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Brief, Targeted Intervention to Stop Smoking
A one-minute intervention giving facts about the health impact of smoking was presented to 787 men waiting to be seen in Hong Kong emergency rooms. At a six-month follow-up, investigators found a significantly higher abstinence rate in the intervention group.
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Social Media Use and Disordered Eating in Young Adolescents
The authors of this exploratory study in 996 young adolescents found an association between time spent on social media, number of social media accounts, and evidence of disordered eating behaviors.
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Black Elderberry Supplementation for Upper Respiratory Infection Symptoms
SYNOPSIS: A meta-analysis of results from four randomized, controlled clinical studies evaluating the effect of black elderberry supplementation suggests that the botanical significantly reduces upper respiratory symptoms due to common cold and influenza viruses.
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Researchers Identify Ethical Concerns with Pragmatic Trials
Pragmatic trials raise some new ethical issues that need greater attention, according to the authors of a recent study.
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Unique Ethical Concerns for Study Participants in Neuroscience Research
Innovative neuroscience research is vital, but individuals with mental illness pose some unique ethical concerns in terms of their participation. The results of a recent study provided some reassurance on the decision-making processes of individuals.
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Shortcuts in Clinical Trials May Cause More Harm Than Good
Dozens of potential treatments for COVID-19 are under investigation: existing antiretrovirals, anti-malaria drugs, monoclonal antibodies, and Chinese traditional medicines among them. Additionally, companies are rapidly developing new drugs. But poorly designed studies subject patients to the risks of adverse events without learning if the intervention works.
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Second Phase of Pandemic Raises More Questions, Concerns for IRBs
Research organizations and IRBs continue to face challenges and make tough decisions based on the best available information about a pandemic that changes daily as it spreads across the world.
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FDA Guidance Offers Foundation for IRB, Researcher Flexibility
The Food and Drug Administration’s guidance on conducting clinical trials during the pandemic provides reassurance that IRBs and research organizations can employ flexibility as they make changes to accommodate a world in which many patient visits are conducted remotely. The guidance does not change or modify existing regulations, but synthesizes existing regulations and emphasizes the built-in flexibility.
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What Happens to Human Research in the New Pandemic Era?
The big question in the clinical research world is how things will look when the COVID-19 pandemic has ended. Will everything go back to the way it was? If not, what changes will remain?
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Cognitive Symptoms in Genetic Forms of Parkinson’s Disease May Help in Distinguishing the Various Types
This paper illustrates that, of the confirmed genetic forms of Parkinson’s disease, there are common cognitive and psychiatric features, thus adding to our knowledge of the clinical phenotype of these genetic forms.