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Secondary School Staff Engagement With a School-Based Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior Initiative Website: Implementation Trial During National Scale-Up
Background: Online platforms are increasingly used to deliver training and implementation resources for large-scale, school-based physical activity initiatives, and understanding behavioral engagement with these platforms is important because it provides an early indicator of…
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STAT+: HHS presses ahead with effort to curb antidepressant use
In a private meeting, HHS officials met with mental health professionals to work on guidance for stopping SSRIs.
Opinion: Is there a doctor on board? Yes, and airlines depend on it
Physicians who volunteer on flights assume responsibility with no patient history, limited equipment, and an audience of 200 people.
STAT+: A breakthrough in pancreatic cancer has experts excited — and braced for what’s to come
Pancreatic cancer specialists are excited about the biggest breakthrough in the field in decades. They are also looking around the corner to what comes next.
As states absorb Medicaid funding cuts, family caregivers face financial ruin
Family caregivers of people with disabilities face a grim financial future as several states consider steep cuts to their wages.
Transcranial Ultrasound Stimulation for Tourette Syndrome
Conditions: Tourette Syndrome Interventions: Device: Focused ultrasound stimulation; Device: Focused ultrasound stimulation; Device: Sham stimulation Sponsors: University of Calgary Not yet recruiting
The Effects of Lumateperone on Obesity and Physiologic Aging and Their Association With Antidepressant Response in Bipolar Depression
Conditions: Bipolar Depression Depressed Phase; Obesity & Overweight Interventions: Drug: Lumateperone 42 mg Sponsors: Massachusetts General Hospital; Johnson and Johnson Medical Not yet recruiting
Prevention of Burnout in Spanish Healthcare Professionals Through Attachment-Based Compassion Therapy (ABCT)
Conditions: Burnout Syndrome; Anxiety Depression; Stress Interventions: Behavioral: Attachment-based compassion therapy Compassion; Behavioral: Relaxation program Sponsors: Hospital Miguel Servet Recruiting
HALO-TRIAL: High, Medium And LOw Intensity Psychotherapy for Binge Eating Disorder
Conditions: Binge Eating Disorder; Binge Eating Episodes; Binge Eating/Loss of Control Eating; Binge Eating Disorders; Binge Eating; Binge Eating Behaviour; Binge Eating Disorder Associated With Obesity; Eating Disorder Binge; Eating Disorders Interventions: Behavioral: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Enhanced - Individual; Behavioral:…
Efficacy of a Gamified Blended Mindfulness Program to Reduce Burnout, Stress, and Anxiety in Nursing Students: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Conditions: Burnout Syndrome; Psychological Stress, Anxiety, and Depression Associated With Academic Pressure; Anxiety Interventions: Behavioral: Psychoeducation and Free App Recommendation; Behavioral: Standard Blended Mindfulness Program; Behavioral: Gamified Blended Mindfulness Program Sponsors: Universidad de Granada Completed
STAT+: Tau in the spotlight at Alzheimer’s conference
From STAT's AAIC in 30 newsletter: Researchers focus on tau, and progress on crossing the blood-brain barrier.
Digital Mental Health Research Priorities, Revisited for the AI and Large Language Model Era
Digital mental health has become an established part of mental health care, but the rapid arrival of large language models and other artificial intelligence tools has refocused attention on the evidence needed to guide the field. This editorial updates the…
Nominee for key federal health role has a history of questioning vaccines
Sean Kaufman's views on vaccines may put him at odds with Sen. Bill Cassidy during next week's confirmation hearing.
Maintaining Emotional Boundaries as a Parent
Parents often emphasize to children the importance of respecting others’ boundaries — don’t tickle another kid if they say they don’t like it, for example. Don’t kiss someone unless they welcome it. But within the family, we can fail to…
STAT+: Roche ends Huntington’s gene-silencing programs
ARPA-H launches bespoke gene therapy push, Lilly and Novo to promote Bridge program, and more biotech news from The Readout
STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about bigger drug discounts in Germany, drugmakers embracing secrecy, and more
German lawmakers passed a bill that would more than double the discount on branded medicines drugmakers must provide the government
The Download: Claude’s inner workings and OpenAI’s “super app”
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Anthropic found a hidden space where Claude puzzles over concepts The AI firm Anthropic has got…
How diet therapy affects obesity-associated depressive symptoms: from mechanism to therapeutics
Obesity stands as a formidable 21st-century public health crisis, with its capacity to aggravate depressive symptoms gaining increasing clinical attention. Traditional treatment models often treat these two conditions separately. However, recent research evidence suggests a complex network linking obesity and…
Silent Twiddler syndrome despite dual-anchor fixation in deep brain stimulation: two case reports
BackgroundTwiddler syndrome (TS) is a rare hardware-related complication in which manipulation or excessive mobility of an implanted pacemaker or implantable pulse generator (IPG) results in device malfunction. Traditionally, TS is diagnosed only after lead coiling, fracture, displacement, or loss of…
Evolution of brain-computer interface technologies for stroke rehabilitation: a bibliometric integration of neural decoding and functional recovery (2016–2025)
IntroductionBrain-computer interface (BCI) technology represents a critical frontier in neurorehabilitation. This study aims to systematically analyze the global research landscape, hotspot distribution, and evolving trends of BCI interventions for upper limb rehabilitation in stroke survivors between 2016 and 2025.MethodsBibliometric analysis…
The ECHO study: compassion-focused therapy for young voice hearers and their caregivers. A pilot study
BackgroundVoice hearing can occur in healthy people without a trigger, be caused by a traumatic event, or occur as part of a psychiatric disorder. There are still many gaps in our understanding of voice hearing, and research in this field…
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Secondary School Staff Engagement With a School-Based Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior Initiative Website: Implementation Trial During National Scale-Up
Background: Online platforms are increasingly used to deliver training and implementation resources for large-scale, school-based physical activity initiatives, and understanding behavioral engagement with these platforms is important because it provides an early indicator of…
News
3069 results
STAT+: HHS presses ahead with effort to curb antidepressant use
In a private meeting, HHS officials met with mental health professionals to work on guidance for stopping SSRIs.
Opinion: Is there a doctor on board? Yes, and airlines depend on it
Physicians who volunteer on flights assume responsibility with no patient history, limited equipment, and an audience of 200 people.
STAT+: A breakthrough in pancreatic cancer has experts excited — and braced for what’s to come
Pancreatic cancer specialists are excited about the biggest breakthrough in the field in decades. They are also looking around the corner to what comes next.
As states absorb Medicaid funding cuts, family caregivers face financial ruin
Family caregivers of people with disabilities face a grim financial future as several states consider steep cuts to their wages.
Transcranial Ultrasound Stimulation for Tourette Syndrome
Conditions: Tourette Syndrome Interventions: Device: Focused ultrasound stimulation; Device: Focused ultrasound stimulation; Device: Sham stimulation Sponsors: University of Calgary Not yet recruiting
The Effects of Lumateperone on Obesity and Physiologic Aging and Their Association With Antidepressant Response in Bipolar Depression
Conditions: Bipolar Depression Depressed Phase; Obesity & Overweight Interventions: Drug: Lumateperone 42 mg Sponsors: Massachusetts General Hospital; Johnson and Johnson Medical Not yet recruiting
Prevention of Burnout in Spanish Healthcare Professionals Through Attachment-Based Compassion Therapy (ABCT)
Conditions: Burnout Syndrome; Anxiety Depression; Stress Interventions: Behavioral: Attachment-based compassion therapy Compassion; Behavioral: Relaxation program Sponsors: Hospital Miguel Servet Recruiting
HALO-TRIAL: High, Medium And LOw Intensity Psychotherapy for Binge Eating Disorder
Conditions: Binge Eating Disorder; Binge Eating Episodes; Binge Eating/Loss of Control Eating; Binge Eating Disorders; Binge Eating; Binge Eating Behaviour; Binge Eating Disorder Associated With Obesity; Eating Disorder Binge; Eating Disorders Interventions: Behavioral: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Enhanced - Individual; Behavioral:…
Efficacy of a Gamified Blended Mindfulness Program to Reduce Burnout, Stress, and Anxiety in Nursing Students: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Conditions: Burnout Syndrome; Psychological Stress, Anxiety, and Depression Associated With Academic Pressure; Anxiety Interventions: Behavioral: Psychoeducation and Free App Recommendation; Behavioral: Standard Blended Mindfulness Program; Behavioral: Gamified Blended Mindfulness Program Sponsors: Universidad de Granada Completed
STAT+: Tau in the spotlight at Alzheimer’s conference
From STAT's AAIC in 30 newsletter: Researchers focus on tau, and progress on crossing the blood-brain barrier.
Digital Mental Health Research Priorities, Revisited for the AI and Large Language Model Era
Digital mental health has become an established part of mental health care, but the rapid arrival of large language models and other artificial intelligence tools has refocused attention on the evidence needed to guide the field. This editorial updates the…
Nominee for key federal health role has a history of questioning vaccines
Sean Kaufman's views on vaccines may put him at odds with Sen. Bill Cassidy during next week's confirmation hearing.
Maintaining Emotional Boundaries as a Parent
Parents often emphasize to children the importance of respecting others’ boundaries — don’t tickle another kid if they say they don’t like it, for example. Don’t kiss someone unless they welcome it. But within the family, we can fail to…
STAT+: Roche ends Huntington’s gene-silencing programs
ARPA-H launches bespoke gene therapy push, Lilly and Novo to promote Bridge program, and more biotech news from The Readout
STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about bigger drug discounts in Germany, drugmakers embracing secrecy, and more
German lawmakers passed a bill that would more than double the discount on branded medicines drugmakers must provide the government
The Download: Claude’s inner workings and OpenAI’s “super app”
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Anthropic found a hidden space where Claude puzzles over concepts The AI firm Anthropic has got…
How diet therapy affects obesity-associated depressive symptoms: from mechanism to therapeutics
Obesity stands as a formidable 21st-century public health crisis, with its capacity to aggravate depressive symptoms gaining increasing clinical attention. Traditional treatment models often treat these two conditions separately. However, recent research evidence suggests a complex network linking obesity and…
Silent Twiddler syndrome despite dual-anchor fixation in deep brain stimulation: two case reports
BackgroundTwiddler syndrome (TS) is a rare hardware-related complication in which manipulation or excessive mobility of an implanted pacemaker or implantable pulse generator (IPG) results in device malfunction. Traditionally, TS is diagnosed only after lead coiling, fracture, displacement, or loss of…
Evolution of brain-computer interface technologies for stroke rehabilitation: a bibliometric integration of neural decoding and functional recovery (2016–2025)
IntroductionBrain-computer interface (BCI) technology represents a critical frontier in neurorehabilitation. This study aims to systematically analyze the global research landscape, hotspot distribution, and evolving trends of BCI interventions for upper limb rehabilitation in stroke survivors between 2016 and 2025.MethodsBibliometric analysis…
The ECHO study: compassion-focused therapy for young voice hearers and their caregivers. A pilot study
BackgroundVoice hearing can occur in healthy people without a trigger, be caused by a traumatic event, or occur as part of a psychiatric disorder. There are still many gaps in our understanding of voice hearing, and research in this field…