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New clinical trial for patients with IBS-D offers real hope and drug free relief

A large clinical trial “RELIEVE-IBS-D” for patients with diarrhea predominant IBS included in the National Institute for Health Research portfolio has started recruitment in England.

12 Apr 2019

New clinical trials to investigate combination immunotherapy for treating advanced cancers

City of Hope physician-scientists recently opened two clinical trials to investigate a combination of cytokines and immunotherapy that may be able to transform nearly-impossible-to-treat cancer into a disease that can be corralled into remission.

8 Apr 2019

Online cannabis oils contain dangerous amounts of psychoactive THC

Scientists have published a review in the BMJ which calls for more research and regulations surrounding CBD oils offered by online sellers, after it was found that most contain the psychoactive ingredient THC.

8 Apr 2019

$Reformulated epileptic drug reaches first clinical trial for medically refractory epilepsy$

Reformulated epileptic drug reaches first clinical trial for medically refractory epilepsy

A currently approved epileptic drug to treat seizures has been modified by a University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus professor and is currently being used in a clinical trial in Australia for medically refractory epilepsy.

4 Apr 2019

Study reveals investigational drug as effective treatment for relapsed marginal zone lymphoma

A study at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center revealed the investigational drug umbralisib as an effective treatment for patients with relapsed marginal zone lymphoma.

1 Apr 2019

New combination therapy found to be well tolerated in patients with aggressive brain tumor

A phase I clinical trial that set out to assess the safety of a new combination therapy for a type of aggressive brain tumour has found the treatment to be well tolerated in patients.

30 Mar 2019

Clinical trial examines medicinal cannabis as potential treatment for severe Tourette syndrome

A pioneering clinical trial investigating medicinal cannabis as a potential treatment for people living with severe Tourette syndrome will be conducted by Wesley Medical Research, in Brisbane in Australia, with cannabis supply facilitated by Lambert Initiative for Cannabinoid Therapeutics at University of Sydney.

28 Mar 2019

NIH starts clinical trial of drug to treat cravings associated with opioid use disorder

A clinical trial of an experimental drug designed to treat cravings associated with opioid use disorder has begun in the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center.

22 Mar 2019

New combination treatment shows promise for common brain tumor in children

A new combination treatment aimed at resistant and recurrent low-grade gliomas slowed tumor growth and killed tumor cells in laboratory and mouse models.

22 Mar 2019

New Australian drug trial achieves remarkable results in patients with acute myeloid leukemia

The prognosis for older patients with acute myeloid leukemia is poor: very few achieve remission and for those that don't the option is largely palliative.

21 Mar 2019

Researchers report promising results of potential reversal agent

In patients with acute coronary syndromes, coronary artery stenting, or a history of prior heart attacks, antiplatelet therapy can be lifesaving.

18 Mar 2019

Novel drug shows potential to prevent sepsis progression

Research into a new breakthrough therapy in the fight against sepsis has shown that the drug has potential to stop all sepsis-causing bacteria from triggering organ damage in the early stages of the condition.

8 Mar 2019

Study examines effect of herbal medicine product on bedwetting in children

A new clinical trial investigating whether an herbal medicine product can benefit school-age children experiencing bedwetting is being led by a collaboration between researchers from the Australian Research Centre in Complementary and Integrative Medicine at the University of Technology Sydney and the Office of Research at Endeavour College of Natural Health.

5 Mar 2019

Experimental treatment offers hope to restore cells damaged in Parkinson's disease

A pioneering clinical trials program that delivered an experimental treatment directly to the brain offers hope that it may be possible to restore the cells damaged in Parkinson's disease.

27 Feb 2019

Pioneering trial offers hope for patients with Parkinson’s disease

In a pioneering new clinical trial, researchers have succeeded in delivering a cell-restoring drug directly to the brains of patients with Parkinson’s disease.

27 Feb 2019

New analysis highlights increasing focus of early-stage clinical trials on rare cancers

The proportion of early-stage drug trials tackling the biggest cancer killers has declined sharply since the early 1990s as less common tumor types receive increasing attention, according to new research to be presented during the International Congress on Targeted Anticancer Therapies 2019, taking place from today to 27 February in Paris, France.

25 Feb 2019

Drug Trial News

New clinical trial for patients with IBS-D offers real hope and drug free relief

New clinical trials to investigate combination immunotherapy for treating advanced cancers

Online cannabis oils contain dangerous amounts of psychoactive THC

Reformulated epileptic drug reaches first clinical trial for medically refractory epilepsy

Study reveals investigational drug as effective treatment for relapsed marginal zone lymphoma

New combination therapy found to be well tolerated in patients with aggressive brain tumor

Clinical trial examines medicinal cannabis as potential treatment for severe Tourette syndrome

NIH starts clinical trial of drug to treat cravings associated with opioid use disorder

New combination treatment shows promise for common brain tumor in children

New Australian drug trial achieves remarkable results in patients with acute myeloid leukemia

Researchers report promising results of potential reversal agent

Novel drug shows potential to prevent sepsis progression

Study examines effect of herbal medicine product on bedwetting in children

Experimental treatment offers hope to restore cells damaged in Parkinson's disease

Pioneering trial offers hope for patients with Parkinson’s disease

New analysis highlights increasing focus of early-stage clinical trials on rare cancers

Clinical study shows tolerability and safety of investigational drug in boys with DMD

Phase 1 data reinforce safety profile of new drug for treating Duchenne muscular dystrophy

Drug increases melanin production in some people with albinism

'Trojan horse' drug shows promise for untreatable cancers

Redefining control and consistency in anaerobic microbiome workflows

AI in Healthcare: How generative tools are transforming clinical practice

The future of automation: Machine learning–driven hepatocyte and organoid counting

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