When Elise Felicione tried to design a clinical trial for a supplement, 5 things got in the way. It’s a lesson for the ...

Following customer feedback, Missacc introduces upgrades across shopping experience, quality control, customization, ...

Objective To determine whether liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) can reduce perinatal mortality in a setting with high reliance on biomass fuels for cooking.Design Community-based two-arm parallel cluster ...

Objectives To assess the therapeutic effects and safety of Tongxie Yaofang (TXYF) granules vs placebo as an alternative treatment for diarrhoea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome (IBS-D). We ...

Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) are considered the gold standard for evaluating surgical interventions for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). However, the validity and reliability of their ...

Aim To evaluate the effectiveness of atropine 0.01% in young premyopic and low-myopic children. Methods Children (5–9 years old) with premyopia (spherical equivalent refraction, SER+1.00 to −0.49D, n ...

Copyright: © 2025 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd. We conducted a three-arm, parallel group, randomised controlled trial at the practice level across ...

Objective To compare the duration of mechanical ventilation between preterm infants receiving closed-loop automated oxygen control (CLAC) or manual oxygen control. Design Randomised controlled trial.

Background Atrial fibrillation (AF) is linked to significant morbidity and mortality, with ischaemic stroke being a leading cause of death. Identifying modifiable risk and protective factors may help ...

Idiopathic normal-pressure hydrocephalus is a neurologic disorder characterized by impaired gait, balance, cognition, and bladder control in older adults. The disorder is treated with shunt surgery, ...

Futsal, a high-intensity sport, places considerable demands on the hip adductors and core musculature, often resulting in strength deficits and reduced agility. Optimising training strategies to ...