The FDA has approved cyclobenzaprine hydrochloride sublingual tablets, a first-in-class, non-opioid treatment for adults with fibromyalgia, a chronic pain syndrome that affects more than 10 million Americans, roughly 80% of whom are women. The medication, taken once-daily at bedtime, targets nonrestorative sleep, a root cause of pain, fatigue, and brain fog in fibromyalgia. It’s the Read more
In July 2025, TIME magazine reported on a collaboration between OpenAI and Penda Health, a Kenyan primary care provider, which tested the use of an artificial intelligence (AI) assistant called AI Consult to improve clinical decision-making in real-world settings. The results suggest AI can meaningfully reduce diagnostic and treatment errors Read more
Doctors have traditionally recommended lifestyle interventions to achieve weight loss for people with a high body mass index (BMI). However, rigorous evidence has indicated that lifestyle interventions, which involve a change in behaviour with a focus on restriction of energy intake and increased physical activity, have little to no effect Read more
Understanding How AI Writing Tools Affect Our Brains This MIT study looked at what happens to our brains and our writing when an Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools like ChatGPT are used for write essays, compared to using a search engine or writing completely on their own (without using any tool). Read more
Virtual reality (VR) applications have emerged as a treatment approach in stroke rehabilitation. Different types of studies have been used from non‐immersive, non‐customised, interactive game‐based applications to immersive applications specifically designed for rehabilitation settings. Objectives Primary objective: to assess the effects of VR compared with an alternative intervention or no Read more
CT-132 is a mobile smartphone app that can be used for Migraine prevention. The CT-132 app “uses biologic and psychologic and behavioral approaches and then adapts to patient responses in order to take a person through a series of steps that, when they execute them, will help prevent migraine over Read more
Dementia is a clinical syndrome with a number of different causes. It is characterised by deterioration in cognitive, behavioural, social and emotional functioning. Pharmacological interventions are available but have limited effect on many of the syndrome’s features. However, receptivity to music may remain until the late phases of dementia, and Read more
Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 (GLP-1) is a natural hormone secreted by the intestinal – L cells in response to food that enhances insulin secretion, suppresses glucagon rerelease, delays gastric emptying, acts on the brain to promote satiety. GLP-1 plays a vital role in blood sugar control. It has been reported that GLP-1 Read more
BACKGROUND Generative artificial intelligence (Gen-AI) chatbots hold promise for building highly personalized, effective mental health treatments at scale, while also addressing user engagement and retention issues common among digital therapeutics. METHODS A RCT with (N=210) with clinically significant symptoms of major depressive disorder (MDD), generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), or at Read more
American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) guidelines are the first to make priority recommendations for antiobesity medication selection on the basis of available evidence from individual agent trials explicitly recommending the use of (a) semaglutide 2.4 mg because of the magnitude of clinical benefit (b) next prioritize liraglutide 3.0 mg, followed by Read more