Aissam Dam, an 11-year-old boy, grew up in a world of profound silence. He was born deaf and had never heard anything. While living in a poor community in Morocco, he expressed himself with a sign language he invented and had no schooling. Last year, after moving to Spain, his family took him to a… Continue reading Gene Therapy Allows an 11-Year-Old Boy to Hear for the First Time
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Sickle cell patients see hope in revolutionary gene therapy
Lyric Porter wanted her life back. Born with sickle cell disease, she had a fever at age 5 that scarred her lungs and required her to roll an oxygen tank to school. When she was growing up, clogged blood vessels racked her body with stabbing sensations and forced her to be hospitalized again and again.… Continue reading Sickle cell patients see hope in revolutionary gene therapy
MDMA Therapy for PTSD Inches Closer to U.S. Approval
Results of a new study may offer regulators enough evidence to allow the psychedelic, also known as Ecstasy, to be considered for use as a PTSD treatment. Source link
Can’t Sleep? This Therapy Is Often Better for Insomnia Than Medication
About one in four adults in the United States develop symptoms of insomnia each year. In most cases, these are short-lived, caused by things like stress or illness. But one in 10 adults are estimated to have chronic insomnia, which means difficulty falling or staying asleep at least three times a week for three months… Continue reading Can’t Sleep? This Therapy Is Often Better for Insomnia Than Medication
Writing Therapy Shows Promise for PTSD
The two therapies were found to be equally effective, and only 12.5 percent of subjects dropped out of the written exposure group before completing a course of treatment, compared with 35.6 percent in the prolonged exposure group. In 2018, a study by the same team found that written exposure therapy was as effective as cognitive… Continue reading Writing Therapy Shows Promise for PTSD
Joakim Noah’s mom offers art therapy to mothers who lost child
Tangela Jones sketched a sun with many rays, an image to lift her spirits in the morning. Lori Tucker brushed black and red on a canvas, debating whether to paint a mountain. Maria Pike painted a shape transitioning from darkness to light. On a recent Sunday at Pilsen’s Vault Gallerie, Cecilia Rodhe — a sculptor… Continue reading Joakim Noah’s mom offers art therapy to mothers who lost child