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Measuring Delay Discounting in Humans Using an Adjusting Amount Task
Published on: January 9, 2016
过早交付的时间过早交付
Michael M Slattery1, John J Morrison
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, National University of Ireland Galway, Clinical Science Institute, University College Hospital Galway, Galway, Ireland.
Lancet (London, England)
|November 16, 2002
概括
过早分娩是一个日益关注的问题,带来了重大的健康和社会成本. 对子宫生理学的新研究为预防早产提供了更好的治疗方法的希望.
科学领域:
- 生殖生物学 生殖生物学
- 孕产妇和胎儿医学 孕产妇和胎儿医学
- 生理学 生理学 生理学
背景情况:
- 过早分娩是一个重大的全球卫生挑战,其特点是发病率增加和严重的短期和长期后果.
- 现有的药理干预措施以减少早产风险因素的有效性有限,并且经常伴有不良副作用.
- 流行病学和临床因素导致早产率上升,需要新的治疗策略.
研究的目的:
- 探索控制子宫收缩和放松的生理机制.
- 确定新的科学方法来调节肌体活动,以防止早产.
- 提高对分娩过程的理解,以改善临床结果.
主要方法:
- 对现有干预措施的随机对照试验的审查.
- 在动物和人类模型中分析调节子宫功能的生理途径.
- 阐明了导致早产的分子和细胞机制.
主要成果:
- 了解子宫生理学已经为肌体调节开辟了新的途径.
- 目前用于早产的基于药物的干预措施,由于副作用和疗效问题,其成功程度有限.
- 了解分娩机制的进展对于开发新疗法至关重要.
结论:
- 对早产机制的持续研究至关重要.
- 对子宫生理学的更好理解为开发创新治疗提供了基础.
- 结合机理性见解与临床评估,为早产提供了有希望的未来解决方案.
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