Research Results by Date
2007
- The October 2007 issue of the journal Academic Medicine, published by the American Association of Medical Colleges, highlights the results of 15 Education Project Grants funded by NCCAM. (October 2007)
- To address inconsistencies in previous studies and to determine if there are effects of moderate tea drinking on cardiovascular risk factors, a randomized clinical trial was conducted. (October 2007)
- Researchers recently announced the results of an NCCAM and National Cancer Institute co-funded clinical trial showing that a shark cartilage supplement did not improve the overall survival of patients with lung cancer. (June 2007)
- Attempt to determine if intensive mental training through meditation could extend the brain’s limits on information processing results. (June 2007)
- A pilot study shows that acupuncture may help people with posttraumatic stress disorder. (June 2007)
- Tai chi may be a safe alternative to conventional exercise for maintaining bone mineral density (BMD) in postmenopausal women. (May 2007)
- The study is the first rigorous clinical trial to suggest that a behavioral intervention, alone or together with a vaccine, can help protect older adults from the varicella virus, which causes both chickenpox and ... (April 2007)
- The very low carbohydrate diet known as the Atkins diet may contribute to greater weight loss than higher carbohydrate plans without negative effects such as increased cholesterol. (March 2007)
- Garlic does not appear to lower ‘bad” cholesterol (February 2007)