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Effects of Tai Chi and Qigong intervention on anxiety and stress in diabetic and hypertensive Brazilian patients: a randomized controlled trial
CONCLUSION: A 13-week Tai Chi/Qigong intervention was efficacious in lowering anxiety and perceived stress scores in middle-aged and older patients with diabetes mellitus and hypertension and can potentially be used in primary care centers as an adjunct therapy.Trial registration: Brazilian Registry of Clinical Trials (ReBEC), Identifier: U1111-1276-1787. →
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Pharmacological correction of burning eye syndrome
CONCLUSION: The proposed treatment regimen, incorporating gabapentin along with neuroprotective therapy (thioctic acid, ipidacrine, and B vitamins) and topical 0.4% HA, proved more effective in alleviating neuropathic pain in BES compared to isolated topical therapy. →
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Improving pelvic floor muscle strength in women with postpartum stress urinary incontinence using electromagnetic stimulation therapy: A randomized controlled trial
Electromagnetic stimulation (EMS) has emerged as a potential alternative for managing urinary incontinence in women. However, research directly comparing EMS to Kegel exercises in cases of postpartum stress urinary incontinence (SUI) is limited. The aim of this study was to assess the effectiveness of EMS (improvement of the symptoms, incontinence severity and pelvic floor muscle… →
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Role of phosphodiesterase-3 inhibitor in cardiorespiratory fitness and functional class of patients with pulmonary hypertension: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial
Many patients with acyanotic shunt congenital heart disease (CHD) are diagnosed only in adulthood, by which time pulmonary hypertension (PH) has developed, impairing their functional class and cardiorespiratory fitness. While PH treatments are limited and expensive, cilostazol, a phosphodiesterase-3 inhibitor, has shown potential in reducing pulmonary artery pressure and improving heart function, offering hope for… →
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Feasibility, Effectiveness, and Acceptability of a Telemedicine Neurological Consultation for Drug-Induced Movement Disorders; A Randomized Pilot Study
BACKGROUND: Individuals exposed to neuroleptics are at risk of developing a drug-induced movement disorder (DIMD). Early identification and appropriate management are necessary to minimize the risk of DIMDs worsening and becoming irreversible. Movement disorder neurologists can assist other clinicians in assessing the cause of the DIMD and make care recommendations. The aim of this study… →
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PrimeIntellect Releases INTELLECT-2: A 32B Reasoning Model Trained via Distributed Asynchronous Reinforcement Learning
As language models scale in parameter count and reasoning complexity, traditional centralized training pipelines face increasing constraints. High-performance model training often depends on tightly coupled compute clusters with fast interconnects, which are costly, limited in availability, and prone to scalability bottlenecks. Furthermore, centralized architectures restrict the possibility of widespread collaboration and experimentation, particularly in open-source… →
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AG-UI (Agent-User Interaction Protocol): An Open, Lightweight, Event-based Protocol that Standardizes How AI Agents Connect to Front-End Applications
The current generation of AI agents has made significant progress in automating backend tasks such as summarization, data migration, and scheduling. While effective, these agents typically operate behind the scenes—triggered by predefined workflows and returning results without user involvement. However, as AI applications become more interactive, a clear need has emerged for agents that can… →
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Microbiological Analysis of Lower Airway Samples: Does It Influence the Outcome in Patients With Community-Acquired Pneumonia?
This prospective randomized trial examined the impact of extensive lower respiratory tract sampling and microbial analysis on treatment decisions and patient outcomes in community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). One hundred and eighteen patients were randomized to rigorous sampling (intervention group, n = 64) or standard care (control group, n = 54). The primary outcome was antibiotic therapy… →
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Evaluation of parenting interventions for those with additional health and social care needs during pregnancy: THRIVE a multi-arm RCT with embedded economic and process components
CONCLUSIONS: With the population THRIVE involved, at a stage of pregnancy when a lot of support is offered (with many parenting interventions being offered without rigorous evaluation), we do not have evidence to recommend the rollout of Enhanced Triple P for Baby or Mellow Bumps. →
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Clinical and cost-effectiveness of lithium versus quetiapine augmentation for treatment-resistant depression in adults: LQD a pragmatic randomised controlled trial
CONCLUSIONS: As well as being more cost-effective, quetiapine may be a more clinically effective augmentation option for treatment-resistant depression. →
