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Effect of photobiomodulation on fatigue-related errors in ankle joint position reproduction: the moderating role of perceived ankle instability in a randomized, placebo-controlled trial
To investigate whether pre-exercise photobiomodulation (PBM) attenuates fatigue-induced decline in ankle joint position reproduction (JPR) and determine whether perceived ankle instability modifies this response. In this randomized, placebo-controlled trial with participant blinding and blinded outcome assessment, 30 healthy young adults (age: 24.3 ± 3.7 years; 15 male, 15 female) received either PBM or placebo treatment… →
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Feasibility and clinical value of a prostate cancer screening model based on biparametric magnetic resonance imaging combined with prostate-specific antigen in a Chinese population
CONCLUSION: The prostate cancer screening model based on serum tPSA combined with bpMRI demonstrates good feasibility, reduces unnecessary biopsies, optimizes the allocation of screening resources, and provides a basis for precision screening strategies. →
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Effect of pictorial-based information about atherosclerosis on adherence to lifestyle recommendations: results from the VIPVIZA randomised controlled trial
CONCLUSION: Our findings provide some evidence for the contributory role of pictorial-based information about subclinical atherosclerosis in promoting sustained healthy lifestyle habits. →
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Digital Mahjong-Based Cognitive Engagement Intervention for Older Adults: Randomized Controlled Trial
CONCLUSIONS: This 6-month home-based digital mahjong intervention improved delayed recall and increased right insular ReHo. Integrating culturally familiar cognitive challenges with lifestyle engagement may be a feasible strategy associated with salience network-related functional changes and memory performance. Future large-scale trials should use active control conditions and factorial designs to rigorously isolate component-specific mechanisms. →
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How America out-deindustrialised Europe
Despite the prevailing narrative of Western deindustrialisation as one of a rigid Europe and a dynamic America, Richard Baldwin, Saul Estrin, and Bob Hancké argue that the comparison of the EU with the US turns this narrative on its head. While both have experienced deindustrialisation, it has been for different reasons and with the US’s running deeper. The familiar story of deindustrialisation says Europe is over-regulated, over-taxed and burdened by ageing factories, while the United States is… →
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Robots Are Coming — but Not Everywhere
Getty Images “The ChatGPT moment for robotics is coming,” declared Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang at the Consumer Electronics Show in January 2025. It’s a widespread expectation: that humanoid robots will follow the same explosive adoption curve as generative AI. Our research suggests the opposite. Humanoid robotics will be adopted unevenly, across diverging use cases and… →
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Impact of Responsibility Allocation Structures on Diagnostic Quality in AI-Assisted Diagnosis: Randomized Controlled Experiment
CONCLUSIONS: The dynamic responsibility structure may enable health care organizations to use AI more fully and appropriately without compromising clinicians’ diagnostic performance, thereby improving the safety and quality of AI-assisted diagnosis. →
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«My child before and now»: parental perceptions of changes in functioning following participation in the global integration method (Método de Integração Global) in children with autism spectrum disorder
CONCLUSION: Parents reported perceived changes in functioning following participation in MIG and described positive experiences related to the intervention process. →
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Digital Peer Support Intervention for Family Caregivers of Individuals With Neuromuscular Disease: Randomized Controlled Trial
CONCLUSIONS: Our 12-week digital peer support program had no effect on caregiver mastery or other caregiving or psychological outcomes among family caregivers of individuals with NMD. This might be partly due to moderate fidelity and variability in participant engagement. Unlike prior caregiver interventions that incorporated structured psychoeducation or self-management training, this intervention evaluated primarily peer… →
