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A randomized placebo-controlled pilot study of the efficacy and safety of D-cycloserine in people with chronic back pain. [PDF]

, 2016
BACKGROUND: Few effective pharmacological treatment options exist for chronic back pain, the leading cause of disability in the US, and all are associated with significant adverse effects. OBJECTIVE: To determine the efficacy and safety of D-cycloserine,
Apkarian, A. Vania, Herrmann, Kristi, Kaushal, Gagan, Schnitzer, Thomas J., Torbey, Souraya, Yeasted, Renita   +5 more
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Quality of life with ivabradine in patients with angina pectoris [PDF]

, 2016
Background—To explore the effect of ivabradine on angina-related quality of life (QoL) in patients participating in the Study Assessing the Morbidity–Mortality Benefits of the If Inhibitor Ivabradine in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease (SIGNIFY) QoL
Chassany, Olivier, Ferrari, Roberto, Ford, Ian, Fox, Kim, Steg, Philippe Gabriel, Tardif, Jean-Claude, Tendera, Michal   +6 more
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La investigación: Un placebo para los que ven en ella un camino al reconocimiento investigação: um placebo para os que vêem nela um caminho ao reconhecimento Research: Placebo for those who see a way to recognition on it

Investigación y Educación en Enfermería, 2012
En este artículo se discute el sentido que debe tener la investigación como herramienta de aproximación a la realidad cotidiana y del papel del investigador como agente de cambio social.Neste artigo se discute o sentido que deve ter a investigação como ...
Johan Sebastián Lopera Valle
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Vitamin C inhibits endothelial cell apoptosis in congestive heart failure [PDF]

, 2007
Background - Proinflammatory cytokines like tumor necrosis factor- and oxidative stress induce apoptotic cell death in endothelial cells (ECs). Systemic inflammation and increased oxidative stress in congestive heart failure (CHF) coincide with enhanced ...
Aicher, A, Dimmeler, S, Freyssinet, JM, Haase, A, Hoffmann, J, Hugel, B, Mallat, Z, Rossig, L, Tedgui, A, Zeiher, AM   +9 more
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Placebo Economics: A Systematic Review About the Economic Potential of Utilizing the Placebo Effect

Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2019
Background: Recent research shows that placebo mechanisms can be utilized in ethical and legal ways such as in open-label conditions, when patients know that they receive placebos, and through psychological interventions aiming to optimize patients ...
Jens Hamberger, Jens Hamberger, Karin Meissner, Karin Meissner, Thilo Hinterberger, Thomas Loew, Katja Weimer   +6 more
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Catechol-O-Methyltransferase val158met Polymorphism Predicts Placebo Effect in Irritable Bowel Syndrome [PDF]

, 2012
Identifying patients who are potential placebo responders has major implications for clinical practice and trial design. Catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT), an important enzyme in dopamine catabolism plays a key role in processes associated with the ...
Conboy, Lisa Ann, Douaiher, Jeffrey, Hall, Kathryn Tayo, Jensen, Karin, Kaptchuk, Ted Jack, Kelley, John Michael, Kirsch, Irving, Kokkotou, Efi G., Lembo, Anthony J., Ziogas, Dimitrios C.   +9 more
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The effect of consuming an anthocyanin-containing supplement derived from Bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus) on eye function: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Parallel Study

, 2021
Takahiro Sekikawa, Yuki Kizawa, Atsushi Takeoka, Takuji Sakiyama, Yanmei Li, Takahiro Yamada   +5 more
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Placebos as a Source of Agency: Evidence and Implications

Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2019
Bioethical discussions surrounding the use of placebos in clinical practice have long revolved around the moral permissibility of deceiving a patient if it is likely to benefit them.
Phoebe Friesen
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The effect of atorvastatin on pancreatic beta cell requirement in women with polycystic ovary syndrome [PDF]

, 2017
Background There is an increased risk of developing T2DM in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and there is evidence that statins improve metabolic parameters in these patients.
Atkin, Stephen L., Coady, Anne Marie, Kilpatrick, Eric S., Sathyapalan, Thozhukat   +3 more
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Placebo effect mechanisms

Zdravniški Vestnik, 2012
The paper presents psychobiological mechanisms underlying the placebo effect, and research approaches to determining the effect of placebo on the outcome of treatment.
Mara Bresjanac
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