Posts Tagged ‘clinical trials’
Clinical trial results in US go unreported
U. NOTTINGHAM (UK) — Less than 25 percent of the clinical trials completed in the United States are posted in a publicly available database, despite a recent law that compels them to do so, a new study reports. Continue…
Friday, January 6, 2012 13:12 - 1 Comment
Health & Medicine - Aug 9, 2011 9:22 - 0 Comments
How to build a better clinical trial
WASHINGTON U.-ST. LOUIS (US) — A new study calls into question the reliance on using animal models, specifically mice, in human cardiovascular research. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Mar 9, 2011 11:52 - 1 Comment
Why do drug trials boom and bust?
CARNEGIE MELLON (US)/MCGILL (CAN) — The up and down success of drug trials may be due to a kind of myopia in which overly optimistic predictions result from narrowly focusing on a new drug’s performance in pre-clinical studies. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jun 7, 2010 11:06 - 4 Comments
Tanning ingredient ‘glues’ post-op wounds
CORNELL (US)—A compound found in sunless tanning spray may be effective in helping to seal wounds following surgery, according to a new study. (more…)
Health & Medicine - May 25, 2010 11:02 - 0 Comments
Controlling for quality in clinical trials
CARNEGIE MELLON (US)—Scientists and regulators alike often focus on how individual patients should be protected from risk and as a result, overlook how medical advance itself can be negatively affected by poorly designed clinical trials, a new study reports. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 10, 2010 10:51 - 2 Comments
Drug shows promise for Huntington’s disease
U. ROCHESTER (US)—An experimental drug in early stage clinical trial appears to be safe and may improve cognition in people with Huntington’s disease. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Dec 23, 2009 12:48 - 4 Comments
Cancer drug taps green tea extract
EMORY (US)—By combining an established cancer drug with green tea extract, researchers hope to determine if the combination is helpful in reducing head and neck cancer risk. (more…)
