<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 06:59:36 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@abdmah/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[New online therapy for lingering depression symptoms could fill important gap in care]]></title><description><![CDATA[An online version of a pioneering therapy aimed at reducing the lingering symptoms of depression can offer additional benefits for patients receiving care, according to a new U of T Scarborough study.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/depression/@abdmah/newonlinetherapyforlingeringdepressionsymptomscouldfillimportantgapincare-r9l4spe4nr</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/depression/@abdmah/newonlinetherapyforlingeringdepressionsymptomscouldfillimportantgapincare-r9l4spe4nr</guid><category><![CDATA[depression]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[abdmah]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 24 Feb 2020 11:15:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/23KQwnti57su8sXzVEmKxJ9uiBciQq1HDmrzAkhQz9aiKxfofFXC4J9M7SHvHqs4s7oy7GqhToiupDKPVKzBemHyNNc4JTQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can lithium halt progression of Alzheimer's disease?]]></title><description><![CDATA[There remains a controversy in scientific circles today regarding the value of lithium therapy in treating Alzheimer's disease. 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Building better forecasts from suboptimal predictors]]></title><description><![CDATA[Researchers at the University of Tokyo and Kozo Keikaku Engineering Inc. have introduced a method for enhancing the power of existing algorithms to forecast the future of unknown time series. 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