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VR Can Alleviate Brain Tumor Patients’ Anxiety During Treatment, Study Finds

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AppliedVR teamed up with the National Cancer Institute to study the feasibility of VR to alleviate anxiety in brain tumor patients undergoing imaging scans.

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Navigating the Psychedelic Renaissance: Emerging Mental Health Therapies and the Pharmacist’s Role

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Psychedelic medicines such as psilocybin, MDMA, ketamine, and LSD have been shown to have a significant impact on conditions such as major depressive disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, and post-traumatic stress disorder in clinical trials.

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Incannex partners with Catalent to manufacture psilocybin

Pharmaceutical Technology

Incannex Healthcare has collaborated with New Jersey-based pharma company Catalent for the development and manufacturing of a cGMP-grade psilocybin drug product for clinical trials and potential commercial use. The latest development follows an internal analysis of the preliminary results of the Phase II PsiGAD clinical trial.

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Macmillan alliance will provide digital health apps to cancer patients

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The alliance, billed as the first of its kind in the UK, means that cancer patients will be able to use Big Health apps like Sleepio and Daylight, which aim to treat insomnia and anxiety using cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) techniques. And in May, Sleepio also became the first digital therapeutic to be recommended by NICE for NHS use.

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Mental health apps can be useless

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According to the Lancet, a medical journal, the incidence of depression and anxiety has soared in the pandemic—by more than 25% globally in 2020. The product is marketed as clinically validated based on a scientific study that concluded that humans could form meaningful bonds with bots. But are they safe and effective?

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Ulotaront hydrochloride by Sumitomo Pharma America for Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD): Likelihood of Approval

Pharmaceutical Technology

Ulotaront hydrochloride is under clinical development by Sumitomo Pharma America and currently in Phase III for Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD).

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Mental health apps and services may be doing more harm than good

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Mental health apps claim to treat depression, anxiety, and other mental illnesses without therapy appointments. In a review of 52 apps for anxiety , an international team of psychologists found that sixty-seven percent had been developed without any guidance from a healthcare professional. Here’s a great example.

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