Sentences with phrase «patients in the study made»

Patients in the study made nearly 1,700 specific requests of their doctors.

Different types of radiation equipment and scheduled of radiation therapy used, and limited numbers of patients in studies make interpretation difficult.

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This study, published in the journal Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B, found that 22 patients who played the memory game made significantly fewer errors and needed significantly fewer attempts to remember the location of different patterns specific tests.

A study of the patients visited regularly by the students (compared with a matched control group of other patients) showed that the program had made a significant difference in the general improvement and discharge rate of those visited.

In a new study commissioned by The March of Dimes Foundation and published in Fertility and Sterility, researchers from The Hastings Center and Yale Fertility Center examined the practical circumstances of infertility treatment in the US that influence patients and their doctors to make treatment choices that too frequently result in multiple birthIn a new study commissioned by The March of Dimes Foundation and published in Fertility and Sterility, researchers from The Hastings Center and Yale Fertility Center examined the practical circumstances of infertility treatment in the US that influence patients and their doctors to make treatment choices that too frequently result in multiple birthin Fertility and Sterility, researchers from The Hastings Center and Yale Fertility Center examined the practical circumstances of infertility treatment in the US that influence patients and their doctors to make treatment choices that too frequently result in multiple birthin the US that influence patients and their doctors to make treatment choices that too frequently result in multiple birthin multiple births.

Other studies have highlighted similar factors.19 20 21 Though attempts are being made to try to simulate home birth in hospital — a midwife known to the patient arranging delivery in a non-clinical environment close to a specialist unit — some women will continue to choose home birth.

One study reviewed of 137 factors affecting women's satisfaction with childbirth, and 4 stood out: personal expectations, the amount of support from caregivers, the quality of the caregiver - patient relationship and involvement in decision making.

As mentioned already the «Centre for policy studies» has said that the NHSLA has liabilities of some # 16.8 billion, reducing this figure would make huge inroads to the efficiency saving the NHS has to make without compromising patient safety and staff numbers It would be wise for those within the NHS and from the «Centre for policy studies» to look to their own as for the reason why patients look to the law for recompense, before we say that the compensation culture is «ingrained in the national psyche as a warped form of normal behaviour».

«In making effective treatments easier for patients, the hope is that we can reduce vision loss from glaucoma, and possibly other diseases,» said study author James D. Brandt, M.D., director of the UC Davis Medical Center Glaucoma Service.

While a clinician may find it difficult to parse whether a patient's stilted conversational manner is rooted in a lack of emotional connection or problems forming words, a brain scan in Belger's study made it clear, for example, that particular symptoms were more closely associated with disruption in the brain's emotional processing areas, whereas other symptoms were more closely associated with regions responsible for language and motor control.

The study, to be presented this weekend at the 35th annual meeting of the Society for Medical Decision Making (SMDM) in Baltimore, demonstrated that oral nutritional supplements were associated with a decreased probability of 30 - day readmission among Medicare patients aged 65 and over who could be tracked for readmission, with:

Shared decision making (SDM) has been studied over recent decades as a method for improving provider - patient communication and partnership, with improvements seen in satisfaction, adherence and health outcomes.

In a study under way at USP's Neuroimaging Laboratory (LIM - 21), the researchers are now seeking to correlate the cognitive profile observed in the two groups of cocaine - dependent patients with decision - making and resting - state brain activity, using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRIIn a study under way at USP's Neuroimaging Laboratory (LIM - 21), the researchers are now seeking to correlate the cognitive profile observed in the two groups of cocaine - dependent patients with decision - making and resting - state brain activity, using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRIin the two groups of cocaine - dependent patients with decision - making and resting - state brain activity, using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI).

The study also suggests that targeting the machinery that makes cells mobile, rather than targeting the tissue - clearing process — which has been tested in patients but has not been very effective — may be a better treatment strategy to stop cancers from spreading.

In the study, published in the journal Behavioral Science and Policy, Rutgers researchers report that patients are three times more likely to get vaccinations when their physicians make appointments than when they are invited to make the appointments themselveIn the study, published in the journal Behavioral Science and Policy, Rutgers researchers report that patients are three times more likely to get vaccinations when their physicians make appointments than when they are invited to make the appointments themselvein the journal Behavioral Science and Policy, Rutgers researchers report that patients are three times more likely to get vaccinations when their physicians make appointments than when they are invited to make the appointments themselves.

Still, the authors conclude that the number and uniformity of the patient population in this study make it possible to comment on the risk of undiagnosed cancer in apparently noncancerous colorectal polyps and the consequences of not making that diagnosis preoperatively.

«Use of steps one to three triage criteria is not sufficient for identifying intracranial hemorrhage and death or neurosurgery for older patients who suffer head trauma,» said the lead author of the study, Daniel K. Nishijima, MD, MAS, of the University of California Davis School of Medicine in Sacramento, Calif. «While we wait for other studies to confirm our research, we strongly urge patients to make their medication history available and known to their families and EMS providers, especially for situations that may arise where they can not speak for themselves.

In a study recently published in the journal Nature Biotechnology, HSCI researchers at Harvard University and Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), in collaboration with Boston Children's Hospital and Dana Farber Cancer Institute, have developed a non-toxic transplantation procedure using antibodies to specifically target blood stem cells in mice, an approach they hope will make blood stem cell transplants for these patients far less toxiIn a study recently published in the journal Nature Biotechnology, HSCI researchers at Harvard University and Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), in collaboration with Boston Children's Hospital and Dana Farber Cancer Institute, have developed a non-toxic transplantation procedure using antibodies to specifically target blood stem cells in mice, an approach they hope will make blood stem cell transplants for these patients far less toxiin the journal Nature Biotechnology, HSCI researchers at Harvard University and Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), in collaboration with Boston Children's Hospital and Dana Farber Cancer Institute, have developed a non-toxic transplantation procedure using antibodies to specifically target blood stem cells in mice, an approach they hope will make blood stem cell transplants for these patients far less toxiin collaboration with Boston Children's Hospital and Dana Farber Cancer Institute, have developed a non-toxic transplantation procedure using antibodies to specifically target blood stem cells in mice, an approach they hope will make blood stem cell transplants for these patients far less toxiin mice, an approach they hope will make blood stem cell transplants for these patients far less toxic.

Over the study period, they found that obese or morbidly obese patients made up an increasing share of knee dislocation patients, rising to 19 percent of patients in 2012 compared to just 8 percent in 2000.

«We know that doctors rarely take the weather forecast into account when treating or making recommendations to heart failure patients,» said Prof. Pierre Gosselin, lead author of the study from Universitié Laval in Canada.

With the gain in knowledge from [this trial], it may be possible to make the recruitment of patients less restricted, to incorporate education about self - measurement as a standard procedure and focus on which scheme for titration to use, or to study the timing of the home blood pressure recordings.

These iPS cells are already making it possible to study diseases in new ways, and they raise the hope of someday using a patient's own cells to treat disease.

In devising their experiment, the researchers took advantage of ambulance company practices that essentially provided a randomized group of patients to study, making it possible to compare outcomes at different hospitals.

However, advances in therapy have been made, notably the emergence of kinase inhibitors for patients whose disease relapsed, according to the study background.

«Next steps are to further explore this possibility in human trials in order to assess if it will help patients, but these two drugs make sense from a variety of studies and we find that they act together through multiple mechanisms to control cancer growth in the laboratory.»

«What makes these results especially encouraging is that they were achieved in patients who had exhausted other treatment options,» said the study's co-senior author, Margaret Shipp, MD, chief, Division of Hematologic Neoplasia at Dana - Farber.

The researchers analyzed data collected between 2002 and 2011 from patients in the Rochester Epidemiology Project, a National Institutes of Health - funded medical records pool that makes Olmsted County, Minn., the home of Mayo Clinic, one of the few places worldwide where scientists can study virtually an entire geographic population to identify health trends.

The small number of patients and the lack of controls means that the study is not definitive, but it casts significant doubt on the effectiveness of the hormone in children who make normal levels of growth hormone, he says.

The study analysed data from 424 million visits made to emergency departments in the USA by patients aged 18 to 64 between 2005 and 2011.

A study from the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Institute for Technology assessment finds that, after viewing CT scan results, physicians in the emergency departments of four major academic medical centers made key changes in clinical decision - making for patients with symptoms frequently seen in emergency rooms.

In her own research on hip fracture, which was cited in Guyatt's study, she found that the time a patient had to wait before surgery — which was significantly longer in Canada than the U.S. because of a shortage of operating rooms — made only a 1 percent difference in terms of mortalitIn her own research on hip fracture, which was cited in Guyatt's study, she found that the time a patient had to wait before surgery — which was significantly longer in Canada than the U.S. because of a shortage of operating rooms — made only a 1 percent difference in terms of mortalitin Guyatt's study, she found that the time a patient had to wait before surgery — which was significantly longer in Canada than the U.S. because of a shortage of operating rooms — made only a 1 percent difference in terms of mortalitin Canada than the U.S. because of a shortage of operating rooms — made only a 1 percent difference in terms of mortalitin terms of mortality.

The study, which will be published December 21 in the Journal of Cell Biology, suggests that the loss of these particular Numb proteins makes breast cancers more aggressive and resistant to chemotherapy, but points the way toward new therapeutic approaches that could improve patient outcome by preserving p53 levels.

To explain how brains make these on - the - fly decisions, Reza Shadmehr of Johns Hopkins University and John Krakauer of Columbia University two years ago reviewed studies in which the brains of healthy people and of brain - damaged patients who have trouble controlling their movements were scanned.

«It's important to understand the mechanisms of action of chemotherapy on spermatogenesis to help clinicians make informed decisions on adjusting treatment, reducing side effects, and better advising patients on family planning,» says INRS's Dr. Géraldine Delbès, reproductive toxicology specialist and the author in charge of this study.

«Since 95 percent of cancer patients still get chemo, we realized we could make a major impact on cancer treatment by helping clinicians prescribe the right chemotherapy drug,» said Sourav Bandyopadhyay, PhD, a professor of bioengineering and therapeutic sciences in UCSF's Schools of Pharmacy and Medicine and senior author on the new study.

«It's enough to make me think about trying it in a few of my autism patients who haven't responded to other interventions,» says Randi Hagerman, a pediatrician who studies neurodevelopmental disorders at the University of California, Davis.

In the current study, Lasmézas and her team looked at cell cultures of neurons that were induced to accumulate fibrils made of misfolded α - synuclein, mimicking Lewy bodies in patients with Parkinson'In the current study, Lasmézas and her team looked at cell cultures of neurons that were induced to accumulate fibrils made of misfolded α - synuclein, mimicking Lewy bodies in patients with Parkinson'in patients with Parkinson's.

«Use of induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) technology» — which involves taking skin cells from patients and reprogramming them into embryonic - like stem cells capable of turning into other specific cell types relevant for studying a particular disease — «makes it possible to model dementias that affect people later in life,» says senior study author Catherine Verfaillie of KU Leuven.

While the improvements in N of 1 patients aren't always as dramatic, research over the past 20 - plus years has produced solid support for the idea that these studies really can help doctors and patients work together to make better decisions.

«Although this study of clinicians from surgical and other related specialties did not demonstrate any association between implicit race or social class bias and clinical decision making, existing biases might influence the quality of care received by minority patients and those of lower socioeconomic status in real - life clinical encounters.

«The fully defined nature of these synthetic bioengineered hydrogels could make them ideal for use in human patients in the event that HIOs are used for therapy in the future,» said Miguel Quirós, a University of Michigan postdoctoral fellow and co-lead author in the study.

A recent study in Manchester has found that a procedure to take tissue samples from lung cancer patients can be used safely in the elderly — allowing doctors to make a more accurate diagnosis and to choose appropriate treatment.

In the study, MBSR participants reported significantly greater improvement in the ability to pay attention, and also made fewer mistakes on difficult cognitive tasks than those in the control group, which received patient education materials and supportive counselinIn the study, MBSR participants reported significantly greater improvement in the ability to pay attention, and also made fewer mistakes on difficult cognitive tasks than those in the control group, which received patient education materials and supportive counselinin the ability to pay attention, and also made fewer mistakes on difficult cognitive tasks than those in the control group, which received patient education materials and supportive counselinin the control group, which received patient education materials and supportive counseling.

In the current study, organoids were made from the tumor cells of 22 patients with invasive bladder cancer.

The study looked at a way to substitute animal - based saturated fats for plant - based unsaturated fats in muffins made for patients with the metabolic syndrome, a group of risk factors that affect about a third of adults in the United States, increasing their chance of cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes.

«Study uncovers genetic variation that predicted type and rate of physical decline in patients with Parkinson's disease: «Good» genotype makes less of «bad» protein linked to Parkinson's.»

A new study by Dartmouth Institute researchers found that Medicare ACOs are making modest, yet increasing gains in these areas, particularly when it comes to treating patients with multiple conditions who are responsible for the greatest proportion of spending.

«The dog is an invaluable model for exploring hereditary copper - storage diseases, and observations made in this study will benefit both canine and human patient populations.»

The study suggested ways in which a modified policy could ensure patient comprehension, including improved readability of the consent form and decision - support tools to ensure that women are making fully informed decisions.

Rigorous, quantitative studies of psychotherapy are challenging certain widely held views of how the unconscious mind works and how patients in therapy make progress