Sentences with phrase «be effective for»

Magnesium supplements have proven to be effective for treating insomnia, digestive disorders, and premenstrual syndrome.

They are bitter, but when pounded and mixed with water can be effective for deworming and treating ulcer.

Professor Kulkarni says supplements such as evening primrose oil can be effective for relieving PMS symptoms and favours these as a primary intervention before resorting to the contraceptive pill.

Research indicates that 2 commonly available supplements can be effective for the treatment of biochemical function abnormalities often experienced by individuals who have autism.

While researchers don't recommend omega - 3s as a first - line treatment for anyone with major depression or bipolar disorder, emerging research suggests it may be effective for people with mild depression or as an adjuvant to medication.

Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) has proven to be effective for treating high blood pressure.

But not all prescription options have been shown to be effective for long - term treatment of insomnia.

Theres no cure or universal fix, people respond differently to treatment options, and even when you find a medication — or a combination of them — that works, it may only be effective for a period of time or may need to be stopped to avoid potentially damaging side effects.

This is the first study to apply a treatment that has been shown to be successful in other populations to individuals with MS.. This project may provide important evidence showing that this strategy can be effective for improving social functioning in the community, workplace, and at home, and enhance quality of life for people with MS.

Currently, stem cell therapies are known to be effective for only a small subset of diseases, mostly diseases that involve the blood - forming system.

Dr. Eduardo Méndez has received a five - year, $ 2.2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to develop the first targeted therapy that they hope will be effective for most patients with head and neck cancers.

While an earlier study had shown a similar immunotherapy drug to be effective for a significant proportion of patients with advanced melanoma or lung or kidney cancer, checkpoint inhibitors weren't making headway with colon cancer.

July 13, 2016 Simple procedure could improve treatment for common eye disease: Rejuvenating the cornea could reduce the need for cornea transplants A new, minimally invasive procedure appears to be effective for many patients with Fuchs endothelial dystrophy (FED), a common eye disease, without the potential side effects and cost of the current standard of care, a cornea transplant.

Bed nets therefore remain one of the most cost - effective ways to reduce malaria transmission and are likely to be effective for vector - borne diseases caused by mosquito species that bite primarily at night.»

For example, medications that may not appear to work well in a group of ADHD patients as a whole, may be effective for one particular subgroup that arises from a specific causal pathway.

«The general thinking is that no single drug can be effective for the treatment of all peripheral neuropathies, which stem from multiple causes,» Rieger said.

When matched with patient records, iPSCs and iPSC - derived target cells may be able to predict a patient's prognosis and whether or not a given drug will be effective for him or her.

Such training may also be effective for parents whose children are not at risk of becoming bullies or being bullied as it could help parents encourage their children to defend their peers.

Cultivars «Radicans» and «August Beauty» were used in a study that showed that soil moisture sensor technology can be effective for controlling growth of the cultivars.

Jennifer Nicholas, a PhD Candidate at Black Dog Institute and co-author of the paper says with the knowledge that apps can be effective for managing depression, future research must now investigate which features produce these beneficial effects.

The findings of the study indicate that the strategy of specifically targeting the mitochondria may be effective for improving the function of arteries as we age.

The procedure may be effective for other inherited metabolic diseases, including phenylketonuria and organic acidurias, said Christopher Lynch, professor of cellular and molecular physiology, lead researcher.

In addition, Lewandowski said, «The study indicates that affordable and easily accessible web - based interventions can be effective for a broad group of patients.»

They speculate that mindfulness treatments may be effective for depression, partly because they help depressed people focus on the moment, rather than its passing.

«This type of exercise has otherwise proved to be effective for chronic symptoms.

They next listed the stimulation sites, either deep in the brain or on the surface of the brain, thought to be effective for the treatment of each of the 14 diseases.

Dr Natalie Carter, head of research liaison and evaluation at Arthritis Research UK, said: «While this drug is known to be effective for some forms of inflammatory arthritis, such as rheumatoid arthritis, this study does not back up its use for hand osteoarthritis.

«Immune therapy might be effective for multiple myeloma.»

The authors conclude that valproate may be effective for treating negative symptoms in psychiatric patients with two copies of the «Val» variant of the COMT gene, which breaks down dopamine in the brain.

«There are currently virtually no treatments for dilated cardiomyopathy targeted to genetic changes, so the finding that commercially available drugs may be effective for patients with childhood - onset, RAF1 - induced DCM is a remarkable advance,» said Bruce Gelb, MD, Director and Gogel Family Professor of the Mindich Child Health and Development Institute at Mount Sinai and senior author.

«New schizophrenia treatments may be effective for subgroup of patients.»

One strategy is already known to be effective for patients with the gene amplification.

This study opens up new avenues for the role of purified resveratrol in preventing cancer, but suggests that it may only be effective for people with a specific genetic make - up, particular diets and lifestyles.

Earlier studies conducted by the World Health Organization and European researchers have shown that IUDs and implants may be effective for longer periods of time.

We feel that medications targeting this system may be effective for both women and men, but might operate through different mechanisms.

«A drug from other families of antidepressants could be effective for some of the others.

Isolation may be effective for decreasing the risk, but is not always foolproof.

Exposure - based therapy is effective when the traumatic events occurred recently, but until now, it was not clear whether it would also be effective for older traumatic memories.

«Just like working memory can hold about 7 items and a drug can be effective for certain amount of time, social influence seems to have a limited time window for effectiveness.»

Japanese scientists have found unique genetic alterations that could indicate whether expensive immune checkpoint inhibitors would be effective for a particular patient.

The results of the trial lead us to hope that Mal d 1 can be used to reduce the symptoms of cross-sensitivities with apples and might even be effective for other fruit allergies.

Patient - derived xenographs involve the implantation of tumor tissue into an immunodeficient mouse which becomes an avatar to help identify which drug or drug combinations are most likely to be effective for an individual cancer patient.

The findings suggest that interventions designed to target deficits in cognitive - affective responding may be effective for prevention and intervention programs for depression following natural disasters.

Scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have established that collagen derived from fish scales could be effective for various biomedical applications such as wound healing.

The treatment may be effective for up to 10 years but it can be reversed at any time by a second injection which dissolves the polymer.

«We are not able to make any definitive claims that this compound is safe or going to be effective for specific segments of the population,» said Martens, now an assistant professor at the University of Delaware.

«For years we've been scouring the literature,» said lead author Steven Alvarado, assistant professor of sociology, «and we haven't found anything about how or if MESA is effective on the things it wants to be effective for: increasing the STEM engagement outcomes of minority and other underrepresented students.»

«These diets have a very low calorie content of 600 to 800 kcal per day and can be effective for losing weight, reducing blood pressure, and reversing diabetes,» she added.2 «But the effects on the heart have not been studied until now.»

The same technology is also likely to be effective for infectious or other diseases, as well as for tissue regeneration, Dong said.

These early findings suggest that FXR agonists could be effective for treating patients with chronic diarrhea.