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ADMA (asymmetric dimethylarginine) plasma concentrations are higher in persons with mild renal insufficiency compared to persons with normal kidney function. ADMA plasma concentrations are inversely proportional to renal perfusion and endothelial…
Lithium treatment potentially enhances survival and slows disease progression in ALS patients
High-intensity stress reduces cognitive performance (visuo-spatial learning) both for immediate and delayed recall.
The hypothesis is that stratification of the referred population by the two referring screening radiologists using a validated design (BI-RADS, screening variant) can lead to a fast track workflow with only imaging tools, which would enable us to…
Wet-wrap treatment with diluted corticosteroids is more effective than wet-wrap treatment with emollients only
The dentifrice with natural ingredients (Verum) inhibit 10% less gingivitis compared to the placebo dentifrice over a period of 4 months in healthy subjects.
1. Pre- and post-hydration using a sodium bicarbonate infusion scheme is an effective method to prevent CIN from occurring. 2. The current protocol is efficient in identifying high risk patients. 3. Microalbuminuria and microglobulinuria can…
We hypothesise that one year compression therapy after DVT is equally effective as two years in the prevention of the post-thrombotic syndrome - in selected patients.
Case-management in ALS improves quality of life of ALS-patients and reduces the caregiver burden.
The correlation between alcohol intake and dehydration is observed in several studies. ORS, Oral Rehydration Solution is a reliable treatment for dehydration. The link between ORS and relieve of veisalgia has been suggested by several sources,…
Primary research question: Is there a difference in effectiveness and costs of clozapine treatment compared to olanzapine treatment in the reduction of substance use disorders of patients with schizophrenia and related psychotic disorders?…
Increased and improved mastication will improve (or, slow down the loss of) cognition, mood and circadian rhythm of elderly people suffering from dementia.
Renal function improves when converting stable livertransplant patients from cyclosporin to tacrolimus; it also improves with Bayesian C4 monitoring compared to C0 monitoring on tacrolimus.
In patients with non-insulin dependent type 2 diabetes, intensive, short term physical activity is associated with decreased blood glucose levels and number of cardiovascular complications. In patients who are insulin dependent however, the effects…
We postulate that exhaled breath sampling by an electronic nose can distinguish and adequately identify smell-prints from: 1. Atopic patients without airway obstruction 2. Non-atopic patients without airway obstruction 3. Atopic patients with…
Hypothesis is that elderly patients, acutely admitted for hip fracture, treated with melatonin for 5 days will experience less delirium than patients treated with placebo.
The objective of this project is to gain knowledge about the how and when of cognitive behavioral treatment (CBT) of Axis I anxiety disorders when there is co-morbidity of an Axis II cluster C personality disorder. It tries to answer the question…
ORIF with volar fixed-angle plates and external fixation have a similar outcome as measured with the DASH score (and the Mayor Wrist Score).
Discontinuation of long term use of antipsychotics for behavioral symptoms in patients with mental retardation does not lead to deterioration in mental functioning.