Essays about: "Placebo response"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 20 essays containing the words Placebo response.

  1. 11. Provoking Placebo : A Literature Study About Placebo Response in Nursing

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för folkhälso- och vårdvetenskap

    Author : Gabriel Lärkefjord; [2017]
    Keywords : Placebo effect; Placebo response; Nurse; Nursing; Clinical application;

    Abstract : Background: The placebo effect and the placebo response is a misunderstood phenomenon and their potential is wildly underestimated. Most people, including health care professionals, consider the placebo effect to be a “make believe” effect which only affects gullible people. READ MORE

  3. 12. The impact of meal timing of amino acids and chromium picolinate on postprandial glucose and insulin levels

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Livsmedelsteknik och nutrition (master)

    Author : Danny Sebastian Thomas; [2016]
    Keywords : postprandial glucose and insulin levels; Amino acids; chromium picolinate; meal timing; meal order; applied nutrition; food chemistry; industriell näringslära; livsmedelskemi; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : One of the most pressing present day health concern is the constantly growing increase of diabetes and the metabolic syndrome. In fact the WHO estimates that as much as 300 million individuals could suffer from diabetes by 2025. READ MORE

  4. 13. The Effects of Stress and Executive Functions on Decision Making in an Executive Parallel Task

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för psykologi

    Author : Brian McGuigan; [2016]
    Keywords : stress; executive functions; parallel task;

    Abstract : The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of acute stress on parallel task performance with the Game of Dice Task (GDT) to measure decision making and the Stroop test.  Two previous studies have found that the combination of stress and a parallel task with the GDT and an executive functions task preserved performance on the GDT for a stress group compared to a control group. READ MORE

  5. 14. Curve fitting with confidence for preclinical dose-response data

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för matematiska vetenskaper

    Author : Mathias Cardner; [2015-02-17]
    Keywords : pharmacodynamic modelling; efficacy study; dose–response; optimal design; model-robust design; simultaneous confidence bands; bootstrap; multiple comparisons;

    Abstract : Abstract. In the preclinical stage of pharmaceutical drug development, when investigating the medicinal properties of a new compound, there are two important questions to address. The first question is simply whether the compound has a significant beneficial effect compared to vehicle (placebo) or reference treatments. READ MORE

  6. 15. Rörelseasymmetrier hos ridhästar i trav på rakt och böjt spår

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Clinical Sciences

    Author : Camilla Ahrenbring; [2015]
    Keywords : rörelseasymmetrier; hälta; rakt spår; longering; NSAID; meloxicam; Lameness Locator; movement asymmetries; lameness; straight line; lungeing; meloxicam;

    Abstract : Hälta hos hästar är ett vanligt förekommande problem. Hälta orsakas vanligtvis av inflammatoriska, smärtutlösande tillstånd i rörelseapparaten men kan även ha andra orsaker såsom mekaniska hinder. READ MORE