Magnetic brain stimulation could be effective against severe depression

Researchers from the Stanford University School of Medicine (CA, USA) have revealed that a new form of magnetic brain stimulation relieved symptoms of severe depression in 90% of participants. The results, published in the American Journal of Psychiatry, could be instrumental in improving outcomes for those with clinical depression. Despite using antidepressants and psychotherapy to stabilize her mood for 15 years, Deirdre Lehman, aged 60 years, woke up one morning and was hit by “a tsunami of darkness.” With no other option in sight, she was referred to Stanford to enroll in a trial testing a novel form of transcranial...