the present study aimed to determine the effects of 12 weeks of aerobic exercise in different times of day on some cardiovascular risk factors in overweight men. 40 non-athletes, overweight men with an average age of 22.25±2.45 years old and bmi of 30.06±2.42 kg/m2 were randomly allocated to four groups of morning and evening aerobic training and control. morning and evening training groups per...

OBJECTIVE To investigate whether bright light treatment can reduce body mass in overweight subjects irrespective of their seasonal (= light) dependence. METHODS A crossover, placebo-controlled, randomized clinical trial was performed between November and April in Novosibirsk, Russia (55° N). The trial comprised a 3-week in-home session of morning bright light treatment using a device of light...

Question: Is pulmonary rehabilitation with the exercise component performed at home as effective at reducing dyspnoea as outpatient pulmonary rehabilitation? Design: Randomised, controlled trial with concealed allocation. Setting: Ten centres in Canada. Participants: Adults with stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), aged at least 40 years, with an FEV1 less than 70% of the predic...

OBJECTIVE We retrospectively evaluated the effectiveness of the esophageal balloon dilatation (EBD) in children with a corrosive esophageal stricture. MATERIALS AND METHODS The study subjects included 14 patients (M:F = 8:6, age range: 17-85 months) who underwent an EBD due to a corrosive esophageal stricture. The causative agents for the condition were glacial acetic acid (n = 9) and lye (n ...

Cognitive remediation therapy is effective for improving cognition, symptoms and social functioning in individuals with schizophrenia; however, the impact on visual episodic memory remains unclear. The objectives of this feasibility study were: (1) to explore whether or not CIRCuiTS--a new computerised cognitive remediation therapy programme developed in England--improves visual episodic memory...

BACKGROUND A large proportion of patients with spinal cord injury (SCI) regain ambulatory function. However, during the first 3 months most of the patients are not able to walk unsupported. To enable ambulatory training at such an early stage the body weight is partially relieved and the leg movements are assisted by two therapists. A more recent approach is the application of robotic based ass...

Abstract Background and Aims Current guidelines emphasize the need for surveillance of vascular access (VA) hemodialysis (HD), especially arteriovenous fistulas (AVF). Detecting a reduction in VA flow is auseful tool to anticipate complications as thrombosis. The DMed NephroFlow(NIPRO®) system, based on ultrasound dilution (UD) methods, has been shown tobe comparable classic Transonic® measurem...

OBJECTIVE To examine whether transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) applied over the posterior parietal cortex (PPC) improves visuospatial attention in stroke patients with left visuospatial neglect. METHODS Patients were randomly assigned to 1 of 3 treatment groups: anodal tDCS over the right PPC, cathodal tDCS over the left PPC, or sham tDCS. Each patient underwent 15 sessions of tD...

the postural control system is a complex motor system which is formed basedon an interaction of different dynamic processes and many laboratory techniquesrecognize performance disorders using a wide range of neurological signs andsymptoms. the present research aimed to assess the reliability of commonly usedclinical measures of balance and to investigate the effect of age, height, weight andbmi...