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by University of East London edited by Gaby Clark, reviewed by Andrew Zinin  Editors’ notes  The GIST Add as preferred source Credit: RDNE Stock project from Pexels An international study, the first of its kind to use an online survey to capture the long-term effects of Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) on patients, has revealed that while some patients experience […]

by American Heart Association edited by Sadie Harley, reviewed by Andrew Zinin  Editors’ notes  The GIST Add as preferred source The brain has about 100 billion cells called neurons. It’s made up of distinct parts, that developed through human evolution. Credit: American Heart Association A type of therapy that stimulates specific brain pathways with electromagnetic pulses combined with

by University of Pennsylvania edited by Sadie Harley, reviewed by Robert Eg Scans showing neuronal fluorescence and hemoglobin absorption. Credit: University of Pennsylvania During his third-year psychiatry clerkship as a medical student, Zach Rosenthal, MD, Ph.D., was part of a team providing care to a young man with schizophrenia and severe catatonia. “He was stuck frozen in bed