Is it not the responsibility of scientists to attempt to disprove a null hypothesis and debunk myths rather than assuming that
a treatment has a desired effect?
Not exact matches
«If they progress more slowly than usual within that time frame, that
would suggest these
treatments are
having their
desired effect.»
For example, a decrease in the levels of c9RAN proteins in response to
treatment would suggest that a drug is
having a
desired effect.
Using this kind of sensor, doctors may be able to better determine radiation doses and to monitor whether
treatments are
having the
desired effect, according to the researchers, who describe the device in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences the week of April 21.
Scientists who are in the process of developing prototypes for potential new anticancer agents that selectively kill tumor cells by interfering with the regulation of intracellular pH,
have found that alkaline
treatments do NOT
have the
desired effect - but strongly acidic
treatments do.13
Only if this
treatment doesn't
have the
desired effect, they are being offered a PD
treatment.