WEDNESDAY, April 1, 2020 -- Liraglutide plus lifestyle therapy results in a significantly greater reduction in body mass index (BMI) standard-deviation score than placebo among adolescents with obesity, according to a study published online March...
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PCSK9 inhibitor alirocumab lowered LDL cholesterol by 35% over placebo in ODYSSEY HoFH, the largest ever randomized lipid-lowering trial in homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia. Medscape Medical News
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A new study suggests that, in the right context, some people may experience psychedelic-like effects from placebos alone. The researchers reported some of the strongest placebo effects on consciousness in the literature relating to psychedelic...
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There’s a lot of discourse surrounding the benefits of CBD and whether the Cannabid sativa extract is actually beneficial to those experiencing chronic pain and anxiety or if it’s a placebo cleverly marketed as a cure-all antidote. Whatever you...
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THURSDAY, March 26, 2020 -- For patients with transfusion-dependent β-thalassemia, significantly more have a reduction in transfusion burden with receipt of luspatercept versus placebo, according to a study published in the March 26 issue of the...
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THURSDAY, March 26, 2020 -- Amongpatients with multidrug-resistant HIV-1 infection who have limited therapy options, reductions in HIV-1 RNA level were significantly greater in those who received fostemsavir compared with placebo during the first...
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WEDNESDAY, March 25, 2020 -- For relatively healthy older individuals, low-dose aspirin compared with placebo did not reduce the risk for dementia, probable Alzheimer disease, or mild cognitive impairment during a median follow-up of 4.7 years,...
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WEDNESDAY, Feb. 26, 2020 -- For patients with untreated stage II or III triple-negative breast cancer, pembrolizumab plus neoadjuvant chemotherapy, compared with placebo plus neoadjuvant chemotherapy, is associated with a significantly higher rate...
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The study: A Collagen Supplement Improves Skin Hydration, Elasticity, Roughness, and Density: Results of a Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Blind Study. Nutrients 2019, 11(10), 2494.
Purpose: “The purpose of this randomized,...
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In 1960, a deceitful medical doctor, known publicly as “Dr. Feelgood,” thought it would be a good idea to dish out B12 to his patients as if it was candy on Halloween. At the time, very little scientific study had been conducted on the effects...
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]]>(MedPage Today) -- The most common adverse events (AEs) associated with colchicine treatment were diarrhea and other gastrointestinal problems, with more severe toxicities not being observed at greater rates than with placebo, a meta-analysis...
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The BioCharger is a subtle energy device based on fantasy, not science. At $15,000, pretty expensive for a placebo.
An auditory illusion thought to synchronize brain waves and alter mood is no more effective than other sounds, according to research in adults recently published in eNeuro. The effect reported in other studies might be a placebo but could still...
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Patients with peripheral artery disease (PAD) who consumed a flavanol-rich cocoa beverage three times daily for six months saw significant improvements in their 6-minute walking distance compared to a placebo, in a small, phase II randomized study....
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]]>(MedPage Today) -- The JAK-1 inhibitor upadacitinib (Rinvoq) was superior to placebo in inducing endoscopic remission in refractory Crohn's disease (CD) patients, the phase II randomized CELEST trial showed.
Julián Panés, MD, PhD, of...
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To study how smoking marijuana can affect testimonies in crime investigations, scientists gave cannabis and a placebo to two groups of adults and provided them with VR-headsets to watch how they commit or witness a crime.
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]]>(MedPage Today) -- GRAPEVINE, Texas -- Women with cytomegalovirus (CMV) randomized to receive hyperimmune globulin during pregnancy were more likely to develop placental syndrome than those assigned to placebo, a researcher here found.
A...
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]]>(MedPage Today) -- GRAPEVINE, Texas -- Asking patients to clean themselves with chlorhexidine cloths prior to scheduled cesarean delivery did not significantly lower the rate of surgical site infections versus cleaning with placebo cloths in...
Patients in a clinical trial will receive a placebo or remdesivir, which has shown promise in laboratory studies.
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The combination of two drugs performed no better than placebo in preventing infection.
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