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Boosting sunshine vitamin in toddlers may reduce psychiatric symptoms later

Researchers examines the effects of supplementing vitamin D3 in the first two years of life on psychiatric symptoms.

24 May 2023

Mays Cancer Center conducts clinical trial combining two drugs in patients with recurrent, high-grade glioblastoma

The Mays Cancer Center at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio recently conducted a clinical trial combining two drugs in patients with recurrent, high-grade glioblastoma (GBM).

24 May 2023

What is the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of novel danuglipron in adults with type two diabetes?

Researchers assessed the safety and efficacy of danuglipron in type 2 diabetes (T2D) patients.

24 May 2023

Chocoholics rejoice: Regular chocolate consumption linked to slightly lower risk of mortality in women

Researchers examine the relationship between chocolate consumption and mortality in women.

23 May 2023

International clinical trial to evaluate new combinations of generic antibiotics for treating neonatal sepsis

An international clinical trial co-led by UCL (University College London) researchers will evaluate much-needed new antibiotic combinations for newborn babies with sepsis.

23 May 2023

Transcatheter edge-to-edge procedure to repair leaky mitral valves found to be safe and effective

Long-awaited outcomes data of transcatheter edge-to-edge procedures to repair patients' leaky mitral valves revealed the minimally invasive procedure to be safe and effective in nearly 90% of patients, according to Cedars-Sinai physician-scientists.

23 May 2023

New intervention program can help reduce opioid use for chronic pain

Researchers at the University of Warwick and The James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough have led a clinical trial, funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), on a new treatment which can help people stop needing to use opioid painkillers to manage chronic pain.

23 May 2023

Revolutionizing Schizophrenia Research with the Queensland Brain Institute

To commemorate World Schizophrenia Awareness Day, we spoke to three researchers from the Queensland Brain Institiute about their research, and why it is so important to raise awareness around Schizophrenia

23 May 2023

Academic paper: AI is advantageous in all aspects of new drug research and development

Scientists have long been challenged by the complex process of drug discovery and development, with investments that often go unrewarded.

23 May 2023

Innovative magnetic muscle therapy could reverse decline in functional mobility, loss of muscle strength in older adults

A decline in functional mobility, loss of muscle strength and an increase in body fats are often associated with aging.

23 May 2023

Scientists to discuss the latest cancer therapies, advances in PSMA PET scans and many more at ASCO

Physicians and scientists from the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center will discuss the latest research and clinical trial results on combination therapies for breast cancer, a potential new treatment for patients with recurrent glioma, and advances in PSMA PET guided radiotherapy for patients with prostate cancer, among other topics, at the American Society of Clinical Oncology's annual meeting.

23 May 2023

Study highlights the importance of family-based interventions for children exposed to institutional care

New research, published online today in the American Journal of Psychiatry, provides the most robust and comprehensive evidence to date that children exposed to early psychosocial deprivation benefit substantially from family-based care.

22 May 2023

Identifying risk biomarkers for a serious side effect of stem cell transplants

Doctors are one step closer to having a risk biomarker to alert them to which of their pediatric stem cell transplant patients are likely to experience a potentially deadly side effect called sinusoidal obstruction syndrome (SOS).

22 May 2023

Improved version of leadless pacemaker will soon be available for all patients

Every year more than one million people receive a pacemaker. Until now, leadless versions were only available for 20% of these patients.

22 May 2023

Cancer researchers join together to fight lethal childhood brain cancer

Virginia Tech researchers with the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC have joined a Children's National Hospital effort to treat deadly brain tumors with ultrahigh frequency sound waves.

22 May 2023

New device makes a heart procedure safer for patients with atrial fibrillation

A new device invented with the help of an electrophysiologist at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center makes a heart procedure safer for patients suffering from atrial fibrillation (AFib), a common irregular heart rhythm.

22 May 2023

Amyloid-removing drug shows promise for the treatment of stiff-heart syndrome

Transthyretin-related cardiac amyloidosis is a progressive disease characterized by the deposition of amyloid protein fibrils in the heart. Amyloid fibril deposition thickens and stiffens the heart walls, and the disease is also known as stiff-heart syndrome.

22 May 2023

New clinical trial gets underway to evaluate new antibiotic combinations for newborns with sepsis

An international clinical trial to evaluate much-needed new antibiotic combinations for newborn babies with sepsis has started in three public hospitals in South Africa and Kenya.

22 May 2023

Remote pulmonary artery pressure monitoring improves quality of life, reduces heart failure hospitalizations

The first investigator-initiated study of remote pulmonary artery pressure monitoring has found that it improves quality of life and reduces heart failure hospitalizations in patients with chronic heart failure.

22 May 2023

Genetic insights unveil promising therapeutic targets for critical COVID-19

Critical COVID-19 illness reveals genetic associations with immunomodulatory therapies, as identified in a comprehensive analysis of 24,202 cases. This study uncovers novel genome-wide significant associations, highlighting potential druggable targets for inflammatory signaling, immunometabolism, and viral replication, offering insights into therapeutic implications.

21 May 2023

Clinical Trial News and Research

Boosting sunshine vitamin in toddlers may reduce psychiatric symptoms later

Mays Cancer Center conducts clinical trial combining two drugs in patients with recurrent, high-grade glioblastoma

What is the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of novel danuglipron in adults with type two diabetes?

Chocoholics rejoice: Regular chocolate consumption linked to slightly lower risk of mortality in women

International clinical trial to evaluate new combinations of generic antibiotics for treating neonatal sepsis

Transcatheter edge-to-edge procedure to repair leaky mitral valves found to be safe and effective

New intervention program can help reduce opioid use for chronic pain

Revolutionizing Schizophrenia Research with the Queensland Brain Institute

Academic paper: AI is advantageous in all aspects of new drug research and development

Innovative magnetic muscle therapy could reverse decline in functional mobility, loss of muscle strength in older adults

Scientists to discuss the latest cancer therapies, advances in PSMA PET scans and many more at ASCO

Study highlights the importance of family-based interventions for children exposed to institutional care

Identifying risk biomarkers for a serious side effect of stem cell transplants

Improved version of leadless pacemaker will soon be available for all patients

Cancer researchers join together to fight lethal childhood brain cancer

New device makes a heart procedure safer for patients with atrial fibrillation

Amyloid-removing drug shows promise for the treatment of stiff-heart syndrome

New clinical trial gets underway to evaluate new antibiotic combinations for newborns with sepsis

Remote pulmonary artery pressure monitoring improves quality of life, reduces heart failure hospitalizations

Genetic insights unveil promising therapeutic targets for critical COVID-19

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