News tagged with randomized clinical trials
Feeling hungry may protect the brain against Alzheimer's disease, study finds
The feeling of hunger itself may protect against Alzheimer's disease, according to study published today in the journal PLOS ONE. Interestingly, the results of this study in mice suggest that mild hunger ...
Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Apr 03, 2013 |
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Raisins and soy may ward off high blood pressure
Eating raisins and soy appears to help ward off high blood pressure, a key risk factor in heart disease, according to two studies presented at a major US cardiology conference on Sunday.
Cardiology
Mar 26, 2012 |
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World's first successful clinical trial to protect the brain from damage caused by stroke
A team of Canadian scientists and clinicians, led by Dr. Michael Hill of the Calgary Stroke Program at Foothills Medical Centre and University of Calgary's Hotchkiss Brain Institute (HBI), have demonstrated that a neuroprotectant ...
Neuroscience
Oct 09, 2012 |
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Use of adjunctive antipsychotic medications in depression
A study published this week in PLOS Medicine finds that while antipsychotic medications are associated with small-to-moderate improvements in depressive symptoms in adults, there is little evidence for improvement on mea ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 12, 2013 |
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No evidence drugs, vitamins, supplements help prevent cognitive decline in healthy older adults
A review of published research has found no evidence that drugs, herbal products or vitamin supplements help prevent cognitive decline in healthy older adults.
Health
Apr 15, 2013 |
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Computerized anxiety therapy found helpful in small trial
A small clinical trial suggests that cognitive bias modification (CBM), a potential anxiety therapy that is delivered entirely on a computer, may be about as effective as in-person therapy or drugs for treating social anxiety ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 14, 2011 |
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Mobile app boosts weight loss by 15 pounds
Using a mobile app that tracks eating and activity helped people lose an average of 15 pounds and keep it off for at least a year, according to a new Northwestern Medicine study.
Health
Dec 10, 2012 |
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Treating HIV-infected people with antiretrovirals significantly reduces transmission to partners
Men and women infected with HIV reduced the risk of transmitting the virus to their sexual partners by taking oral antiretroviral medicines when their immune systems were relatively healthy, according to findings from a large-scale ...
HIV & AIDS
May 12, 2011 |
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Radiation after prostate removal is cost-effective, but less likely to be recommended by urologists
Receiving radiation therapy immediately after a radical prostatectomy is a cost-effective treatment for prostate cancer patients when compared with waiting and acting on elevated prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels, according ...
Cancer
Jun 09, 2011 |
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Spiritual retreat can lower depression, raise hope in heart patients
Attending a non-denominational spiritual retreat can help patients with severe heart trouble feel less depressed and more hopeful about the future, a University of Michigan Health System study has found.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Aug 01, 2011 |
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'Mindfulness' stress reduction helps breast cancer survivors
(HealthDay) -- A mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) program provides significant and lasting improvements in mood, breast- and endocrine-related quality of life, and well-being, according to research ...
Cancer
Mar 20, 2012 |
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No benefit from high-dose multivitamins seen for HIV patients receiving antiretroviral therapy
A new study by Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) researchers suggests that, for HIV patients receiving highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) to treat HIV, there is no benefit from high- vs. standard-dose micronutrient ...
HIV & AIDS
Oct 16, 2012 |
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Cognitive behavioral therapy adds no value to drug treatment for opioid dependence
(Medical Xpress)—In a surprise finding, Yale researchers report that adding cognitive behavioral therapy to the most commonly used drug treatment for opioid dependence does not further reduce illicit drug ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 04, 2013 |
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Encouraging early results for redesigned Sapien valve
The new Sapien XT aortic valve showed a non-significantly lower rate of death and strokes at 30 days than the original model, and both valves demonstrated notably better short-term outcomes than seen with the Sapien system ...
Cardiology
Mar 11, 2013 |
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Better behavior after tonsil/adenoid surgery for kids with sleep breathing trouble?
Children with obstructive sleep apnea who had a common surgery to remove their tonsils and adenoids showed notable improvements in behavior, quality of life and other symptoms compared to those treated with "watchful waiting" ...
Sleep apnea
May 21, 2013 |
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