Alessandro

Research Scientist at A*STAR | Ph.D. in cognitive sciences and psychology | Mental Health |

[Alessandro @ASparacio992]

Excited to share that our study on #Mindfulness 🧘‍♀️has been featured as the cover article in Nature Human Behaviour! On this World Mental Health Day, it’s a great reminder that mindfulness can help reduce stress and enhance our ability to be in the present moment.

[Francesco Salvi @fraslv]

🛍️Major AI companies are increasingly embedding sponsored content into chatbot conversations.

Across two preregistered experiments (N=2,012), we test how effectively AI can steer consumers toward sponsored products in a realistic shopping scenario.

📝https://t.co/Ldib3jNzbD

[Alessandro @ASparacio992]

@CarloCalenda @GiuseppeConteIT Lui mi pare abbia portato 209 miliardi (che è l’unico motivo per cui il pil italiano cresce leggermente). Lei invece che cosa ha portato?

[Alessandro @ASparacio992]

Full 9-point checklist in our new paper: [https://t.co/t8X0VF3Vyo]

#DecentralizedTrials #mHealth #DigitalHealth #OpenScience #AcademicChatter #Research

[Alessandro @ASparacio992]

Running decentralized trials? 📱 They're powerful, but the tech hurdles are real.

Our remote study hit 98% retention, but we also got:

Messy HRV data 📉

Fragmented apps that "distracted" users

Participant complaints about "sticking to the same time"

We made a checklist:

[Alessandro @ASparacio992]

Top 4 tips:

Integrate tools into ONE app. Stop making users jump around.

Allow flexible timing. Real-world schedules > rigid ones.

Use video tutorials for tech tasks.

Test all devices before launch. (Seriously. All of them.)

[Alessandro @ASparacio992]

@astar_research @ASTARsg Thank you for sharing :)

[A*STAR Research @astar_research]

Can self-administered mindfulness interventions reduce stress?

An international team of researchers, including @ASTARsg, tested 2,000+ participants across 37 locations and found small but significant benefits. 🧘

https://t.co/xOGrcXAqdO

[Alessandro @ASparacio992]

Our multi-site study on mindfulness has been covered on A*Star research: https://t.co/MrxmxRQGgW

[Alessandro @ASparacio992]

Still recruiting for a big international project on mindfulness 🧘 👇

[Alessandro @ASparacio992]

Seeking collaborators for a global study on mindfulness & mental health! 🧠

We're recruiting partners for a funded, multi-site study building on our work in Nature Human Behaviour. Key focus: health equity & recruiting from low-SES communities.

[Alessandro @ASparacio992]

Seeking collaborators for a global study on mindfulness & mental health! 🧠

We're recruiting partners for a funded, multi-site study building on our work in Nature Human Behaviour. Key focus: health equity & recruiting from low-SES communities.

[Rob Ross @Robert_M_Ross]

My collaborator Alessandro Sparacio is leading a new multisite study on the effectiveness of self-administered mindfulness meditation for stress reduction. More details here: https://t.co/mFcttsIJYz

[Alessandro @ASparacio992]

We offer co-authorship & full support. Your role: local IRB & recruitment.
Details & interest form:
https://t.co/Hsw9tNz3hk
Please RT! 🙏
#AcademicChatter #Psychology #Mindfulness #OpenScience

[Alessandro @ASparacio992]

Seeking collaborators for a global study on mindfulness & mental health! 🧠

We're recruiting partners for a funded, multi-site study building on our work in Nature Human Behaviour. Key focus: health equity & recruiting from low-SES communities.

[Alessandro @ASparacio992]

Website glow-up! ✨ I've updated my site to better share my projects on mental health and non-pharmacological interventions.
It's now more interactive and easier to navigate, with redesigned press and project sections. let me know your thoughts! https://t.co/sQIsib1cR8 👈

[Alessandro @ASparacio992]

Bottom line: This study proves we CAN conduct high-quality, decentralized mental health trials. It gives us a solid blueprint for future, larger studies.
Huge thanks to our participants & research team! 🙏
#DigitalHealth #MentalHealth #Mindfulness #Research #Singapore #JMIR

[Alessandro @ASparacio992]

🎉 New paper out in @JMIRpub Mental Health!
We tested a fully remote mindfulness app 🧘‍♂️ to tackle stress in Singapore 🇸🇬. Can we run rigorous digital health trials straight from a smartphone? (Spoiler: YES)
Read it here: https://t.co/t8X0VF3Vyo
🧵👇

[Alessandro @ASparacio992]

Key findings:
✅ Feasibility was a huge success! We had an incredible 98.3% retention rate. People stuck with it!
🤔 As a pilot, we weren't powered to compare groups, but we saw a promising signal: BOTH the mindfulness & control groups reported significant stress reduction.

[Alessandro @ASparacio992]

Quick tip for academics: You can build a professional website in under 30 minutes using AI.
I prompted an LLM with my CV details and had it generate the HTML. Then I just uploaded the file to GitHub Pages
Check out my new site, built 100% with this method:
https://t.co/TNyJSpAGmh

[Alessandro @ASparacio992]

https://t.co/qVUpivEzN7

[Alessandro @ASparacio992]

Really happy to announce I'll be speaking at this year' MMF online event! ✨
Join me on August 30th, 2025 to explore how brief mindfulness exercises can be integrated into everyday life to reduce stress levels! Link to the event in the first comment👇 🧘