With nearly 20 percent of U.S. adults affected by depression, the prevalence of this mental health condition drives many to explore relief from its most challenging symptoms. A recent study offers ...

For years, a small group of technology enthusiasts have been applying gentle electrical current to their brains in an effort to gain cognitive benefits, improve sleep, or aid memory. While brain ...

BOSTON, March 11, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Lindus Health, the "anti-CRO" running radically faster, more reliable clinical trials for life science pioneers, and Sooma Medical, a world-leading provider of ...

Unsupervised, at-home use of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) was no better than a sham control for treating a major depressive episode, a randomized trial showed. The PSYLECT trial of ...

When added to stable selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRI) treatment, transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) was not superior to sham stimulation for major depressive disorder (MDD), ...

A device that delivers direct stimulation to the brain was found to be a safe and effective means of treating depression at home, according to a new study. A device that delivers direct stimulation to ...

As at-home, do-it-yourself (DIY) brain stimulation devices like transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) gain popularity for common psychiatric conditions like depression, anxiety, and ...

Depression affects approximately 280 million people all over the world, and disproportionately affects the female population — it is 50% more common in women than men. Treatments range from ...

A noninvasive, home-based brain treatment with transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) can reduce pain severity, improve pain-related disability, and enhance endogenous pain modulation in women ...

Transcranial direct current stimulation, or tDCS, has proved effective for binge-eating disorder for the first time, according to researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. tDCS is a type ...

The device, worn as a cap, uses tDCS therapy, a non-invasive technique using electrodes to deliver low-level electrical currents to the brain. MDD is estimated to affect 8.3% of adults in the US, one ...