This report describes the rest–activity patterns of 33 non-small-cell lung cancer patients who participated in a randomised clinical trial evaluating the benefits of melatonin.

Non-pharmacological strategies such as exercise can improve hand function in patients with systemic sclerosis, according to data published in the International Journal of Rheumatic Diseases.

A robust non-parametric function fitting method is introduced. The estimate is motivated from the theory of M-estimation and of kernel estimation of regression functions. Consistency and asymptotic ...