Clinical Research

Researchers Find Textbook-Altering Link Between Brain, Immune System

I saw this in today’s Daily Mail: Landmark discovery about the brain 'will have scientists rewriting textbooks'- and could help treat conditions such as autism and Alzheimer's and here is a copy of the University of Virginia press release fo ...

Blog Post - Robert H Olley - Jun 5 2015 - 10:46am

Behavior Matters: Redesigning The Clinical Trial To Account For Behavior

When a new type of drug or therapy is discovered, double-blind randomized controlled trials (DBRCTs) are the gold standard for evaluating them. These trials, which have been used for years, were designed to determine the true efficacy of a treatment free ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 19 2015 - 5:43am

Phase IIb Pivotal Clinical Study Of P2B001 For The Treatment Of Early Stage Parkinson's Disease

The Phase IIb pivotal study of P2B001 for the treatment of early stage Parkinson's Disease has been announced as a success.  P2B001 is a combination of low dose pramipexole and low dose rasagiline administered as a proprietary sustained release formu ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 4 2015 - 12:21pm

Gene Therapy For Cystic Fibrosis Shows Beneficial Effect On Lung Function

For the first time gene therapy for cystic fibrosis has shown a significant benefit in lung function compared with placebo, in a phase 2 randomized trial. The technique replaces the defective gene response for cystic fibrosis by using inhaled molecules of ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 3 2015 - 5:14am

Why Men Don't Live As Long As Women

Across the entire world, women have a greater life expectancy than men. But why? Was this always the case? According to a new study led by University of Southern California Leonard Davis School of Gerontology researchers, significant differences in life e ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 7 2015 - 7:54am

Xenotransplantation 2015: Pig To Primate Transplant Works

Perhaps some day, 3D printers will be spitting out replacement organs made from your own DNA, and like  Amazon.com, they will show up in your “mailbox” an hour after you order them. ...

Article - American Council ... - Aug 14 2015 - 10:46am

ROI For Biomedical Research Slipping

As more money has been spent on biomedical research in the United States over the past 50 years, there has been diminished return on investment in terms of life expectancy gains and new drug approvals, two Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health r ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 24 2015 - 6:49pm

An Historical Moment For Diabetes

It has been almost a century since scientists at Eli Lilly figured out how to make large quantities of pure insulin. This historical discovery made it possible for the first time to save the lives of diabetics (mostly children). But now, we are witnessing ...

Article - Josh Bloom - Aug 29 2015 - 9:22am

Vestibular Organ-- Signal Replicas Make A Flexible Sensor

When a jogger sets out on his evening run, the active movements of his arms and legs are accompanied by involuntary changes in the position of the head relative to the rest of the body. Yet the jogger does not experience feelings of dizziness like those i ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 11 2015 - 4:31pm

Fewer Women Getting Minimally Invasive Hysterectomies Since FDA Guidelines

Since the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) cautioned against using a minimally invasive method to treat fibroid tumors called power morcellation, there was a nearly quarter increase in hospital readmissions and 27 percent increase in major postoperative ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 14 2015 - 2:13pm