With nearly 20 percent of U.S. adults affected by depression, the prevalence of this mental health condition drives many to ...

A new trial suggests that at-home brain stimulation could potentially be a first-line treatment for depression. However, some experts are skeptical.

Up to a third of people diagnosed with depression do not respond to antidepressants or therapy. In such cases, patients may be prescribed neuromodulation therapy, which modulates brain activity in ...

Our hope is that tDCS can provide a viable third alternative for people with moderate to severe depression to help them better manage their symptoms,” said lead author Rachel Woodham, a research ...

Half were randomly assigned to use the Flow Neuroscience tDCS device, and the other half used a sham device. Depression is a common mental illness that causes a range of mental, emotional ...

“Our study demonstrates that at-home tDCS is an acceptable first-line treatment for moderate depression without serious side effects,” study investigator Cynthia Fu, MD, professor of affective ...

A Swedish startup has developed a high-tech headset that fights depression. Here's how it works.

The study included 174 adult participants with a diagnosis of severe to moderate depression. They were randomly assigned to one of two treatment arms: active tDCS or inactive tDCS, which used the ...

Previous research has explored using tDCS to treat depression, but this study stands out for its long timescale and remote, home-based design, which did not require participants to make daily ...

Related Study links depression, outcome of sports concussion ... The therapy is called transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), in which a current of between 0.5 to 2 milliampere is applied ...

The study included 174 adult participants with a diagnosis of severe to moderate depression. They were randomly assigned to one of two treatment arms: active tDCS or inactive tDCS, which used the ...