King Saud University

This study tested whether switching to a Mediterranean diet could help hospitalized patients with psychiatric conditions and metabolic syndrome. For 8 weeks, 30 participants tried either the Mediterranean diet or the standard hospital diet to see which was better for managing wei…

This study tested whether a special education program could help prevent falls in people who have had a stroke. Researchers worked with 44 stroke patients, giving half of them a 6-week educational course about fall risks and prevention. They compared this group to patients who re…

This study tested whether a non-invasive brain stimulation technique called rTMS could improve symptoms in children with autism. Thirty-five children, aged 5 to 11, received either real or sham (fake) magnetic pulses to see if it helped with memory, social skills, and sensory pro…

This study tested two different home exercise programs to see which works better for reducing chronic neck pain in computer professionals. Forty participants aged 25-45 with long-term neck pain performed either self-applied neck mobilization using a towel or neck-strengthening ex…

This study tested two different exercise programs combined with special therapeutic tape to see which works better for people with neck pain from cervical spondylosis. Fifty-two adults with diagnosed neck arthritis tried either multi-angle isometric exercises or dynamic exercises…

This study tested whether adding specific shoulder blade strengthening exercises to standard physical therapy works better than standard therapy alone for people with long-term tennis elbow. Thirty participants with chronic elbow pain were split into two groups to compare the two…

This study aimed to understand what denture wearers know about keeping their dentures clean and using oral probiotics. Researchers surveyed 100 adults in Saudi Arabia about their hygiene habits and examined their mouths for common denture-related problems. The goal was to see if …

This study aimed to understand how exercise might help protect the aging brain. Researchers had 60 healthy but inactive adults aged 50-80 complete a 12-week, supervised exercise program. They measured changes in thinking skills and specific hormones in the blood before and after …

This study aimed to measure how different types of Saudi dates and date products affect blood sugar levels in healthy people. Researchers tested 40 healthy adults by having them eat specific date varieties and products, then carefully tracking their blood sugar for two hours. The…