Randomized controlled trial

Creativity and the process of innovation are fertile grounds for psychological research, with applications spanning education, the arts, business and science. Last year, the U.S. Supreme Court took up the topic of creativity in the context of patent law. The case, Mayo Collaborative Services v. Prometheus Laboratories, Inc., revisited a long-observed legal prohibition on patenting the "laws of nature" and illustrates one of the many ways in which law, particularly intellectual property law, can…

Another factor that may influence prolactinomas evolution is their natural history. Koppelman et al studied 25 women with untreated hyperprolatinemia for a mean period of 11.3 years. Seven of 22 patients with amnorreia resumed menses spontaneously. Galacthorrea resolved completely in 8 of 19. At the reevaluation, mean PRL levels decrease from 225 µg/L, to 155 µg /L. One patient had a slight progression of sellar abnormality. (G) Sisam et al (H) found that nearly 55% of 38 patients with untreated…

The authors of this study pursued to evaluate the expansion and restructuring of Constraint-Induced Aphasia Therapy (CIAT) beyond a single language card game exercise. Therapies that demonstrate efficacy in patients with chronic aphasia consist of intensity, involving the caregiver, and the transfer of behavior training to everyday life. CIAT-II encompasses all of these components. The authors address feasibility and treatment efficacy of CIAT-II. Participants in the study consisted of four…

demonstrates the spectacle of the Scopes Trial because both show the persecution of those who go against the dominant trend, individuals commodify themselves, and hatred is commercialized. Oppression to those who go against the dominant trend presented in the play, reflects to the 1925 Tennessee Scopes Trial in sense of the controversial fight between religion and science. Christianity was strictly believed by majority during the settings of the Scopes Trial and there was a general lack of…

beliefs of the creation of man. John Scopes believed that the theory of evolution should be taught in schools so he conspired to be charged with violating a law. After the trail, Scopes lost and the law stayed the same afterwards. The Scopes Monkey Trial made a important mark in history and if it never happened then the school system would not be constitutional at…

Once merely seen as a hoax of random differences in alternating clinical trials, the Placebo Effect is now seen as scientifically measurable,1 as it is the study of the environmental context of the patient that affects them through psychological mechanisms.2 Most commonly the research surrounding this complex anomaly have been around neurobiological mechanisms of pain and analgesia.2 “Overall, the placebo effect appears to be a very good model to understand how a complex mental activity, such as…

The Practice of Preventive medicine is often seen to be impractical due to its extremely high cost, which is then reported to be in the ten of thousands of dollars per quality adjusted life-year (QALY) gained. In retrospect, data from studies funded by industry interventions show that the median threshold for effectiveness is set at $32,678 per year of life gained, “ a value that in itself would cause little controversy” (1). However, some statistical reports seem to exceed this median, for…

The Scopes Trial, nicknamed the Monkey Trial, and formally known as The State of Tennessee versus John Thomas Scopes, stands to be one of the most significant court cases in American history. This trial has been credited as what started the dispute between creationism and evolution, as it showed the debate between two very strongly opposed parties: the faithful fundamentalists and the newly created group known as evolutionists. While this court case was really only intended to determine whether…

This retrospective study aimed to evaluate the long-term performance of resin based fissure sealants applied in a general dental practice. To do this it set out to evaluate sealant retention and failure rates. This study took place in a general dentistry practice located in the Netherlands. The group studied consisted of regularly attending patients who visited the practice for routine exams during the period from July 2006 until November 2007. Patients that had one or more resin-based sealants…

Absurd Animal Abuse in America Laboratories Animals are very important to humans. They can be friends, food providers or even family members.. They provide entertainment, they listen to you without disagreement, and they make us happy even in the worst situations. However, every year an excessive amount of animals are killed in US facilities. How can people be so inhumane and take away those lives solely for their own benefit? The act of using animals for research is morally wrong. We should not…