«Humans and mice: Similar
enough for studying disease and different enough to give us new clues about evolution.»
Not exact matches
And Marathon barely did any actual clinical legwork to get the drug cleared
for Duchenne — it relied on 1990 - era clinical trial data before tacking on just
enough study material to win an approval that doesn't even address the root cause of the
disease.
But our
study shows that hydration, rest and shade are probably not
enough to stop the global epidemic of kidney
disease,» explained Dr. Jaime Butler - Dawson, lead author of the
study and researcher at the Center
for Health, Work & Environment.
Dr Margaret O'Hara, from the Molecular Physics Group and primary investigator on the project, said: «Previous
studies have found potential biomarkers
for liver
disease, such as isoprene and acetone, but they are not specific
enough because they are possible biomarkers
for other
diseases or can arise from numerous normal metabolic processes.
«We have to build a large
enough study to be able to look at both genes and environment together,» says Newschaffer, who is a principal investigator on a
study by the Centers
for Disease Control that will look at 2,700 children over the next five years.
While the
study has a number of limitations — its small sample size
for one and the fact that things like
disease status were self - reported — the researchers had
enough information to develop a genetic risk score
for smokers.
For example, I've always recommended that individuals use fats and oils rich in polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fats in place of saturated fats to reduce risk of heart
disease, but this
study suggests that only monos have been sufficiently
studied and reduce risk and at this time there's not
enough evidence around polys.
Coconut oil was feared
for years due to its high saturated fat content, but that fear was put to rest when
studies showed there wasn't
enough correlation with the consumption of saturated fat and heart
disease.
An article published in 2010 in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, that analyzed over 20 different
studies found that there simply is not
enough proof out there
for the claims that saturated fat actually causes cardiovascular
disease.
As if that wasn't
enough, anthocyanins are now being
studied for DNA protection, fighting estrogen - dependent
diseases, anti-inflammatory response stimulation, and their role immune system regulation.
Soy: Due to limited human
study, there is not
enough evidence to recommend
for or against the use of soy in the treatment of kidney
diseases, such as chronic renal failure.
When a research
study comes up with negative or no positive results one can always rightly argue that the dose was wrong, the mixture was wrong, too much or not
enough was given, it was the wrong stage of the
disease or the wrong pets were selected
for the trial, etc..