Telerehabilitation improves cognitive, behavioral, and functional outcomes for children and adolescents with intellectual disability
Telerehabilitation helps children with intellectual disability
This systematic review of 28 studies involving 668 participants found that telerehabilitation is associated with improvements in communicati…
A review of 28 studies finds telerehabilitation may improve language, behavior, and cognition in children with intellectual disability.
Clear aligner therapy may improve plaque control compared to fixed appliances in orthodontic patients
Clear aligners may improve gum health compared to fixed braces
This narrative review examines the clinical and environmental impacts of clear aligner therapy (CAT) using thermoplastic and polyurethane po…
Clear aligner therapy can offer better plaque control than traditional braces, but patients must manage risks like enamel erosion and biofil…
High-potency cannabis products are consistently linked to increased risks of psychosis and anxiety symptoms
High Potency Cannabis Linked to Increased Risk of Psychosis
This narrative review examines the mental health consequences of contemporary high-potency cannabis use in Europe. The authors synthesize ev…
New research highlights a consistent link between high-potency cannabis products and increased risks of psychosis, anxiety, and panic sympto…
Self-transcendence via mindfulness practices may serve as a mechanism for moral injury recovery
Self-Transcendence May Help Heal Moral Injury
This integrative review explores the role of self-transcendence (ST) in addressing moral injury. The authors synthesize how mindfulness and …
A new review suggests that cultivating self-transcendence through mindfulness could help people recover from moral injury.
Comparative Efficacy of Neuromodulation versus Behavioral Therapies in Persistent Postural Perceptual Dizziness
Neuromodulation shows promise for balance and anxiety in dizziness
A network meta-analysis indicates neuromodulation significantly outperforms CBT and VRT for improving balance and reducing anxiety in patien…
New data suggests neuromodulation may help people with persistent postural-perceptual dizziness improve their balance and manage symptoms of…
Methodological inconsistencies and data imbalances hinder the clinical application of machine learning for voice disorder classification
Machine Learning Faces Hurdles in Identifying Voice Disorders
This scoping review analyzed 80 studies to evaluate machine learning techniques for multi-class voice disorder classification. The authors i…
Inconsistent data and testing methods currently make it difficult for machine learning to reliably diagnose various voice disorders in clini…
Structured exercise modalities significantly reduce depressive symptoms and anxiety in adults with large effect sizes
Structured exercise helps adults manage symptoms of depression and anxiety
This network meta-analysis of 23 randomized controlled trials involving 1,830 participants found that eight structured exercise modalities s…
Different types of structured exercise, including yoga and high-intensity training, significantly reduce symptoms of depression and anxiety …
Virtual reality interventions significantly improve core symptoms and cognitive function in patients with schizophrenia
Virtual reality helps manage core symptoms of schizophrenia
This meta-analysis of 678 individuals with schizophrenia found that virtual reality (VR) interventions significantly improved overall psychi…
New data shows virtual reality can improve cognitive function and reduce key symptoms for people living with schizophrenia.
Postnatal maternal mental health hospitalization may be linked to adverse child outcomes
Maternal Mental Health Hospitalization Linked to Child Health Outcomes
This narrative review of 4 studies (total 1,020,342 mother-child pairs) found a possible association between postnatal maternal mental healt…
A large review suggests a possible link between mothers being hospitalized for mental health and later risks for child growth and maltreatme…
Current non-motor symptom classifications fail Parkinson's complexity, review finds
Parkinson's symptom classification fails patients, review finds
This narrative review critiques current symptom-based classification systems for non-motor symptoms (NMS) in Parkinson's disease, finding th…
Current systems for grouping Parkinson's non-motor symptoms miss their complexity, a new review reveals.
Bidirectional link between cannabis use disorder and major depressive disorder affects over 3 million individuals
Depression and cannabis use disorder often go hand in hand for millions of people
This meta-analysis examines the bidirectional association between cannabis use disorder and major depressive disorder across psychiatric and…
A massive analysis of over 3 million people shows depression and cannabis use disorder are closely linked, with higher rates of each conditi…
Meta-analysis reveals shorter telomeres in bipolar disorder versus healthy control populations across large sample sizes
Meta-analysis links bipolar disorder to shorter telomeres in a very large group
This meta-analysis of 5,639 patients with bipolar disorder and 226,358 healthy controls found significantly shorter telomere lengths. The as…
A massive analysis of nearly 60,000 people found that those with bipolar disorder had shorter telomeres than healthy controls.