Penn researchers gamified walking to boost heart health, and won a $25 million grant

With a $25 million grant from PCORI, the Penn team will launch a randomized controlled trial to see if their game reduces the ...
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AI language models actually help in digestive disease care

Large language models could transform digestive disorder management, but further RCTs are essential to validate their ...
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HUTCHMED begins Phase III segment of metastatic PDAC treatment trial

HUTCHMED has commenced the Phase III stage of its ongoing Phase II/III clinical trial assessing the combination of ...
News Medical

Randomized clinical food trials: Best clinical practice, quality management & data processing

Thought LeadersAoife Hayes, Kevin O'Regan & Julie ScanlonClinical Trials Assitant, Operations Manager & Quality Assurance ManagerAtlantia Clinical Trials Food clinical trials may not be as familiar to ...
BMJ

High-intensity interval training for cardiometabolic health in adults with metabolic syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials

Data sources Five databases were searched from inception to March 2024. Study appraisal and synthesis Meta-analyses of randomised controlled trials (RCTs) comparing HIIT with MICT/CON were performed ...
STAT

Keeping pregnant participants out of medical research is more dangerous than including them

“Well, we don’t have as much evidence as we would like on steroid use during pregnancy,” the obstetrician warned my co-author, Natalia Emanuel, as she wrote a prescription for inhaled corticosteroids ...
Heart

Rethinking the J-curve: diastolic blood pressure may not be a culprit after all

Hypertension remains one of the leading risk factors for cardiovascular (CV) events and mortality, making its effective treatment and control a critical public health priority.1 2 In response to the ...