Impact of a Traditional Dietary Supplement with Coconut Milk and Soya Milk on the Lipid Profile in Normal Free Living Subjects by R. A. I. Ekanayaka, N. K. Ekanayaka, B. Perera, P. G. S. M. De Silva

“…Sixty (60) healthy volunteers aged 18–57 years were given coconut milk porridge (CMP) for 5 days of the week for 8 weeks, followed by a 2-week washout period, subsequent to which they received isoenergetic soya milk porridge (SMP) for 8 weeks. …”
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Comparison of Effectiveness of Supervised Exercise Program and Cyriax Physiotherapy in Patients with Tennis Elbow (Lateral Epicondylitis): A Randomized Clinical Trial by Rajadurai Viswas, Rejeeshkumar Ramachandran, Payal Korde Anantkumar

“…All patients received three treatment sessions per week for four weeks (12 treatment sessions). Outcome measures. …”
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Giant Pheochromocytoma Diagnosis Confounded by Amphetamine Use by Shreya Amin, Matthew Gilbert, Kaitlyn Barrett

“…However, the patient’s subsequent urine toxicology was found to be positive for amphetamines, which she later admitted to using, 1 week prior to admission. Repeat biochemical workup after 1 week drug washout period showed improvement in both catecholamine and cortisol levels. …”
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ACUPUNCTURE AND SELF ACUPRESSURE TREATMENT OF HEMIFACIAL SPASM: A CASE REPORT by Maya Septriana, Yudi Perdana

“…In handling hemifacial spasm, acupunture given for 15 times, taken three times a week combined with acupressure and auricular acupressure. …”
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Pregnancy and Healthy Childbirth in a 37 Year-Old Patient with Diverticular Disease by P. S. Andreev, S. E. Katorkin, O. E. Davydova

“…A high-fibre diet, rifaximin-α at 400 mg twice a day for one week, once a month for six months, and topical anti-inflammatory therapy were prescribed. …”
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Controversy Over Bullets and in the Bully Pulpit

“…Congress leads the news in Science this week.…”
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Bias Disclosures, Complicated Mice and a Digital Diss

“…Nature reports first this week on a controversial new study about the lack of author disclosure in journals of possible conflicts of interest that may or may not color research results. …”
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Russian Science Directive Leaves Researchers Cold by Shauna M. Haley

“…Both Nature and Science lead the news week with coverage of Russia’s new science directive: that all contacts made by Russian researchers with foreigners be reported in detail.…”
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1989- “Beef is safe.” 1996- “Not.”

“…A sharply critical government report on the administration of mad-cow disease research leads the news from Nature this week. Science also covers the story, but they lead with librarians protests over a proposed merger of two science publishing giants.…”
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Devilish Details in Apes and Atoms

“…Science leads off this week with a story about a new measurement that comes tantalizingly close to overturning the longstanding Standard Model of particle physics.…”
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U.S. Science Takes a Shot in the Pocketbook

“…Nature leads this week with a story about the Smithsonian's decision to close two research centErs. …”
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Big Pharma, Big Bucks, and a Big Pile o’ Pigs

“…Nature leads this week with a story about the Bush administration’s surprisingly liberal overtures to Third World countries that want to develop inexpensive AIDS medications. …”
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The Effectiveness of “Improvement of Driver-Behavior Program” on Self-Control of Individuals Whose Driving Licenses Have Been Seized due to Drinking and Driving. by Ýbrahim Taymur, Veli Duyan, Kadir Özdel, Ersin Budak, Buket Belkýz Güngör

“…Self-Control Scale was administered to the group before, at the 6’th week and after the 12-week program. Results: When we examined the Self-Control Scale (SCL) scores; means were 51±17.69. 6 at the first assessment, 54.23±15.61 at the 6’th week, and 48.86±17.76 at the 12’th of the program. …”
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Photobiomodulation preconditioning for oral mucositis prevention and quality of life improvement in chemotherapy patients: a randomized clinical trial by Marwa Khalil, Omar Hamadah, Maher Saifo

“…There were statistically significant differences between the three groups in oral mucositis assessment scale after one week and after two weeks (p < 0.001). Specifically, ulcerative mucositis was not observed in both laser groups, while it was observed in 13.3% of patients in Group 1. …”
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Tapinarof Improved Outcomes and Sleep for Patients and Families in Two Phase 3 Atopic Dermatitis Trials in Adults and Children by Eric L. Simpson, Adelaide A. Hebert, John Browning, Rocco T. Serrao, Howard Sofen, Philip M. Brown, Stephen C. Piscitelli, David S. Rubenstein, Anna M. Tallman

“…Conclusions Tapinarof significantly improved QoL across PROs, including sleep and family impact, regardless of age, from week 1 (the earliest evaluation) through week 8. …”
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ABCD3-I and ABCD2 Scores in a TIA Population with Low Stroke Risk by Fredrik Ildstad, Hanne Ellekjær, Torgeir Wethal, Stian Lydersen, Hild Fjærtoft, Bent Indredavik

“…We aimed to evaluate the ABCD3-I score and compare it with the ABCD2 score in short- (1 week) and long-term (3 months; 1 year) stroke risk prediction in our post-TIA stroke risk study, MIDNOR TIA. …”
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Effects of ruminal short-chain fatty acid concentration and pH on histology, hematology, and inflammation in cannulated Holstein dairy calves by A.R. Wolfe, M.H.P.M. Narciso, R.R.E. Uwiera, A.H. Laarman

“…Holstein calves (n = 32) had the rumen cannulated within the first week of life and at wk 2 were blocked by BW and randomly assigned in a 2 × 2 factorial arrangement of treatments. …”
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Polyethylene Glycol Loxenatide (PEX-168) Reduces Body Weight and Blood Glucose in Simple Obese Mice by Yuting Wu, Zeyuan Guo, Junlu Wang, Yong Wang, Daorong Wang, Ying Li, Lihua Zhu, Xiaofang Sun

“…Body weight, food intake, and fasting blood glucose (FBG) were evaluated after intraperitoneal injection, and the intervention was performed weekly for 12 weeks. Fasting insulin (FINS) levels were measured at the 12th week. …”
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Effects of photobiomodulation combined with rehabilitation exercise on pain, physical function, and radiographic changes in mild to moderate knee osteoarthritis: A randomized contr... by Yan Ling Tay, Mohd Azzuan Ahmad, Nor Hamdan Mohamad Yahaya, Devinder Kaur Ajit Singh

“…Outcomes will be evaluated at baseline, immediately post-intervention (week 8), and at 3-month follow-up (week 20). Data will be analyzed according to the intention-to-treat principle, with a two-way repeated measures ANOVA used to assess time, group, and interaction effects.…”
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Long-Term Voluntary Physical Exercise Exerts Neuroprotective Effects and Motor Disturbance Alleviation in a Rat Model of Parkinson’s Disease by Wan-Ling Tsai, Hsin-Yung Chen, Ying-Zu Huang, Yuan-Hao Chen, Chi-Wei Kuo, Kai-Yun Chen, Tsung-Hsun Hsieh

“…Compared with the sham-treated group, we found that 10 weeks of voluntary exercise (i.e., 2-week exercise before PD lesion and 8-week exercise post-PD lesion) significantly reduced 6-OHDA-induced motor deficits in the gait pattern, akinesia, and rotational behavior in the exercise group. …”
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