Optimizing Colorectal Cancer Screening Outreach for Adults Aged 45-49: Insights From a Large-Scale Randomized Trial

Optimizing Colorectal Cancer Screening Outreach for Adults Aged 45-49: Insights From a Large-Scale Randomized Trial

A large UCLA Health randomized clinical trial found that usual care via mailed FIT outreach outperformed active choice strategies in colorectal cancer screening uptake among adults aged 45 to 49 years, highlighting the challenges in engaging younger populations in screening programs.
Personalized High-Definition Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation: A Promising Rapid Intervention for Moderate to Severe Depression

Personalized High-Definition Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation: A Promising Rapid Intervention for Moderate to Severe Depression

A randomized clinical trial demonstrates that personalized high-definition transcranial direct current stimulation (HD-tDCS) significantly improves mood in patients with moderate to severe depression, showing faster and comparable effect sizes to conventional therapies and also reducing anxiety symptoms.