Search Results - "MARCON, R"

Representing a “revolution”: how the popular press has portrayed personalized medicine by Marcon, Alessandro R, Bieber, Mark, Caulfield, Timothy

“…Purpose This study investigated the portrayal of “personalized” and “precision” medicine (PM) in North American news over the past decade. Content analysis of…”
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Non-clinical studies in the process of new drug development - Part II: Good laboratory practice, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, safety and dose translation to clinical studies by Andrade, E L, Bento, A F, Cavalli, J, Oliveira, S K, Schwanke, R C, Siqueira, J M, Freitas, C S, Marcon, R, Calixto, J B

“…The process of drug development involves non-clinical and clinical studies. Non-clinical studies are conducted using different protocols including animal…”
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Discussing non‐invasive prenatal testing on Reddit: The benefits, the concerns, and the comradery by Marcon, Alessandro R., Ravitsky, Vardit, Caulfield, Timothy

“…Objective As the use of non‐invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) increases, its benefits and concerns are being examined through surveys, qualitative studies, and…”
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Media portrayal of illness-related medical crowdfunding: A content analysis of newspaper articles in the United States and Canada by Murdoch, Blake, Marcon, Alessandro R, Downie, Daniel, Caulfield, Timothy

“…Medical crowdfunding is a growing phenomenon, and newspapers are publishing on the topic. This research analyzed how illness-related crowdfunding and…”
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COVID-19 and ‘immune boosting’ on the internet: a content analysis of Google search results by Rachul, Christen, Marcon, Alessandro R, Collins, Benjamin, Caulfield, Timothy

“…ObjectiveThe spread of misinformation has accompanied the coronavirus pandemic, including topics such as immune boosting to prevent COVID-19. This study…”
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‘Gut health’ and the microbiome in the popular press: a content analysis by Marcon, Alessandro R, Turvey, Stuart, Caulfield, Timothy

“…ObjectiveExtensive research and important discoveries on the microbiome have led to a growth in media coverage. This study explores how the microbiome has been…”
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Analyzing online public commentary responding to the announcement of deemed consent organ donation legislation in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia by Marcon, Alessandro R, Wagner, Darren N, Rachul, Christen, Weiss, Matthew J

“…The Canadian province of Nova Scotia recently became the first jurisdiction in North America to pass deemed consent organ donation legislation. The…”
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"Immune Boosting" in the time of COVID: selling immunity on Instagram by Wagner, Darren N, Marcon, Alessandro R, Caulfield, Timothy

“…"Immune boosting" is a trending topic during the COVID-19 pandemic. The concept of "immune boosting" is scientifically misleading and often used to market…”
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Peddling promise? An analysis of private umbilical cord blood banking company websites in Canada by Marcon, Alessandro R., Murdoch, Blake, Caulfield, Timothy

“…Private umbilical cord blood banking is growing around the world. A family’s decision to bank cord blood publicly or privately can be influenced by numerous…”
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The consumer representation of DNA ancestry testing on YouTube by Marcon, Alessandro R., Rachul, Christen, Caulfield, Timothy

“…The growth of consumer DNA ancestry testing has resulted in questions and critiques being raised in social and research contexts. This study examined…”
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The law and problematic marketing by private umbilical cord blood banks by Murdoch, Blake, Marcon, Alessandro R, Caulfield, Timothy

“…Private umbilical cord blood banking is a for-profit industry in which parents pay to store blood for potential future use. Governments have noted the tendency…”
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The portrayal of organ donation on TikTok: A content analysis of popular English-language TikTok videos by Marcon, Alessandro R, Zenone, Marco, Caulfield, Timothy

“…Objective TikTok is one of the most popular social media platforms and plays a role in shaping public perceptions. This research examined how organ donation…”
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Non-clinical studies required for new drug development - Part I: early in silico and in vitro studies, new target discovery and validation, proof of principles and robustness of animal studies by Andrade, E L, Bento, A F, Cavalli, J, Oliveira, S K, Freitas, C S, Marcon, R, Schwanke, R C, Siqueira, J M, Calixto, J B

“…This review presents a historical overview of drug discovery and the non-clinical stages of the drug development process, from initial target identification…”
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Gunshot injuries in the spine by de Barros Filho, T E P, Cristante, A F, Marcon, R M, Ono, A, Bilhar, R

“…Study design: Review article. Objectives: To review the literature regarding treatment approaches in cases of gunshot wounds (GSWs) affecting the spine…”
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Health Misinformation and the Power of Narrative Messaging in the Public Sphere by Caulfield, Timothy, Marcon, Alessandro R, Murdoch, Blake, Brown, Jasmine M, Perrault, Sarah Tinker, Jarry, Jonathan, Snyder, Jeremy, Anthony, Samantha J, Brooks, Stephanie, Master, Zubin, Rachul, Christen, Ogbogu, Ubaka, Greenberg, Joshua, Zarzeczny, Amy, Hyde-Lay, Robyn

“…Numerous social, economic and academic pressures can have a negative impact on representations of biomedical research. We review several of the forces playing…”
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Web-Based Perspectives of Deemed Consent Organ Donation Legislation in Nova Scotia: Thematic Analysis of Commentary in Facebook Groups by Marcon, Alessandro R, Wagner, Darren N, Giles, Carly, Isenor, Cynthia

“…The Canadian province of Nova Scotia recently became the first jurisdiction in North America to implement deemed consent organ donation legislation. Changing…”
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COVID-19 and Vitamin D Misinformation on YouTube: Content Analysis by Quinn, Emma K, Fenton, Shelby, Ford-Sahibzada, Chelsea A, Harper, Andrew, Marcon, Alessandro R, Caulfield, Timothy, Fazel, Sajjad S, Peters, Cheryl E

“…The "infodemic" accompanying the SARS-CoV-2 virus pandemic has the potential to increase avoidable spread as well as engagement in risky health behaviors…”
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Stem cells in the treatment of chronic spinal cord injury: evaluation of somatosensitive evoked potentials in 39 patients by Cristante, A F, Barros-Filho, T E P, Tatsui, N, Mendrone, A, Caldas, J G, Camargo, A, Alexandre, A, J Teixeira, W G, Oliveira, R P, Marcon, R M

“…Study design: A prospective, non-randomized clinical series trial. Objective: To evaluate the effect of autogenous undifferentiated stem cell infusion for the…”
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Injecting doubt: responding to the naturopathic anti-vaccination rhetoric by Caulfield, Timothy, Marcon, Alessandro R, Murdoch, Blake

“…Abstract There is growing controversy about vaccination rates in Canada. A significant percentage of the population is uncertain about the science of vaccines,…”
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Characterization of wines according the geographical origin by analysis of isotopes and minerals and the influence of harvest on the isotope values by Dutra, S.V., Adami, L., Marcon, A.R., Carnieli, G.J., Roani, C.A., Spinelli, F.R., Leonardelli, S., Vanderlinde, R.

“…•We studied Brazilian wines produced by microvinification to differentiate them.•According to geographical origin using isotope and mineral analyses.•The…”
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