Sentences with phrase «although controlled studies»

Although controlled studies are needed to confirm many of these benefits, the research to date is encouraging.

Not exact matches

There are no controls for gender in the study, although the sample is representative of the real world, with fewer women on the list.

Although billions of dollars are being expended annually on family planning services in less - developed countries, and such programs have been promoted by various governments at the national level for four decades, there are only a few studies that have attempted to measure the demographic and health impact of family planning against a «control group» — a similar area which lacks the service.

Dreweke pointed to a study detailing the increased use of long - acting reversible contraceptives (such as IUDs and implants) among teens; although the study was only conducted among women who already used contraception, the efficacy of longer - acting contraceptives is higher than those of other birth control methods.

Although controlled cord traction is a recognised technique in active management of the third stage and at least one study has shown it has no impact either way on PPH, so it isn't like the student OB was doing something totally weird and crazy with a predictably horrible outcome.

A prospective, controlled study of the effect of breast milk on infection among low birth weight infants was conducted in India in 1981.18 Although the sample size was small, 62 infants, the study design was a randomized block design in which feeding schedules for breast milk or formula were randomly allocated within groups of infants that were determined to be relatively homogeneous with respect to factors predisposing to infection.

One randomized controlled trial comparing home - visited families with control participants who received other community services found a statistically significant difference in mean depressive symptoms at two years post-enrollment, but this contrast was nonsignificant at three years post - enrollment.15 A second study of Early Head Start found no differences in depressive symptoms between intervention and control group participants post-intervention, although a difference was detected at a longer - term follow - up prior to children's enrollment in kindergarten.10 Other randomized controlled trial studies have not found effects of home visitation on maternal depressive symptoms.12, 16,17

These studies are at risk for selection bias both of cases and of control individuals and their results might be influenced by potential confounders such as other health behaviors that may be independently associated both with breastfeeding and childhood leukemia risk, although this is of course not limited to case - control studies.

Lead researcher for this report, Dr. Scott Sicherer said, «These results show that there is an alarming increase in peanut allergies, consistent with a general, although less dramatic, rise in food allergies among children in studies reported by the [Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)-RSB-.»

Although data were obtained directly from the first author for one of these studies (10), the other smaller study (with 109 control subjects) was excluded from the meta - analysis (20).

Although the new research looks «promising,» the newly identified compounds have not been tested outside of the lab, says James Logan, scientific director of the Arthropod Control Product Test Center at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, who did not contribute to the study.

Although the regulation of this gene has a strong «cell cycle control» component, I was more interested in studying cell cycle regulation «proper.»

Although the team controlled for these factors in the analyses, the possibility of a partial confounding effect on the associations identified in the study can not be ruled out.

Although epidemiological studies have suggested that moderate drinking can lower a person's risk of heart attack or stroke, that possibility has not been studied in a randomized trial with a control group.

«Although this wasn't an experiment, it was a well - controlled longitudinal study in a racially diverse sample — so it provides a strong clue that being socially integrated early in life is good for our health independent of a number of other factors such as personality, weight in childhood, and the family's social status in childhood,» she explains.

Although several large studies have shown that α - synuclein levels are lower in the CSF of PD patients and those with related synucleinopathies compared to controls, its role in cognitive decline and dementia had been unexplored.

This is the first time these pathways have been studied in live mosquitoes with dengue virus, although similar studies have been conducted under controlled conditions using cells cultured in the lab.

«Although this is basic scientific research using animal models, these studies are shedding light on the molecular mechanisms that control male fertility, and are helping us to better understand the causes of many cases of infertility and enabling new horizons to be opened up in the development of therapeutic targets and strategies to combat it,» explained Dr Subirán.

Although an observational study of this nature can not assess the extent to which mass drug administration was responsible for eliminating malaria, it certainly indicates that mass drug administration should be considered and can be effective in local settings alongside other malaria control measures.

Although numerous studies have examined the potentially detrimental effects of restrictive feeding practices on children, the current study was novel in that it focused on the interplay of the parent's emotions with their controlling the child's food intake, said lead author Jaclyn A. Saltzman, a doctoral researcher in human development and family studies and scholar in the Illinois Transdisciplinary Obesity Prevention Program.

Although researchers knew that CONSTANS production levels varied, the new study shows that the protein is subject to «a whole other level of regulation... that's controlled by these photoreceptors,» says molecular biologist Mark Doyle of the University of Wisconsin, Madison.

Although both study groups showed a statistically significant decrease at six months compared with baseline -LRB--14.1 mmHg for renal denervation compared to -11.7 mmHg for the sham treatment control), the difference of -2.29 mmHg in office systolic blood pressure between the two arms was not significant.

Although reanalysis of the available evidence is important, the ability to properly control for bias and confounding [factors that can influence outcomes] in observational studies is often limited, and without randomized controlled trials specifically designed to test the hypothesis, the issue of nonspecific effects of vaccines may remain subject to continuing debate.»

Although the research evidence on this front is less extensive, most studies indicate that EMDR produces more improvement than control conditions in which therapists merely listen attentively to a client's problems but do not attempt to intervene directly.

Although there are no controlled human studies, research in animals also suggests that a stimulating environment can compensate for lead - induced brain damage.

Although various studies propose a connection between childhood ADHD and obesity, «this is the first population - based longitudinal study to examine the association between ADHD and development of obesity using ADHD cases and controls of both sexes derived from the same birth cohort,» says lead author Seema Kumar, M.D., pediatrician and researcher at Mayo Clinic Children's Research Center.

Although there was no control group, the researchers compared the volunteers» results to historical studies of GBM trials.

Although previous work had suggested a connection between metabolism and circadian rhythm control, the find «will come as a big surprise to 99 % of people involved in diabetes research,» says Eve Van Cauter of the University of Chicago in Illinois, an expert on sleep and metabolism who was not involved in the studies.

Although the metabolic effects of osteocalcin are still being elucidated (58, 59), several studies suggest that undercarboxylated osteocalcin regulates glycemic control and lipid metabolism in mouse models (27, 30, 60).

Although biological triggers were most common, no single infectious agent or other stressor was statistically more prevalent, and comprehensive testing for biological exposures in the control group was beyond the scope of this study.

Astrocyte number (GFAP +) was higher in NP - iPSC - 21 and -42 rats than the controls and 3 - NP - iPSC - 7 rats, although this was not due to iPSCs differentiating into astrocytes as found by colocalization studies, contrary to previous studies [9].

The authors concluded that although the studies included in this review provided important information, double - blinded, sham - controlled phase II and phase III clinical trials with larger sample sizes are needed to validate this novel therapeutic approach.

However, previous studies found that more than 89 % of KPNC members receive their seasonal influenza vaccination at KPNC facilities.39 Although we controlled for major confounding factors related to influenza infection and vaccination and ASD, our results could result from unmeasured confounding factors that may be unknown or that we could not fully measure.

Although the ERP study by Koelsch and colleagues11 controlled for the possibility of processing musical sequences in a strictly local fashion, the precise neuro - functional basis of processing non-local dependencies in music nevertheless remains unknown.

Although this study was a retrospective analysis of medical records, the results warrant attention because researchers controlled for 12 external causes of early death, such as asthma, coronary disease, obesity, hypertension, and diabetes.

Although it included just 326 patients, the study is the largest placebo - controlled trial to date on antidepressants in people with dementia.

Although several studies have investigated the potential for regular aerobic exercise to independently improve body composition and CVD and metabolic risk factors, few properly controlled studies have investigated the effect of n − 3 FA supplementation on these risk factors, particularly body composition.

Although some studies suggest that a 20 - or 30 - gram carb intake per day can provide great results in blood sugar control, it's important to check which works best for your body by checking your glucose levels after meals.

Although there is yet to be a large, long term, controlled study on the effect of TRT [testosterone replacement therapy] on PCa [prostate cancer] risk, it should be abundantly clear that raising T [testosterone] in hypogonadal men has little, if any, impact on PCa risk or growth in the short to medium term.

Although this study found a higher protein diet was better for weight loss and glucose control versus the standard protein diet perhaps the lower levels of testosterone seen in women eating a standard protein diet are relevant.

Although a single case control study certainly is not grounds for a confident conclusion, it raises the question of whether low intakes of crucifers may offer some protection against thyroid cancer while consistent daily intake of crucifers may be harmful.

Also, although this is not necessarily directly related to calorie counting, studies have shown that portion control by simply eating from a smaller plate can help reduce calorie intake, since people tend to fill their plates and eat everything on their plates.

Although research is limited, case - control studies have found that consuming foods high in lignans has no effect on fibroid growth and may even decrease fibroid risk (17, 18).

This species has a history of use in traditional Chinese medicine and although there have been anecdotal reports of benefits, there have been no clinical controlled studies to test the efficacy of this herb (herb, here referring to a general term that may be either a plant, root, mold, and in this case, a parasite.)

Another study examining the effects the different lipids in terms of heart disease risk found that «triglyceride concentration was not independently related with CHD risk after controlling for HDL - C, non — HDL - C, and other standard risk factors, including null findings in women and under nonfasting conditions.21, 22 Hence, for population - wide assessment of vascular risk, triglyceride measurement provides no additional information about vascular risk given knowledge of HDL - C and total cholesterol levels, although there may be separate reasons to measure triglyceride concentration (eg, prevention of pancreatitis).»

Although 16.4 % of the control group developed diabetes by the end of the study, not a single person in the curcumin group did.

On a quick look I don't see any control for that in the PANACEA Study, although it seems like an obvious hypothesis.

Although they have been reported as helpful for menopausal symptoms such as flushing, to my knowledge there are not well controlled clinical studies to investigate whether long - term supplementation has positive effects on our skin quality.

Although the endocannabinoid system regulates the autonomic nervous system, microcirculation, and immunity in the periphery, «Studies to date indicate that the main pharmacological function of the endocannabinoid system is in neuromodulation: controlling motor functions, cognition, emotional responses, homeostasis and motivation» (11, p. 2).

Although low - carb diets have become popular for managing type 2 diabetes, few high - quality studies have investigated their long - term effects on blood sugar control and risk factors for heart disease (2).