A randomized clinical trial evaluated the effects of providing free HIV self-tests in a high-risk population and the results are in.
Related topics: HIV, Virus
The inventors of a cancer immunotherapy developed at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center have announced a major step forward with that therapy, SurVaxM -- a multimillion-dollar licensing deal that will help enable large, randomized clinical...
Related topics: Brain Tumors, Cancer, Oncology
Following in the footsteps of inclisiran, two lipid-lowering therapies based on silencing specific genes involved in lipid metabolism showed promising preliminary results in initial clinical trials. Medscape Medical News
Related topics: Genetics
New Delhi (Sputnik): The apex medical council of India has successfully completed the clinical trial of the world’s first injectable male contraceptive which now requires regulatory approvals from the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) before...
MONDAY, Nov. 18, 2019 -- Prescription-strength fish oil slows the development of artery-clogging plaques, according to early results from an ongoing clinical trial.
Icosapent ethyl -- a purified fish oil drug sold under the brand name Vascepa --...
Scientists at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute have identified a combination of two anti-cancer compounds that shrank pancreatic tumors in mice--supporting the immediate evaluation of the drugs in a clinical trial. U.S. Food and...
Related topics: Pancreatic Cancer, Cancer, Oncology, Medical Research
Scientists at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute have identified a combination of two anti-cancer compounds that shrank pancreatic tumors in mice--supporting the immediate evaluation of the drugs in a clinical trial. U.S. Food and...
Related topics: Pancreatic Cancer, Cancer, Oncology, Medical Research
The largest-ever clinical trial of a medication for pediatric cardiology patients found that an oral drug significantly improved exercise capacity in adolescent patients with severe, congenital single-ventricle heart defects. A study leader says the...
Related topics: Cardiovascular Disease, Cardiology, Medical Research
In the USA, we might call this "The Tuskegee method." As I watched Vaxxed II last week, it was the Gardasil stories that affected me the strongest. The fact that the placebo in testing was not by even the lowest scientific standards a placebo...
Related topics: Vaccines, Placebo
Shares of resTORbio (NASDAQ: TORC) fell over 83% today after the company reported that its lead drug candidate, RTB101, failed a late-stage clinical trial evaluating its potential to prevent respiratory illness in adults over 65. The company has...
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The first phase of clinical trials of a drug to treat gluten intolerance, developed by scientists from Sechenov University, is planned to be carried out in 2020. The drug itself may appear on the market three to four years after testing.
Related topics: Medical Research
(MedPage Today) -- NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. -- A first-line multidrug combination failed to meet a progression-free survival (PFS) primary endpoint for metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) despite eye-opening clinical activity, according to a study...
Related topics: Colon Cancer, Colorectal Cancer, Cancer, Oncology, Medical Research
Researchers have now developed a new way to fortify staple foods with these micronutrients by encapsulating them in a biocompatible polymer that prevents the nutrients from being degraded during storage or cooking. In a small clinical trial, they...
Related topics: Medical Research
Thankfully, newer treatments known as interferon-free direct-acting antivirals offer a promising approach to addressing hepatitis C. These medications offer cure rates of more than 90 percent in clinical trials and in real life, but they haven't...
Related topics: Hepatitis, Hepatitis C, Medical Research
On Nov. 8, FibroGen (NASDAQ: FGEN) and its partner AstraZeneca (NYSE: AZN) reported safety and efficacy data from a pooled analysis of six large phase 3 clinical trials with roxadustat, a drug aimed at treating anemia in patients with chronic...
Related topics: Nasdaq, Astrazeneca, Anemia
SATURDAY, Nov. 9, 2019 -- Opioid painkillers may temporarily ease the discomfort of arthritis, but they have no clear lasting benefit, a research review finds.
In an analysis of 23 clinical trials, researchers found that, on average, opioid...
Related topics: Arthritis, Medical Research, Painkillers
The symptoms of angina — the pain that occurs in coronary artery disease — do not differ substantially between men and women, according to the results of an unusual new clinical trial led by MIT researchers.
The findings could help overturn the...
Related topics: Angina Pectoris, Medical Research
Briefing will feature presentations of High-Impact Clinical Trials. Dr. Pascale Lane and Dr. Kelly Hyndman will moderate and provide context and expert commentary on the science presented.
Researchers at the West Virginia University Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (RNI) and West Virginia University Medicine are conducting the first clinical trial in the US that uses deep brain stimulation to treat opioid addiction. The procedure...
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The pooled results of phase 2 and 3 clinical trials could pave the way for first approved drug for thyroid eye disease. Medscape Medical News