plus Intranasal Oxytocin; Self-compassion Training (SCT) Plus Intranasal Placebo Interventions: Drug: Intranasal Oxytocin (IN-OXT); Drug: Intranasal Placebo; Behavioral: Self-Compassion Training (SCT) Sponsors: Fundació Institut de Recerca de l'Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau Recruiting
Comparing Acupuncture With Medication to Reduce Anxiety and Depression in China
Conditions: Anxiety Depression Interventions: Drug: Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI); Other: Acupuncture Sponsors: Duke Kunshan University; Kunshan Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine; Kunshan Mental Health Center; National Natural Science Foundation of China Not yet recruiting
Women’s Reproductive Choices and Mental Health During Pregnancy and After Birth in Wartime Ukraine
Conditions: Perinatal Mental Health; Reproductive Behavior; Women; Cohort Studies Interventions: Diagnostic Test: Psychological Assessment; Diagnostic Test: Routine Clinical Data Collection Sponsors: Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv Not yet recruiting
A Random Controlled Trial of Home-based Digital Therapy for Treating ADHD in Children
Conditions: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Interventions: Device: Home-based digital therapy with brain-controlled games Sponsors: Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine Recruiting
Elon Musk and Sam Altman are going to court over OpenAI’s future
After a yearslong legal feud, Elon Musk and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman are heading to trial this week in Northern California in a case that could have sweeping consequences. Ahead of OpenAI’s highly anticipated IPO, the court could rule on…
Multimodal Depression Detection Through Conversational Interactions with an Emotion-Aware Social Robot: Pilot Study
Background: Depression affects more than 300 million people worldwide and is a leading contributor to the global disease burden. Traditional diagnostic methods, such as structured clinical interviews, are reliable but impractical for frequent or large-scale screening. Self-report tools like the…
New U.S. recommendation on hepatitis B vaccine will have dire consequences, studies project
Policy that recommends offering hep B vaccine at birth only to babies perceived to be at risk will lead to increased numbers of infected infants, new studies project.
Supreme Court grapples with multibillion-dollar wave of lawsuits over Roundup cancer claims
The Supreme Court seemed divided Monday over whether to block thousands of lawsuits alleging the maker of the weedkiller Roundup failed to warn people it could cause cancer.
STAT+: Erasca touts strong, though preliminary, results in trial of pancreatic and lung cancer therapy
The drugmaker Erasca said results on its experimental pill in a trial of pancreatic cancer and non-small cell lung cancer exceeded its expectations.
STAT+: Dems say RFK Jr. has a pattern of failing to answer their questions
Kennedy broke his pledge to share a controversial contract, highlighting Democrats' frustrations with the health secretary.
Enhancing Sleep and Mental Health: Longitudinal, Observational, Real-World Study From a Digital Mental Health Platform
Background: Poor sleep is closely linked to mental health challenges and workplace burnout. Mental health and workplace stressors can impair sleep, while good sleep quality supports cognitive and emotional resources to cope with daily challenges. Despite positive outcomes of maintaining…
Comparing Perceptions of ChatGPT Use in Health Attitude Contexts Among Users and Nonusers: Cross-Sectional Study
Background: In light of the growing use of artificial intelligence (AI) in health care, individuals’ access to and use of health information are transforming. ChatGPT, an AI chatbot, provides immediate responses to health queries, with the potential to influence health-related…
The Effectiveness and Mechanisms of Action of App-Based Interventions for Improving Mental Health and Workplace Well-Being: Randomized Controlled Trial
Background: Depression is the most common mental health disorder worldwide and frequently leads to workplace absence. As face-to-face treatment can be difficult to access, app-based interventions are a popular solution, although their effectiveness in working populations and their mechanisms of…
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Brain Quality Control Selectively Eliminates Neurons with Abnormal Variants in Development
In developing fetuses, the human brain generates an excess of neurons, most of which are eliminated around when the baby is born. New research suggests that this is an important quality-control mechanism. The post…
Improving Materials for a Technology-Based Childhood Obesity Intervention for Hispanic/Latino Families in Rural Nebraska: Mixed Methods Usability Test
Background: Childhood obesity remains a public health concern in the United States, disproportionately affecting Hispanic/Latino and rural populations. Despite this disparity, there is a lack of culturally relevant programs specifically designed to reach this…
News
3070 results
STAT+: A giant question looms over GOP’s new Medicaid work requirements
Coverage losses tied to Medicaid work requirements may not be tracked in every states.
STAT+: Google clinical director says AI can be a ‘bridge’ for people having a mental health crisis
Google's clinical director Megan Bell Jones on how the company is addressing concerns over mental health impacts of its AI products.
Rise & Thrive: Community-Engagement Intervention for Stress and Depression in Youth.
Conditions: Depressive Symptoms; Allostatic Load; Metabolic Syndrome Interventions: Behavioral: Rise Together: Community Engagement Intervention; Behavioral: Adulting 101: Life Skills Sponsors: Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago; National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD); Policy Research…
TIS for NSSI in Adolescent Depression
Conditions: Temporal Interference Stimulation; Non Suicidal Self Injury; Major Depressive Disorder Interventions: Device: Active Temporal Interference Stimulation (TIS); Device: Sham Temporal Interference Stimulation (TIS) Sponsors: The Second Hospital of Anhui Medical University Recruiting
Auditory Stimulation for Insomnia and Depression
Conditions: Depression - Major Depressive Disorder; Insomnia Interventions: Device: Alpha phase-locked auditory stimulation; Device: Sham Stimulation Sponsors: Wake Forest University Health Sciences Not yet recruiting
Symptom-based approach treats opioid withdrawal in newborns with minimal drug exposure
NIH-funded clinical trial shows that the new approach could also decrease time in the hospital.
Adapted RPM-08 for Substance Use Disorder in Pakistan
Conditions: Substance Use Disorder (SUD); Drug Abuse; Relapse Interventions: Behavioral: Adapted Relapse Prevention Module (RPM-08); Other: Treatment as Usual (TAU) Sponsors: Universiti Sains Malaysia Completed
Oxytocin Plus Self-compassion Training in Borderline Personality Disorder
Conditions: Self-compassion Training (SCT) Plus Intranasal Oxytocin; Self-compassion Training (SCT) Plus Intranasal Placebo Interventions: Drug: Intranasal Oxytocin (IN-OXT); Drug: Intranasal Placebo; Behavioral: Self-Compassion Training (SCT) Sponsors: Fundació Institut de Recerca de l'Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau Recruiting
Comparing Acupuncture With Medication to Reduce Anxiety and Depression in China
Conditions: Anxiety Depression Interventions: Drug: Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI); Other: Acupuncture Sponsors: Duke Kunshan University; Kunshan Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine; Kunshan Mental Health Center; National Natural Science Foundation of China Not yet recruiting
Women’s Reproductive Choices and Mental Health During Pregnancy and After Birth in Wartime Ukraine
Conditions: Perinatal Mental Health; Reproductive Behavior; Women; Cohort Studies Interventions: Diagnostic Test: Psychological Assessment; Diagnostic Test: Routine Clinical Data Collection Sponsors: Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv Not yet recruiting
A Random Controlled Trial of Home-based Digital Therapy for Treating ADHD in Children
Conditions: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Interventions: Device: Home-based digital therapy with brain-controlled games Sponsors: Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine Recruiting
Elon Musk and Sam Altman are going to court over OpenAI’s future
After a yearslong legal feud, Elon Musk and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman are heading to trial this week in Northern California in a case that could have sweeping consequences. Ahead of OpenAI’s highly anticipated IPO, the court could rule on…
Multimodal Depression Detection Through Conversational Interactions with an Emotion-Aware Social Robot: Pilot Study
Background: Depression affects more than 300 million people worldwide and is a leading contributor to the global disease burden. Traditional diagnostic methods, such as structured clinical interviews, are reliable but impractical for frequent or large-scale screening. Self-report tools like the…
New U.S. recommendation on hepatitis B vaccine will have dire consequences, studies project
Policy that recommends offering hep B vaccine at birth only to babies perceived to be at risk will lead to increased numbers of infected infants, new studies project.
Supreme Court grapples with multibillion-dollar wave of lawsuits over Roundup cancer claims
The Supreme Court seemed divided Monday over whether to block thousands of lawsuits alleging the maker of the weedkiller Roundup failed to warn people it could cause cancer.
STAT+: Erasca touts strong, though preliminary, results in trial of pancreatic and lung cancer therapy
The drugmaker Erasca said results on its experimental pill in a trial of pancreatic cancer and non-small cell lung cancer exceeded its expectations.
STAT+: Dems say RFK Jr. has a pattern of failing to answer their questions
Kennedy broke his pledge to share a controversial contract, highlighting Democrats' frustrations with the health secretary.
Enhancing Sleep and Mental Health: Longitudinal, Observational, Real-World Study From a Digital Mental Health Platform
Background: Poor sleep is closely linked to mental health challenges and workplace burnout. Mental health and workplace stressors can impair sleep, while good sleep quality supports cognitive and emotional resources to cope with daily challenges. Despite positive outcomes of maintaining…
Comparing Perceptions of ChatGPT Use in Health Attitude Contexts Among Users and Nonusers: Cross-Sectional Study
Background: In light of the growing use of artificial intelligence (AI) in health care, individuals’ access to and use of health information are transforming. ChatGPT, an AI chatbot, provides immediate responses to health queries, with the potential to influence health-related…
The Effectiveness and Mechanisms of Action of App-Based Interventions for Improving Mental Health and Workplace Well-Being: Randomized Controlled Trial
Background: Depression is the most common mental health disorder worldwide and frequently leads to workplace absence. As face-to-face treatment can be difficult to access, app-based interventions are a popular solution, although their effectiveness in working populations and their mechanisms of…