Magnet therapy for depression

MAgNeTIC therapy is effective for depression that has not responded to other treatments, according to research from Cornell University in the U.S.

The Journal of Affective Disorders reports that patients who had three sessions of lowdose magnetic therapy had nearly twice as much improvement as those given a placebo.

The treatment, where the patient lies on their back with their head inside a device that produces the stimulation, showed improvements after two days of treatment.

‘This is the first study to demonstrate moodenhancing effects of this therapy in treatmentresistant depression,’ said the researchers. It’s thought to work by making nerve cells more active, and improving brain connections.