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Clinical Trials: A clinical trial involves research participants. It follows a pre-defined plan or protocol to evaluate the effects of a medical or behavioral intervention on health outcomes. Clinical trials are done to determine whether new drugs or treatments are safe and effective. By taking part in clinical trials, participants not only play a more active role in their own health care, but they also can access experimental treatments and help others by contributing to medical research.
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JUN 19, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
An experimental drug called vosoritide, alters certain proteins that block bone growth, which allowed the average annual ...Written By: Nouran AminJUN 18, 2019Health & Medicine
Norovirus infections also called the "stomach flu," are foodborne viral illnesses that are spread from person- ...Written By: Dena ArutaJUN 17, 2019Microbiology
Fecal transplants are still considered an experimental procedure, a fact highlighted by two recent infections.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 17, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
An immunotherapeutic, involving anti-CD3 monoclonal antibody (teplizumab), was seen to slow down the progression to clin ...Written By: Nouran AminJUN 17, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
What is now known as a "landmark in drug discovery", Harvard chemists have succeeded in synthesizing halichond ...Written By: Nouran AminJUN 14, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
A study published in PLOS Biology suggests that attaching a removable lock to an arthritis drug can increase its effecti ...Written By: Nouran AminJUN 12, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
As we get older, our arteries slowly begin to stiffen and then harden, which can lead to many serious complications. Now ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 11, 2019Technology
An estimated half a million children worldwide are born with a rare hereditary disease. To obtain a definitive diagnosis ...Written By: Nouran AminJUN 10, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
In patients with non-metastatic breast cancer, treated with aromatase inhibitors, tart cherry was found to reduce the mu ...Written By: Nouran AminJUN 06, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
Recent preliminary clinical trial results indicate the immunosuppressive drug belatacept can safely and effectively trea ...Written By: Nouran AminJUN 05, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Scientists now have access to vast amounts of human genetic data. Now the NIH wants to put that data to use.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 05, 2019Cancer
The findings from a new clinical trial were presented this week at the American Society of Clinical Oncology annual meet ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUN 03, 2019Microbiology
Manuka honey is recognized as a natural antimicrobial agent, and has been used in folk medicines for thousands of years.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 02, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
In a Japanese study published in the journal Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, antidepressant drugs targeted for treatin ...Written By: Nouran AminMAY 30, 2019Cancer
Palliative radiation is often used to treat the pain that accompanies metastatic bone tumors. How much and how often to ...Written By: Julia TraversMAY 29, 2019Health & Medicine
Researchers believe they may have found the cause of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS.) This finding has allowed scientis ...Written By: Abbie ArceMAY 29, 2019Health & Medicine
Energy drinks have large amounts of sugar, caffeine, and legal stimulants, including guarana, L-carnitine, and taurine t ...Written By: Dena ArutaMAY 29, 2019Health & Medicine
The most common form of spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), a rare genetic disease, is caused by mutations of chromosome ...Written By: Dena ArutaMAY 28, 2019Cancer
Cancer patients who meet certain requirements can now stay in some of Airbnb rentals for free, thanks to an expansion of ...Written By: Julia TraversMAY 24, 2019Cancer
Skin cancer treatments can vary widely depending on the severity of the cancer. We’ll look at some of the most com ...Written By: Julia TraversMAY 23, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers have recently discovered that aging in nematodes may be partially controlled and can be therapeutically reve ...Written By: Nouran AminMAY 21, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
According to the American Lung Association, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the third leading cause of d ...Written By: Nouran AminMAY 18, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
In a study published in the journal Science Translational Medicine, combing a certain cancer drug with other agents coul ...Written By: Nouran AminMAY 16, 2019Cancer
Results from an almost thirty-year clinical trial regarding women’s nutritional health and breast cancer were anno ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 19, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
An experimental drug called vosoritide, alters certain proteins that block bone growth, which allowed the average annual
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JUN 18, 2019
Health & Medicine
Norovirus infections also called the "stomach flu," are foodborne viral illnesses that are spread from person-
...
Written By:
Dena Aruta
JUN 17, 2019
Microbiology
Fecal transplants are still considered an experimental procedure, a fact highlighted by two recent infections.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 17, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
An immunotherapeutic, involving anti-CD3 monoclonal antibody (teplizumab), was seen to slow down the progression to clin
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JUN 17, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
What is now known as a "landmark in drug discovery", Harvard chemists have succeeded in synthesizing halichond
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JUN 14, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
A study published in PLOS Biology suggests that attaching a removable lock to an arthritis drug can increase its effecti
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JUN 12, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
As we get older, our arteries slowly begin to stiffen and then harden, which can lead to many serious complications. Now
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 11, 2019
Technology
An estimated half a million children worldwide are born with a rare hereditary disease. To obtain a definitive diagnosis
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JUN 10, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
In patients with non-metastatic breast cancer, treated with aromatase inhibitors, tart cherry was found to reduce the mu
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JUN 06, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
Recent preliminary clinical trial results indicate the immunosuppressive drug belatacept can safely and effectively trea
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JUN 05, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists now have access to vast amounts of human genetic data. Now the NIH wants to put that data to use.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 05, 2019
Cancer
The findings from a new clinical trial were presented this week at the American Society of Clinical Oncology annual meet
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 03, 2019
Microbiology
Manuka honey is recognized as a natural antimicrobial agent, and has been used in folk medicines for thousands of years.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 02, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
In a Japanese study published in the journal Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, antidepressant drugs targeted for treatin
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAY 30, 2019
Cancer
Palliative radiation is often used to treat the pain that accompanies metastatic bone tumors. How much and how often to
...
Written By:
Julia Travers
MAY 29, 2019
Health & Medicine
Researchers believe they may have found the cause of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS.) This finding has allowed scientis
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
MAY 29, 2019
Health & Medicine
Energy drinks have large amounts of sugar, caffeine, and legal stimulants, including guarana, L-carnitine, and taurine t
...
Written By:
Dena Aruta
MAY 29, 2019
Health & Medicine
The most common form of spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), a rare genetic disease, is caused by mutations of chromosome
...
Written By:
Dena Aruta
MAY 28, 2019
Cancer
Cancer patients who meet certain requirements can now stay in some of Airbnb rentals for free, thanks to an expansion of
...
Written By:
Julia Travers
MAY 24, 2019
Cancer
Skin cancer treatments can vary widely depending on the severity of the cancer. We’ll look at some of the most com
...
Written By:
Julia Travers
MAY 23, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers have recently discovered that aging in nematodes may be partially controlled and can be therapeutically reve
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAY 21, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
According to the American Lung Association, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the third leading cause of d
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAY 18, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
In a study published in the journal Science Translational Medicine, combing a certain cancer drug with other agents coul
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAY 16, 2019
Cancer
Results from an almost thirty-year clinical trial regarding women’s nutritional health and breast cancer were anno
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan