Sentences with phrase «carefully controlled studies»

Stephenson was interested in making deliberate and carefully controlled studies, the «rules» and proportions of which had been pre-determined, from paintings which were arbitrary.

Indeed, this is underscore by the fact that some carefully controlled studies have reported that substantial early phase strength gains occur in as little as 5 days without changes in agonist muscle activation as measured by EMG amplitudes (Holtermann et al. 2005).

Larger and more carefully controlled studies offer somewhat more positive news, but with an interesting wrinkle.

Future, carefully controlled studies can help us resolve the question.

Many say that the antioxidant action provided by superfoods protects against cancer and heart disease, among a host of other ills — while others point out that few carefully controlled studies have been conducted.

I am gratified to see that my hypothesis that an increase in fat intake would decrease their risk of heart disease has been verified by a carefully controlled study.

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But if you had read this post carefully, the note at the bottom, or read the follow - up posts (linked from note at the bottom of the post), you would realize that I never said there were conclusive studies specifically on controlled crying and would understand why.

One cleverly designed 2006 study found that, after carefully controlling for the mother's IQ — apparently, on average, breastfeeding moms are smarter — there is no evidence that breast milk itself boosts intelligence.

Some carefully controlled, longitudinal studies have shown no differences in developmental outcomes between formula - fed babies receiving supplemental DHA and formula - fed controls (Auestad et al 2001; Auestad et al 2003).

Therefore, I urge the sub-committees, Security, Investigation, Survey studies, and research, Conduct of Border Control Operation and Diplomacy and Justice to carefully deliberate on all issues and proffer constructive recommendations for the mutual benefits of both countries» the NSA said.

The study, published in today's edition of CBE - Life Sciences Education, is the largest and most carefully controlled analysis to date of how participating in course - based undergraduate research experiences affects students» outcomes.

A number of well - controlled European studies have carefully explored the action of hallucinogens on the brains of normal volunteers [see «Psychedelic Healing?»

They studied 82 sarcoid - bearing horses from the U.S. and United Kingdom and 272 carefully matched controls that did not have sarcoids.

Many of these species have been carefully bred so they are genetically identical, giving scientists maximum control as they study changes in genetics or environment.

To do this, the research team enrolled 65 healthy volunteers aged 18 to 50 years in the human challenge study — a type of research study in which individuals are exposed to disease - causing pathogens under carefully controlled conditions.

The study, published in Science Translational Medicine, underscores the importance of human challenge studies, in which volunteers are exposed to disease - causing pathogens under carefully controlled conditions.

A new report, published online October 24 in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, reviews 18 carefully controlled laboratory studies that tested human subjects» physiological and behavioral responses to sleep deprivation as they relate to metabolic health.

Rutgers scientists said this study indicates how critical it is to carefully control oxidative stress — which can also lead to neurodegenerative diseases like Parkinson's and Alzheimer's, chronic fatigue syndrome, cancers and gene mutations as well as liver and heart disease — so that cell or tissue damage doesn't occur.

Raised for dozens of generations in the lab of senior author Huda Akil, Ph.D., at the U-M Molecular and Behavioral Neuroscience Institute under carefully controlled conditions, the two breeds act as a way to study the effects of genetic and inherited traits on addiction - related behaviors.

The Lancet paper is the first case - controlled study that looks carefully at how often infection with the Zika virus might lead to GBS.

A study published in Nicotine & Tobacco Research demonstrates in a carefully controlled series of studies that the self - administration of nicotine by rats suppresses body weight gain independent of food intake.

Each subject's sleep was carefully monitored, diet was strictly controlled and blood samples were collected at 15 or 30 minute intervals for 24 hours, starting on the evening of the third night of each study.

In closing, I think it would be worthwhile to conduct large - scale studies of carefully characterized depressed patients and healthy controls, using gold - standard clinical and infectious disease - related study protocols, as have already been developed for bacteria [68, 69] and viruses [70 — 76].

We demonstrate here in a larger case - control study that women with breast cancer are deficient both by presence and quantity of FMc in the peripheral blood compared to carefully matched controls.

The policy change provided Phillipi and her colleagues with a handy way of assessing before - and - after changes in pacifier use and breast - feeding, but their analysis lacks the rigor of a carefully designed and controlled study.

These changes indicate the need for all studies in which the subjects have diabetes to be carefully controlled and not merely to be observational in nature.

All groups saw a decrease in testosterone, this highlights the importance of reading studies carefully and including controls.

So rather than abandon a modestly successful program in our attempt to promote equality of education, the best policy would be to let a few states have more control of Head Start funds, carefully study their subsequent reforms, and then determine future policy based on solid evidence.

After studying the school carefully, I concluded that it was because district leaders were blinded by their conviction that top - down control is the only way to run schools.

It is utterly reasonable to take the precaution of studying it carefully to see if there is indeed something we need to be seriously concerned about if we are not to lose control of the situation, and threaten our survival.

For the above reasons the accuracy of memory is typically studied in the laboratory, where the conditions of learning and memory can be carefully controlled.

The current study has the largest sample size and longest follow - up of any controlled outcome study of carefully assessed BED to date.

These therapies must be scrutinized in carefully controlled, replicable studies that demonstrate their effectiveness.