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Introduction and Background According to the Center of Disease Control and Prevention, stroke is the 5th leading cause of mortality in the US, and a leading cause of significant long-term disability where almost 50% of stroke survivors, age 65 and above, suffer from disabling decrease in mobility.
The growing presence on the North American as well as European market of food products enriched with fish oil as a source of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) omega-3 in the diet requires evaluation and comment. Research exploring health influence of the consumption of fish oil started in 1990
AIMS OF STUDY The aim of this study is to investigate whether ingestion of curcumin will prevent hepatic insulin resistance (assessed by homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR)) induced by short-term oral glucocorticoid (prednisolone) administration in overweight and obese
The optimal daily dose of metformin is thought to be 2000 mg, however patients with metformin intolerance cannot reach this target dose. Participate in this study are metformin intolerant. Metformin intolerant patients have been defined as those not able to be treated with the metformin daily dose
Chronic, randomized, crossover, placebo-controlled and double-blind nutritional intervention trial.
The 60 participants in the study will be randomly divided into two groups of 30 participants, as they begin the study taking the SANE or placebo for 6 weeks.
At the end of study week 6, when the first
Participants were chosen from the control group of the Genetics of the Atherosclerotic Disease (GEA, for its initials in Spanish) study, performed at the Institute National of Cardiology "Ignacio Chávez" in Mexico City, Mexico. The protocol was approved by the Research and Ethics Committee of the
Long Chain-Polyunsaturated fatty acids (LC-PUFA) are needed to support normal physiological functions: Unlike saturated and monounsaturated fatty acids, synthesis of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA, 20:5 omega-3) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA, 22:6 omega-3) from its omega-3 PUFA precursor,
In 10 healthy subjects with BMI <30 kg/m2 the plasma concentrations of 4 natural compounds (nicotinamide riboside, L-carnitine, L-serine and N-acetylcystein) are measured by ultra-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (UPLCMSMS) after individual and combined administration, on
The purpose of this pilot study is to measure adherence and quality of life in adults with intractable epilepsy following the Modified Atkins Diet (MAD) with Betaquik, a ready-to-use medium chain triglyceride (MCT) emulsion, as an adjunct to the MAD.
The participants dietitian will recommend an
The study drug used in this research study is perampanel, an FDA approved medication for the treatment of seizures. The study is being done to examine whether the study drug affects the following non-invasive tests of brain activity: electroencephalogram (EEG), visual evoked potential (VEP),
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The present study is a single blinded placebo-controlled randomized clinical trial, in which target individuals were obese females (BMI≥30 kg/m2), within the age of 20-60 years, attending the Obesity research and therapy unit of Al-Kindy College of Medicine, University of Baghdad
Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) is a hormonal disorder contributing to infertility in women. PCOS is also associated with Insulin resistance (IR) occurring at a high incidence rate of 50-70%. IR is a condition in which your body loses sensitivity to insulin requiring higher levels of it to
BACKGROUND. Impedance cardiography (IC) is a complementary diagnostic test used in the study of arterial hypertension (AHT) and in the optimization of antihypertensive therapy. It is easy-to-execute, non-operator-dependent and cost-effective. It analyses and registers hemodynamic changes through the
Research design This study is a double blind randomized clinical trial to determine differences in wave amplitude P50 and N95 on pattern ERG examination, visual field defects (LP) with Humphrey HFA (Humphrey Field Analyzer) II-i 750, 24-2 threshold and ganglion cell thickness with OCT CirrusTM
Schizophrenia is a severe mental illness that affects about 1% of the worldwide population. Most patients develop a chronic course with frequent relapses and exacerbation of symptoms and required to have long-term treatment. Although antipsychotic therapy is the mainstay of the management of