Clinical Trials

Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, September 18, 2020—Gene therapy was successfully used to overcome the cardiac effects of Freidreich’s ataxia (FA) in a mouse model of the disease, as reported in the…

Montana university and its partners seek opioid vaccinesCredit: University of Montana/Tommy Martino MISSOULA - The National Institutes of Health has awarded the University of Montana a five-year, $33.4 million award for the development and…

ARRS promises to deliver the same clinically relevant experience for which its Annual Meeting has long been heralded: world-class educational activities led by the field's foremost experts that span every subspecialty of radiology…

An immunotherapy drug called 'avelumab' has been shown to significantly improve survival in patients with the most common type of bladder cancer, according to results from a phase III clinical trial led by Queen Mary University of London…

Data from latest research presented at the ESMO Virtual Congress 2020 Lugano, Switzerland, 18 September 2020 - Access to cancer medicines is highly unequal across Europe both for new drugs in development because of uneven access to…

September is National Sickle Cell Awareness Month TUCSON, Ariz., Sept. 17, 2020 -- The Critical Path Institute (C-Path) today announced the launch of the Critical Path for Sickle Cell Disease (CP-SCD) Consortium to support collaboration…

Credit: IU School of Medicine Researchers at Indiana University School of Medicine are testing use of tezampanel, a novel antagonist at glutamate receptors that could treat opioid withdrawal syndrome and other addictions and mental…

New research from King's College London has found that COVID-19 may be diagnosed on the same emergency scans intended to diagnose stroke. The findings have important implications in the management of patients presenting with suspected…

Annual scientific symposium of CRF will take place virtually October 14-18 NEW YORK - September 17, 2020 - The Cardiovascular Research Foundation (CRF) has announced over 30 late-breaking trial and science presentations that will be…

Credit: Ray Lohan/RCSI Thursday, 17 September 2020: By combining genomic testing and next generation sequencing technology, a new partnership led by RCSI researchers aims to advance predictive tests for multiple myeloma (MM), the…

Following years of collaboration, research and discussions with leading Microbiome drug developers and health authorities, European regulatory expertise centre lays out key principles when developing live biotherapeutics; quality, efficacy…

September 17, 2020 - SEOUL, South Korea - A new study conducted by IVI in collaboration with SK bioscience shows that single-dose and two-dose regimens of Vi-DT typhoid conjugate vaccine (TCV) are safe and immunogenic in children 6-23…

Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, September 16, 2020—A novel taxonomic approach to obesity prevention using existing U.S. obesity prevention studies is highlighted in a special supplement of the…

Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, September 16, 2020—Intracranial abnormalities on CT scan in patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI) can be predicted by glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) levels in…

Karen Nolan, PhD, of Kessler Foundation, is site investigator for a multi-site trial of a music-based digital therapeutic device with the potential to improve mobility after strokeCredit: Kessler Foundation East Hanover, NJ. September…

New approach studies psilocybin, an active ingredient in so-called "magic mushrooms" in treatment space designed for its use ROCKVILLE, Md. (September 16, 2020) - The first clinical trial to test the safety and feasibility of psilocybin…

Researchers find their computer-tailored education system, 'Your Path to Transplant' increases knowledge and readiness to pursue kidney transplantCredit: TREC (LOS ANGELES) - Patients with chronic kidney disease and end-stage renal…

Credit: CU Cancer Center After nearly four years of work, a group of researchers and clinicians from the University of Colorado (CU) published a paper this week in the Clinical Cancer Research that shares findings from research looking…

The cancer called biliary tract cancer (BTC) is not the most widespread form of cancer. In western countries, about 1.6 in 100.000 gets the diagnose every year. It is, however, a very aggressive form of cancer. The majority of patients…

A study on the effectiveness of multiple treatments, including laboratory-made antibodies, at preventing mild COVID-19 from advancing to severe illness in the outpatient setting is underway by researchers at The University of Texas Health…