Sleep well or badly? Older couples sought for study on sleep secrets
A good night's sleep is a precious commodity, but we know hardly anything about how our own sleep patterns - whether good or bad - affect others sleeping under the same roof.
View ArticleNew antibiotic ‘safe and well tolerated’ in phase I clinical trial
A new antibiotic treatment for Clostridium difficile infections has been found to be safe and well tolerated in a phase I clinical trial.
View ArticleClinical Trials Start for Stroke Drug Developed by Scripps Research...
Experimental drug may extend window for effective stroke treatment
View ArticleFDA approves drug to treat diabetic macular edema
First major treatment advance in more than 25 years for sight-threatening condition
View ArticleFDA approves first generic Actos to treat type 2 diabetes
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved the first generic version of Actos (pioglitazone hydrochloride) tablets. Along with diet and exercise, pioglitazone is used to improve blood glucose...
View ArticleStudy to explore health benefits of fish oils
Researchers at the University of East Anglia are looking for volunteers for a study examining whether cardiovascular health can be improved by consuming the omega-3 fatty acids found in oily fish and...
View ArticleNew research looks to reduce animal testing for drug development
Researchers from Royal Holloway, University of London are looking at ways of testing the side effects of new drugs without using animals.
View ArticleVolunteers sought for edible vaccine trials
Imagine being part of a scientific breakthrough which would revolutionise the way vaccines are administered and make painful needle and syringe jabs a distant memory.
View ArticleTrial of New HIV Test for Babies in Africa
New test differs dramatically, delivers diagnosis in less than an hour
View ArticleHuman clinical trials of HIV/AIDS vaccine making steady progress
By Communications Staff - London, Ontario CANADA –The first and only preventative HIV vaccine based on a genetically modified killed whole-virus has been making steady progress in Phase I Clinical...
View ArticleStem Cell Clinical Trials to Tackle Diabetes
NUI Galway’s REMEDI and Orbsen Therapeutics win €6 million European funding
View ArticleAGH Studies on Vitamin D and Asthma, and Coughing/Wheezing in Young Children,...
PITTSBURGH - Allegheny General Hospital is seeking volunteers to participate in two asthma-related research studies, one involving adults and Vitamin D and another involving children who have problems...
View ArticleNew rheumatoid arthritis drug targets NIH-discovered protein
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently approved a new oral medication for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis that represents a new class of drugs for the disease. The drug, tofacitinib...
View ArticleExperimental graft-versus-host disease treatment equivalent to standard care...
An experimental drug combination for preventing graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) was not significantly better than the standard regimen on key endpoints, according to a report of a phase 3 trial at the...
View ArticleRemove industry bias from clinical trials before it's too late
OPINION: A study published today shows that clinical trials with industry sponsorship report greater benefits and fewer harmful side effects. In the discussion, the authors note that most reviews and...
View ArticleFDA approves Iclusig to treat two rare types of leukemia
Drug approved 3 months ahead of schedule
View ArticleFDA approves raxibacumab to treat inhalational anthrax
First monoclonal antibody approved using the Animal Efficacy Rule
View ArticleMcGill launches major study on prevention of HPV
Trial to test topical gel that inhibits the spread of infection
View ArticleClinical Trials to Examine Generic Drugs for Epilepsy
CINCINNATI—University of Cincinnati (UC) clinician-researchers have received $2.6 million to study generic antiepileptic drugs as part of an effort to provide the U.S. Food and Drug Administration...
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