Clinical Research

Cardiac Arrest Is The Default For Many Unknown Deaths- But It Is Overused

Cardiac arrest, essentially a heart attack, appears on a lot of coroner reports but it frequently misclassified and exaggerated. A new analysis finds that 40 percent of deaths attributed to cardiac arrest are not sudden or unexpected, and nearly half of th ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 19 2018 - 7:39am

Genetic Heart Mutations Ruled Out As Cause Of Most SIDS Cases

Because Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), in infants less than a year old, are tragedies without known explanation, scholars have searched for causes beyond stuffed animals in cribs or blaming parents. SIDS represents up to 80 percent of all sudden unex ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 23 2018 - 9:40pm

Ichthyosis: Progress Addressing This Severe Skin Disease Affecting Dogs And Humans

Skin, with its densely packed layers of cells and lipids, keeps foreign substances from leaking in and water from leaking out. It's a reverse raincoat for our organs.  In ichthyosis and other skin diseases, this barrier breaks down, and problems aris ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 9 2018 - 3:21pm

Individual Research Results Should Be Shared With Participants More Often- NAS

Genetic testing has been overcome by companies selling hype. Even 23andMe, arguably the most prominent, was chastised by FDA for promising peace of mind when they couldn't do anything of the kind. What about actual research involving the testing of hu ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 11 2018 - 2:36pm

Ropadoxuridine-A New Cancer Prodrug To Safely Boost The Efficacy Of Radiation

Radiation is one of the most common treatments used in fighting cancer with roughly 60% of cancer patients benefiting from it alone or in combination with chemotherapy. Radiation is used to either destroy tumors completely or to shrink them prior to surgic ...

Article - Scott Beers - Nov 27 2018 - 12:41pm

AR101-A Breakthrough Treatment For Peanut Allergy in Phase III Clinical Trials

According to the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI), nearly 2.5% of all children in the US live with the peanut allergy. One peanut kernel has about 300 mg of peanut protein, exposure to which can lead to anaphylaxis and even death ...

Blog Post - Scott Beers - Nov 27 2018 - 12:37pm

Uterus Transplant From A Deceased Donor Leads To First Baby

Infertility affects about 10 percent of couples and among them are one in 500 women with congenital defects in their uterus or a medical issue that caused damage. In the past, that meant adoption but recently uterus transplants became possible. In 2013, Sw ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 5 2018 - 10:11pm

The See-Saw Of Whether Or Not, And For Who, Statins Reduce Risk Of Major Cardiovascular Events Continues

Statins are cholesterol lowering drugs that are widely prescribed to patients at increased risk of heart attacks or strokes. Though evidence from randomized trials has shown that statin therapy reduces absolute risk among a wide range of individuals there ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 31 2019 - 6:44pm

FDA Approves Dovato (dolutegravir And Lamivudine) For HIV-1

Approximately a million people in the U.S. are living with HIV and up to 15 percent may not even know they are infected. In Februrary, the U.S. Department of Health and Humans Services announced a new initiative, Ending the HIV Epidemic: A Plan for America ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 8 2019 - 3:06pm

Racism Is Literally Toxic To African American Individuals, Say Psychologists

A new paper says that racist experiences increase inflammation in African American individuals, raising their risk of chronic illness and providing more evidence that creates physical health outcomes, states a paper led by April Thames, Ph.D., associate pr ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 4 2019 - 12:42am