Original sentence: However the completed studies have been criticized for using questionable metrics and for lacking appropriate controls.In the scientific and medical community, Brain Balance has been criticized for the lack of scientific evidence for its efficacy as well as its claims about neuroplasticity and other aspects of brain development.Several clinical studies of the Brain Balance method have been completed and an additional study is underway.That assessment is consistent with a insufficient evidence of effectiveness determination by the Wisconsin Department of Health Services and the results of a June 2018 year-long investigation by National Public Radio (NPR) which cast further doubt on the veracity of claims by the company.While families interviewed during an NPR program expressed satisfaction with the Brain Balance program and its effect on their children's conditions, an NPR investigation also found that Brain Balance appears to have overstated the scientific evidence for the method when making presentations to families
Edited sentence: A study of Brain Balance's own method is currently underway at the Harvard-affiliated McLean Hospital.In self-styled "skeptic" publications, Brain Balance has been criticized for scant scientific evidence for its efficacy as well as its claims about neuroplasticity and other aspects of brain development.In terms of existing research, two clinical studies published in the peer -reviewed journal Behavioral Neuroscience found that non-pharmacological interventions similar to the Brain Balance approach can effectively treat symptoms of autism.That assessment is consistent with a four-year old determination of "insufficient evidence" by the Wisconsin Department of Health Services and the headline of a June 2018 report on National Public Radio (NPR)  At the same time, the NPR report noted that seventeen of eighteen families interviewed were satisfied that Brain Balance had ameliorated their children's symptoms