Fasting Windows and Workouts Fail to Melt Liver Fat in Rigorous Trial
A rigorous randomized trial in Spain found that eight-hour time-restricted eating, supervised exercise, and their combination did not reduce liver ...
Tag: randomized controlled trial
Treating Yourself Kindly May Curb Problematic Gaming, Trial Finds
A randomized controlled trial with 308 online game players shows that an online self-compassion intervention significantly reduced problematic gaming, with ...
Watching and Imagining Movement Boosts Motor Skills and Thinking in Children with Coordination Disorder
A pilot randomized controlled trial found that school-based training combining fundamental movement skills with action observation and motor imagery produced ...
Twelve Weeks of Art Could Sharpen Attention in Autistic Children, Trial Finds
A randomized controlled trial found that a 12-week multimodal art intervention significantly improved attention and executive function in children with ...
Diet and Exercise Fail to Lift Overall Quality of Life in Overweight Men on Prostate Cancer Surveillance
A randomized trial found that a six-month diet and exercise program producing significant weight loss did not improve overall quality ...
Faster PCR Results in Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia May Not Speed Up Antibiotic Decisions
A new correspondence in Intensive Care Medicine argues that rapid multiplex PCR results in ventilator-associated pneumonia only improve care when ...
Private Rooms in the NICU May Save Tiny Lives, Landmark Trial Suggests
A randomized trial of 85 very preterm infants found no difference in death or neurodevelopmental impairment at 36 months between ...
Skipping a Key Hormone Blocker During IVF Stimulation Yields Just as Many Usable Embryos, Trial Finds
A randomized trial of 300 women found that IVF ovarian stimulation started late in the follicular phase without GnRH antagonist ...
Compassion Training Delivered Through WeChat Shows Promise for Stressed Nursing Students
A randomized controlled trial in Guangzhou found that an eight-week compassion training program delivered through WeChat produced promising exploratory improvements ...
Who Answers the Call? Massive Trial Reveals Why the Sickest Patients Slip Through Care Coordination’s Fingers
A national randomized trial of telephone-based care coordination found that only 59 percent of high-need, high-cost beneficiaries could be contacted ...
Simple Yield Charts Triple Kenyan Farmers’ Demand for Top Maize Hybrids
A randomized trial at Kenyan agro-dealer shops shows that a simple chart of farmer-reported hybrid yields nearly tripled demand for ...
Blood Thinner Showdown: Rivaroxaban Edges Out Warfarin for Young Heart Patients
A randomized trial in children and young adults found that rivaroxaban prevented thromboembolic events after pulmonary valve replacement as effectively ...
Anti-Inflammatory Diet Eases Chemotherapy-Related Sleep Problems in Breast Cancer Patients, Trial Finds
A randomized controlled trial found that a 12-week anti-inflammatory dietary education program significantly reduced sleep disturbances, lowered inflammatory biomarkers, and ...
Horse-Powered Therapy Lowers Stress Hormones in Autistic Children, Landmark Trial Shows
A randomized controlled trial found that occupational therapy incorporating horses produced significantly greater within-session cortisol reductions in autistic children than ...
Urine Test Photos Sent by TB Patients Prove Reliable for Checking Medication Intake
A study of 1,655 patient-submitted smartphone images of a urine-based tuberculosis adherence test found that 72 percent were clearly interpretable, ...
Powerful clot-blocking drug fails to beat standard pills in stubborn stroke subtype
A multicenter phase III trial found that intravenous tirofiban did not outperform standard oral antiplatelet therapy for 90-day functional outcomes ...
Text Messages After the ER Help Patients Quit Risky Habits, Trial Finds
A Hong Kong randomized controlled trial found that a brief phone-based intervention plus six months of WhatsApp or WeChat messages ...
AI Chatbot Lightens the Mental Load for Nurses Working Alone in Patients’ Homes
A randomized controlled trial in Japan found that home-visit nurses using a guideline-informed AI chatbot reported lower mental effort, lower ...
Ten Minutes With AI Can Weaken Your Ability to Persist Through Hard Problems
A peer-reviewed randomized controlled trial co-authored by UC Berkeley researcher Brian Christian found that just ten minutes of AI assistance ...
Probiotic Lozenges Cut Severe Mouth Sores in Head and Neck Radiotherapy Patients
A double-blind randomized trial found that probiotic lozenges containing Limosilactobacillus reuteri significantly reduced severe oral mucositis in head and neck ...
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Online HIV Research Cohorts Uncover Widespread Participant Fraud and Deceptive Tactics
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Study Evaluates Infection Screening Markers Among Voluntary Blood Donors in Addis Ababa
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Hepatic Vulnerability Is Associated with Post-Hepatectomy Liver Failure and Major Morbidity After Curative-Intent Resection of Perihilar Cholangiocarcinoma