Sentences with phrase «research trials benefiting»

Special interest in conducting clinical research trials benefiting diabetes patients.

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Gazzaley and Rosen caution that while the research is encouraging, more clinical trials are needed to prove medical benefits.
Although further research is still needed, a number of smaller trials have suggested benefits in the weight loss and metabolism departments.
The future of research into the potential health benefits of cocoa should focus on the mechanisms and active compounds, with well defined clinical trials key to this burgeoning segment, says a new review by Nestlé.
While this is not really a surprise, since similar research and trials with wounds on people has shown the healing benefits of using medical grade manuka honey, this is the first time a clinical trial has been done on horses.
I regularly see people with the symptoms described who have been diagnosed with Irritable Bowel Syndrome or other digestive disorders that research suggests benefit from a strict low FODMAP diet trial.
It certainly is ironic that, while the gold standard of medical research is the randomized controlled trial, which generally looks at the risks and benefits of an intervention on a population level, it is individual women who have to make the decisions — and individual women may not always find these kind of data helpful.
In 2011, the Cochrane Collaboration, a nonprofit independent research organization, analyzed the results of 15 randomized clinical trials that had evaluated whether omega - 3 — fortified infant formulas, fed to full - term babies for up to the first year of life, provide developmental benefits compared with nonfortified infant formulas.
To use genomics resources to benefit patients, consider research hospitals that do clinical trials, he advises; to turn discoveries into diagnostic tools and medicines, look for opportunities in the life science industry.
«I used to be a scientist so I was interested in research and I wanted to know if this trial would be of benefit to me and to patients in the future.
That's because a trial like this one is almost without precedent in modern medical research: It involves giving children a vaccine that is almost certain not to benefit them, and that might harm them, all to protect other children from an unlikely scenario — a large - scale anthrax attack.
Since 2006, the number of industry - sponsored clinical trials studying the benefits and harms of medical treatments has risen dramatically, while the number of clinical trials funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has fallen substantially, according to new Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health research.
«Our research paves the way for future clinical trials that screen for AIM2 expression in colon cancer and possibly other cancers to identify patients who may potentially benefit from personalized anti-Akt therapy,» Wilson said.
To test the potential benefit and safety of targeted hypothermia in donors on delayed organ function rates in the recipients of their kidneys, Niemann and his research team conducted a randomized controlled trial in two large organ donation service areas from March 2012 to October 2013.
«We look forward to conducting further research through the STARTRK - 2 phase II trial and are hopeful that treatment with entrectinib in patients with a range of advanced or metastatic solid tumors harboring NTRK1 / 2/3, ROS1, or ALK gene fusions will result in very meaningful benefit
Researchers in US and Canada funded by the Cooperative Studies Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Canadian Institutes for Health Research compared the costs and benefits of etanercept - methotrexate first versus triple therapy first in 353 patients enrolled in the RACAT trial who continued to have uncontrolled symptoms of RA after at least 12 weeks of methotrexate therapy.
The attendees developed a list of top research priorities and a research agenda for exercise in solid organ transplant, which includes the need to conduct large multicenter intervention studies, standardize measures of physical function in clinical trials, examine the benefits of novel types of exercise, and assess the effects of exercise on measures such as immunity, infection, and cognition.
Commenting on the study, Dr Andres Poveda, Head of the Gynecological Oncology Clinic at Fundación Instituto Valenciano de Oncología, Valencia, Spain, who was not involved in the research, said the CIRCCa study is the second recent trial to show the benefit of adding an antiangiogenic drug to chemotherapy in cervical cancer.
This clinical trial is the culmination of long - standing research led by Professor John Greenwood at the UCL Institute of Ophthalmology showing the potential therapeutic benefits of using statins to treat autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis and uveitis.
If you're suffering with a disorder, I'm not even allowed to look at the database to find that you could be approached about a trial that you might benefit from that,» says the former head of the U.K. Medical Research Council.
«If we can confirm this link in clinical trials, many people potentially could benefit very quickly,» said Thomas Hannan, DVM, PhD, research instructor in pathology and immunology.
The authors also caution that the follow - up period for participants in this trial was only six months per patient, so further research will be needed to see if there is a long term effect and whether maintaining the training period could help to extend the benefits of training.
The report from an international committee convened by the U.S. National Academy of Sciences (NAS) and the National Academy of Medicine in Washington, D.C., concludes that such a clinical trial «might be permitted, but only following much more research» on risks and benefits, and «only for compelling reasons and under strict oversight.»
«The current trial showed an absolute survival benefit of almost 10 percentage points, eclipsing any effect of drug intervention,» wrote Dr. Joglar, who holds the Elizabeth Thaxton and Ellis Batten Page Professorship in Cardiac Electrophysiology Research.
Just hours before this latest Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute study was published, another blow to the field came when Merck announced it was discontinuing a Phase 3 clinical trial into a drug called verubecestat, following a recommendation suggesting, «it was unlikely that positive benefit / risk could be established if the trial continued.»
Georgia CORE aims to increase the skills and competencies of the cancer research workforce; raise awareness about the opportunities and benefits of clinical trials; incorporate the perspectives of patients and survivors into clinical cancer research; advocate for clinical trials financing, regulatory improvement and resource development; promote access to and enrollment in clinical trials; and stimulate dialogue and collaboration among multi-disciplinary cancer researchers.
An added benefit of treatment at Sylvester is access to the latest research advances through clinical trials.
Do you know how a trial works, how patients are protected and the benefits of having a research - focused Medical Center and College of Medicine as an option for your family's health care?
Though human trials are still years away, meeting a person who would actually benefit from her research inspired Ye.
Loyola's patients benefit from our research discoveries; read about Loyola's current clinical trials.
Despite ongoing efforts toward finding novel entities for the treatment of the most challenging cancers, translation into patient benefit has been slow due to the fact that translational cancer research from early drug discovery to late stage drug development and assessment in clinical trials is a long process.
All net proceeds from the walk will benefit the Hereditary Disease Foundation and the Huntington's Disease Society of America Center of Excellence at Columbia University which carries out numerous observational research and clinical trials for people with HD and those at risk.
I was surprised too, but after some research and careful trial with my research team (aka my kids) in our lab (aka my kitchen), I have to agree that not only are kids capable of using «real knives» at a much younger age than I expected but that there do seem to be some psychological benefits as well.
To make these recommendations, the Task Force looks at research — ideally, large - scale clinical trials — and weighs a procedure's potential costs versus benefits.
The findings of the new review could be important for patients who are susceptible to the disease, says lead author Dr. O. J. Kennedy of Southampton University in the U.K, though more research is required, as he explained to Forbes: «We now need robust clinical trials to investigate the wider benefits and harms of coffee so that doctors can make specific recommendations to patients.»
There are now over 23 randomized clinical trials (the gold standard of medical research) demonstrating the benefits of EFT.
Clinical Research Trials show significant benefits with tapping that improve over time (compared to high weight regain rates for diets).
Moreover, trial and clinical research have observed that milk thistle extracts also has the following non-liver related benefits:
The U.S. National Institutes of Health counts 135 registered trials of curcumin in the last 15 years, according to the study authors, but not one double - blind, placebo - controlled clinical trial on curcumin can support all of the benefits we've been attributing to it, and when it comes to research that seemed to prove curcumin's effects on pancreatic and colon cancers, Alzheimer's disease, and radiation - induced rashes, it seems that the supposed benefits are all cracked up.
A Dive Into the Research Some studies, including a small 2016 cohort trial and a 2014 mouse model, only found benefit after 48 to 72 hours of fasting.
Scientists have yet to explore the potential benefits of pine pollen in clinical trials or animal - based research.
Whereas the few randomized controlled trials and observational clinical outcomes studies support the existence of a health benefit from fasting, substantial further research in humans is needed before the use of fasting as a health intervention can be recommended.
Because there are hundreds of options readily available in your app store, deciphering which downloads will reap the most benefits requires research, trial - and - error and plenty of failed first dates.
«Schools derive a wide range of benefits from engagement in cultural learning activities and these randomised control trials are part of a wider programme of research to develop a broader understanding of how schools can benefit most,» Taylor said.
His best known works include: reviews of the research on long - term effects; benefit - cost analyses of the Perry Preschool and Abecedarian programs; randomized trials comparing alternative approaches to educating children including length of day, monolingual versus dual - language immersion, the Tools of the Mind curriculum; and, the series of State Preschool Yearbooks providing annual state - by - state analyses of progress in public pre-K.
Complex cases that require comprehensive diagnostics, advanced imaging or state - of - the - art therapies receive the benefit of the latest clinical trials, research and treatment protocols available.»
The Clinical Investigation Center (CIC) develops and facilitates veterinary clinical trials and translational research studies which may lead to new drugs, devices, procedures and treatments for the benefit of animals and humans alike.
The Clinical Investigation Center (CIC) facilitates veterinary clinical trials and translational research studies which may lead to new drugs, devices, procedures and treatments for the benefit of animals and humans alike.
Clinical trials offer the benefits of cutting edge research.
Another report stated that there appear to be no clinical trials for any specific indication of purported benefits of CoQ10 and «the recommendations for this supplement are again based entirely on theory, anecdote, and pre-clinical research or clinical research conducted in humans».
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