Medical research
Too liberal use of oxygen increases risk of death in acutely ill adult patients
McMaster University researchers have found there is such a thing as too much oxygen for acutely ill adults.
Apr 26, 2018
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News tagged with randomized trial
Overweight & Obesity
No, fitness trackers do not make you fat and they don't make losing weight harder
The headlines say it all. From "Fitness trackers 'don't help weight loss'" through to claims that fitness trackers can "make users fatter" and that "That Fitness Tracker Might Actually Make Losing Weight Harder".
Sep 22, 2016
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HIV & AIDS
PrEP data links anti-HIV immune response to reduce chance of infection
Research published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences found that some individuals exposed to HIV-1, but who remain uninfected, have a certain pattern of virus-specific immune responses that differentiated ...
Jun 22, 2015
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Alternate-day fasting could be a good option for patients with fatty liver disease
Nutrition researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago studied 80 people with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and found that those who followed an alternate-day fasting diet and exercised were able to improve their ...
Feb 14, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Group therapy most effective treatment for anxiety in young people
Group cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) could be the best choice of psychotherapy for anxiety disorders in children and adolescents, according to a new network meta-analysis study from Oxford University, Department of Psychiatry.
Nov 2, 2018
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Study shows video games could cut dementia risk in seniors
Could playing video games help keep the brain agile as we age?
Nov 16, 2017
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Medications
Common psychiatric drugs appear to reduce effect of COVID-19
A new meta-analysis shows that psychiatric medications can give some protection against COVID-19, with the common antidepressant fluvoxamine showing the strongest effect. Patients taking fluvoxamine showed reduced symptoms, ...
Dec 15, 2022
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Health
One avocado or two? Study finds eating lots of the fruit has public health import
In a novel study, researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine and the Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science conducted a randomized controlled trial comparing the potential ...
Nov 29, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Mindfulness meditation reduces incidence of major depression
Among primary care patients with subthreshold depression, mindfulness meditation training reduces the incidence of major depression and improves depression symptoms.
Mar 13, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Mindfulness—a new treatment for tinnitus
A randomized controlled trial published in the current issue of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics discloses the effectiveness of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy as a treatment for chronic tinnitus. Tinnitus is experienced ...
Jan 3, 2018
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