Monthly Archives: January 2012

An evaluation of safety and feasibility using rTMS in adolescents with depression

January 26th, 2012 - 3:40 pm

Christopher A. Wall, M.D., with the departments of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine and Psychiatry and Psychology, discusses a study that suggests that repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) is a safe, feasible, and potentially effective adjunctive therapy for treatment-resistant major depressive disorder (MDD) in … Continue reading →

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Comparison of age-related macular degeneration treatments trials: Lucentis-Avastin trial

January 18th, 2012 - 12:22 pm

Sophie J. Bakri, M.D., with the Department of Ophthalmology at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., and study principal investigator at Mayo Clinic, discusses first-year results from the National Eye Institute–funded study of neovascular age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Findings indicate that bevacizumab … Continue reading →

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