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Growing Evidence That Surrogate Decision-makers Need Help
Surrogates reported better-quality communication with a family support intervention, found a recent study.
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Research Ethics Groups Can Complement IRB Oversight
The increasing complexity of human subjects research has driven the development of research ethics consultation services, which can complement the oversight role of IRBs.
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Simplify Numbers to Help Subjects Better Understand Informed Consent
Poorly conducted informed consent often comes down to how researchers present the numbers.
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Can Herbs Improve Endurance? Adaptogens and Athletic Performance
The term “adaptogen” appears to have been coined by Russian researchers in the 1950s to describe medicinal botanicals with the potential to increase stamina and survival in stressful environments.This article summarizes the results from a literature search on more clinical studies on several adaptogens used to improve athletic performance.
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Tips for Informed Consent on GPS Data
If location data will not be erased in a study, how should IRBs explain the risks in informed consent communications?
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Coffee Consumption and Mortality
After rigorous evaluation using multiple statistics, an inverse relationship between coffee intake and all-cause mortality was demonstrated consistently across the racial/ethnic groups examined.
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Does a Gluten-free Diet Lower the Risk of Coronary Artery Disease in Adults?
A prospective, cohort study of health professionals conducted over 24 years revealed no significant association between long-term consumption of gluten and the risk of coronary artery disease in both adult men and women with no history of coronary artery disease.
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Researchers Urge IRBs to Preserve Location Data
Faced with the sudden emergence of this latest aspect of the tech revolution, many in bioethics initially err on the side of location data eradication.
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University’s Central IRB Was Built From the Ground Up
With 37 relying sites and nine active studies, all within 1.5 years since inception, the University of Miami’s new central IRB was a success.
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Should Subjects Who Drop Out of Studies Receive Compensation?
On the issue of payment to research subjects, what should be done if people drop out of the study?