Sentences with phrase «body of research evidence»

A leader needs to wade through an often complex and not altogether coherent body of research evidence to determine which policies to implement.

The ASAM recently issued guidelines on the use of these medications, based on an extensive body of research evidence.

Not exact matches

Sustainability Reporting: Final chart in this session looks at the proportion of companies which have adopted «sustainability reporting» - it speaks to the emerging field of ESG research where there is a growing acceptance and body of evidence which says that ESG (Environment, Social, Governance) factors are also relevant and can particularly be useful in filtering out companies that are at risk of brand impairment, legal liability, and general backlash due to inferior ESG practices and ratings.

Two concessions must of course be granted to the relativist: (1) different bodies of evidence will be available at different times (in the wake, for example, of archeological research or of document discoveries), and (2) different frameworks of interpretation of available evidence will come to light (in the course, for example, of medical or psychological research).

The research adds to a growing body of evidence that runs counter to the popular perception that there was a linear evolution from early primates to modern humans.

While this is presently a very popular topic and there is a body of evidence looking at extracts of the avocado seed, the fact is there is not enough research to support consuming an avocado seed.

New research published in the scientific journal Food Chemistry adds to the growing body of evidence that shows that cooking and cooling potatoes can significantly increase the amount of Resistant Starch (RS).

Part of the evidence supporting this belief comes from neuroscience and pediatrics, where recent research shows that harsh or unstable environments can create biological changes in the growing brains and bodies of infants and children.

Our research bolsters a body of evidence supporting the need for cereal makers to take immediate steps to reduce arsenic in their cereals.

A growing body of evidence from NBO research worldwide suggests that large scale implementation could have a significant impact on postpartum depression, parenting stress, and a range of other factors that have potential to derail healthy development.

The research adds to a growing body of evidence on just how essential father - child bonding is, especially in the earliest part of a child's life.

Indeed, a rich body of research suggests homework might benefit older students, and, even then, that there is no strong evidence that homework improves academic achievement (as discussed in this article from the Center for Public Education).

On the basis of a remarkably consistent body of research on lesbian and gay parents and their children, the American Psychological Association (APA) and other health professional and scientific organizations have concluded that there is no scientific evidence that parenting effectiveness is related to parental sexual orientation.

Our research adds to a growing body of evidence that suggests that intervening early to help parents can make a positive impact on how their infant develops.»

The importance of touch for babies has been well researched and a strong body of evidence exists to support the impact touch (and / or lack of touch) has on a baby.

«While there is a substantial body of research showing that a mother's own is milk is the most effective option for greatly improving the health of hospitalized, very low birthweight infants, NICU care providers need to be able to make the evidence - driven argument that mother's own milk is the most cost effective option as well,» Meier said.

Despite a growing body of evidence - based research over the past decade regarding the management of sport - related concussions, the question often raised by many healthcare professionals in the clinical field pertains to return to participation procedures.

The research adds to a growing body of evidence that weather shocks can destabilize societies, stoke conflict and force people to flee their home countries.

You would also need to give evidence of your ability to attract your own funding, in particular from the Research Councils and other prestigious bodies.

The research adds to a growing body of evidence underscoring how specific experiences are necessary to shape the developing brain, and how the absence of specific inputs can have long - lasting effects on perception, neural processing, and behaviour.

The new research is the first to document handedness in blue whales and the first evidence of a marine mammal favoring a different side of its body depending on feeding depth, the researchers say.

There's a large body of research that says many would make different decisions, especially in surgery, if they understood the trade - offs and the lack of evidence involved,» says Jack Fowler, past president of the Boston - based Foundation for Informed Medical Decision Making.

This research from the Department of Public Health, Policy and Social Sciences adds to the growing body of evidence that suggests baby - led weaning does not pose a choking risk, as long as those foods known to be a choking risk to babies are avoided.

Of the growing body of research concerning lifestyle and brain health, and also the possibility of reduced risk of Alzheimer's and other dementias, perhaps the strongest and most consistent evidence exists for regular physical activitOf the growing body of research concerning lifestyle and brain health, and also the possibility of reduced risk of Alzheimer's and other dementias, perhaps the strongest and most consistent evidence exists for regular physical activitof research concerning lifestyle and brain health, and also the possibility of reduced risk of Alzheimer's and other dementias, perhaps the strongest and most consistent evidence exists for regular physical activitof reduced risk of Alzheimer's and other dementias, perhaps the strongest and most consistent evidence exists for regular physical activitof Alzheimer's and other dementias, perhaps the strongest and most consistent evidence exists for regular physical activity.

But the new research adds to evidence suggesting that some body - wracking infections could also harm the human brain, says epidemiologist and neurologist Mitchell Elkind of Columbia University, who was not involved in the study.

Scientists at the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) Intramural Research Program (IRP) have uncovered evidence that shows a more complex and elaborate role for the body's hard - working G protein - coupled receptors (GPCRs) than previously thought, suggesting a conceptual advance in the fields of biochemistry and pharmacology.

The new research adds to the growing body of evidence of epigenetic changes in diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, type 2 diabetes, and obesity.

The research team investigated the association between weight loss and the progression of cartilage changes on MRI over a 48 - month period in 640 overweight and obese patients (minimum body mass index [BMI] 25 kg / m2) who had risk factors for osteoarthritis or MRI evidence of mild to moderate osteoarthritis.

The work, funded by national charity Pancreatic Cancer Research Fund, uncovers new evidence that PAK4 plays a key role in enabling cancer cells to grow and to spread from the pancreas into other areas of the body, a process called metastasis.

Using assays developed at USAMRIID that detect the presence of IgM, an early protein produced by the body to ward off infection, the research team found evidence of dengue fever, West Nile, yellow fever, Rift Valley fever, chikungunya, Ebola, and Marburg viruses in the samples collected between 2006 and 2008.

But the idea of single - subject research didn't really make the leap to medicine of the body until the early 1980s when Gordon Guyatt, a Canadian physician now known as a founder of evidence - based medicine, began working in an interdisciplinary department at McMaster University in Ontario, with psychologists, biostatisticians, ethicists and clinical epidemiologists all working together.

«While there is a substantial body of research showing that a mother's own is milk is the most effective option for greatly improving the health of hospitalized, very low birthweight infants, NICU care providers need to be able to make the evidence - driven argument that mother's own milk is the most cost effective option as well,» Meier said.

«Our results, based on in - depth interviews with seniors and their caregivers, add to a growing body of evidence that this decline in dementia risk is a real phenomenon, and that the expected future growth in the burden of dementia may not be as extensive as once thought,» says lead author Kenneth Langa, M.D., Ph.D., a professor in the U-M Medical School, Institute for Social Research and School of Public Health, and a research investigator at the VA Ann Arbor HealthcareResearch and School of Public Health, and a research investigator at the VA Ann Arbor Healthcareresearch investigator at the VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System.

EVOLUTION AND THE BRAIN Perhaps the most incendiary aspect of the fast - evolution research is evidence that the brain may be evolving just as quickly as the rest of the body.

Maggie Blanks, CEO of the Pancreatic Cancer Research Fund, said: «Professor Magee's findings add further weight to a growing body of evidence which points to Hedgehog signalling as an important driver of pancreatic cancer.

These new findings add to the current body of research by helping clinicians identify ILI non-responders early on so they can be supported with other evidence - based treatment options to achieve success over the long - term.

Dr Tom Russ, of the University of Edinburgh's Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, who led the research, said: «This study provides further evidence for the important links between mind and body, and of the damaging effects psychological distress can have on physical wellbeing.

It is rewarding to see that research by Dr. Martins - Green is contributing to the body of scientific evidence that may support tobacco - control policies in California,» said Bart Aoki, the director of TRDRP.

«This research adds to a growing body of evidence that is forcing Roman archaeologists to reject the notion that cities always produce poorer health outcomes and lower life expectancies when compared with rural living,» says Martin Pitts from the University of Exeter, UK.

STONY BROOK, NY, July 14, 2014 — Research findings from an international team of scientists including Alan Turner, PhD, Assistant Professor in the Department of Anatomical Sciences at Stony Brook University School of Medicine, uncovers details on how a new species of a feathered raptorial dinosaur found in China provides evidence on how large - bodied dinosaurs took to the air.

Richard Wiseman (2011) has noted that OBE research has focused on finding a psychological explanation and «out - of - body experiences are not paranormal and do not provide evidence for the soul.

For example, research on the microbiome - the collective genomes of the microorganisms that inhabit our bodies - is yielding increasing evidence for its role in infectious disease [104], [105].

«Once again, Dr. Trasande and his collaborators have ignored both scientific principles and a significant body of research to generate alarmist headlines, create concern, and pressure public officials to disregard the weight of the scientific evidence.

«The results from this trial provide part of a growing body of evidence supporting the potential of Keytruda in the treatment of non-small-cell lung cancer,» Dr. Roger M. Perlmutter, president, Merck Research Laboratories said in a press release.

The scope of COSPAR comprises space studies of the Earth's surface, meteorology and climate; space studies of the Earth - Moon system and other bodies of the solar system, including the search for evidence of life in the solar system; study of planetary atmospheres including those of the ever - expanding inventory of exoplanets; space plasmas in the solar system; research in astrophysics from space; life sciences as related to space; materials sciences in space; and fundamental physics in space.

«More research should be done, but there is a growing body of evidence which suggests that women previously diagnosed with breast cancer should speak with their doctor about possibly limiting their consumption of alcohol,» says the lead researcher on the study, Marilyn L. Kwan, PhD, a staff scientist at Kaiser Permanente in Oakland.

But the research does add to a growing body of evidence that avoiding gluten may not be the best choice for everyone.

A 2015 Cochrane review of current research on cryotherapy also came to a similar conclusion: «There is insufficient evidence to determine whether whole - body cryotherapy (WBC) reduces self - reported muscle soreness or improves subjective recovery after exercise compared with passive rest or no WBC... Further high - quality, well - reported research in this area is required and must provide detailed reporting of adverse events.»

Starting way back in 1931 (when Otto Warburg was awarded his Nobel Prize for research on the link between cancer and adequate oxygen to the cells), there has been a growing body of evidence indicating the link between immune deficiency and reduced oxygen metabolism.

This study adds to a growing body of evidence that the standard recommendation of 0.8 grams per kilogram of body weight protein daily may not be enough to maintain lean body mass in people over the age of 50, especially when research suggests older adults experience some degree of «anabolic resistance,» the reduced ability to respond to anabolic stimuli that promote muscle growth.