Health
Tailored text messages not enough to improve mobility after heart issues
Nearly one in three Americans wear a wearable device, like a smartwatch, to track their health and fitness.
Sep 26, 2023
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News tagged with randomized clinical trial
Obstetrics & gynaecology
How periods may affect sensitivity to insulin
The sensitivity of the brain to insulin may be modulated by menstrual cycle phase, a paper published in Nature Metabolism suggests. The findings are based on a randomized clinical trial involving 11 women.
Sep 24, 2023
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Medications
Study finds two antibiotics for children with sinusitis equally effective, but one has fewer side effects
In a new study published in JAMA and led by researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital has found that patients prescribed amoxicillin-clavulanate had higher rates of gastrointestinal symptoms and yeast infections than those ...
Sep 19, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Skipping counseling doesn't raise cancer gene test distress, study finds
Skipping genetic counseling before or after taking a remote screening of inherited risk for ovarian or breast cancer does not increase distress, anxiety or depression, according to a study published Sept. 14 in JAMA Oncology.
Sep 19, 2023
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Medical research
Research team leads adaptive, efficient multi-arm phase 2 clinical trial for glioblastoma
An innovative phase 2 clinical trial led by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, in collaboration with 10 major brain tumor centers around the country and designed to find new potential treatments for glioblastoma, has reported ...
Sep 18, 2023
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Medications
Research finds no benefit to taking fluvoxamine for COVID-19 symptoms
A study led by the Duke Clinical Research Institute (DCRI) in partnership with Vanderbilt University found no symptomatic or clinical benefit to taking the antidepressant fluvoxamine at a dosage of 100 mg twice daily for ...
Sep 14, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Study suggests single dose of psilocybin safe and effective as treatment for major depressive disorder
A collaboration between 34 researchers at 18 institutions has looked into the efficacy and safety of psilocybin in patients with major depressive disorder.
Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Study finds people taking adult education classes run lower risk of dementia
How can we best keep our brains fit as we grow older? It's well known that regular cognitive activity, for example, brain teasers, sudoku, or certain video games in middle and old age, tends to protect against cognitive decline ...
Aug 23, 2023
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Magnesium before premature birth at 30 to 34 weeks has limited benefit: Study
Intravenous magnesium sulfate before preterm birth at 30 to 34 weeks of gestation does not improve child survival free of cerebral palsy, according to a study published in the Aug. 15 issue of the Journal of the American ...
Aug 17, 2023
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
New research expands insights into most adequate treatment for uterine descent
When uterine descent requires surgery, various procedures exist. A randomized clinical trial of the two most common uterus-sparing procedures in 26 Dutch hospitals has now been published in JAMA. The results show that a hundred-year-old ...
Aug 15, 2023
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