Clinical Research

Need A Bone Marrow Transplant? Soon, Your Age Might Not Matter

You've really got to hand it to all those 15-minute oil change places that dot the American landscape: they know how to pull motorists in. With their brightly colored signs and endless promotions, it’s no wonder they succeed in getting our business. W ...

Article - Kaushik J. Dave - May 8 2014 - 5:30am

Why There Are Conflicting Conclusions In 2 Bronchiolitis Studies

Children with bronchiolitis (a common respiratory tract infection that can result in hospitalization) who were treated in the emergency department showed less clinical improvement after receiving nebulized 3 percent hypertonic saline (HS) than infants who ...

Article - News Staff - May 26 2014 - 5:20pm

Why American Health Care Costs Will Go Up: Unnecessary Mammograms

Defensive medicine, to prevent malpractice claims, are far higher costs than medical personnel, but the United States shift to government health care is going to add a third component. Tests will be free and people will demand them. Dr. Alai Tan, a senior ...

Article - News Staff - May 27 2014 - 1:30pm

Crowdsourcing Helps Researchers To Challenge Supertaster Hypothesis

Can you predict how sensitive your sense of taste is by sticking your tongue out and counting the bumps? A long-standing hypothesis says this is so. But a little crowdsourcing of science- what used to be called doing a study- disproved that idea that &quo ...

Article - News Staff - May 27 2014 - 5:30pm

Two Life-Threatening Adverse Drug Reactions That Affect Skin Have High Risk Of Recurrence

Individuals who are hospitalized for the skin conditions of Stevens-Johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis appear to have a high risk of recurrence, according to a new study. Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS) and toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN) are ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 3 2014 - 3:00pm

Resveratrol Causes Pancreatic Abnormalities In Fetuses

Wine was once okay for pregnant women in moderation, then all alcohol was bad, then wine was good again because of the miracle product du jour,  resveratrol, but now it may be bad again. A new research says that when taken during pregnancy, resveratrol su ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 2 2014 - 11:00am

Finally, A Therapy For Lou Gehrig's Disease?

In humans, no therapy for  amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), or Lou Gehrig's disease,  has ever been discovered that could extend lifespan more than a few additional months. ALS was first identified as a progressive and fatal neurodegenerative dis ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 12 2014 - 2:38pm

Amgen Joins National Cancer Institute, Other Companies On Lung-MAP Project

Amgen announced that it will collaborate with the National Cancer Institute and other public and private sector partners on the Lung Master Protocol (Lung-MAP), a clinical trial program that will use biomarker-driven research and genomic profiling to match ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 16 2014 - 10:16pm

Enrollment For Phase 2 Trial Of INOpulse Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Treatment Completed

Bellerophon Therapeutics has completed enrollment of its 80-patient Phase 2 clinical trial of INOpulse for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). PAH is a life-threatening, progressive disorder characterized by abnormal constriction of the ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 17 2014 - 9:30pm

Amgen Drug Improves Ovarian Cancer Treatment, Lowers Recurrence

Doctors at the University of Arizona Cancer Center at St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center in Phoenix report  in Lancet Oncology that a new treatment for ovarian cancer can improve response rates (increase the rate of tumor shrinkage) and prolong ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 20 2014 - 10:30am