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Capsule-Sized Device Permits Noninvasive Exploration Of Small Intestine
Clinical Research News | An international team of researchers has completed preliminary testing of a swallowable device for collecting samples from people under standard, day-to-day conditions to better understand what is happening inside their small intestine. The lengthy organ has up to how been inaccessible unless individuals first fasted and were sedated.
Jun 8, 2023
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Predicting Knee Osteoarthritis Progression: Proteomics, Biomarkers, and the Future of Treatment
Clinical Research News | What if you could predict the progression of knee osteoarthritis through a simple blood test? That’s the vision of Dr. Virginia Byers Kraus, a professor at Duke University School of Medicine. Knee osteoarthritis (OA) affects 60 million adults in the US and projected to increase to 78 million by 2040, yet we don’t currently have very sensitive tools for diagnosis or disease-modifying drugs or treatments.
Jun 6, 2023
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Diversity—And Science—Could Benefit From 90-Year-Old Research Approach
Clinical Research News | After embracing a research approach long used in the public health field, neuroscience investigators at the University of California, Riverside, (UCR) made some surprising discoveries about the Latino community—including the cultural realities driving conduct problems in preadolescent girls.
Jun 1, 2023
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Follow the Money: Health Equity Research, Clinical AI, Telehealth, More
Clinical Research News | PCORI funding opportunities for comparative clinical effectiveness research; Carolina consortium gets NIH funding for health equity research, funding to grow Southeast Asia’s largest telehealth platform; more.
May 30, 2023
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Realizing The Benefits Of Bringing The Trial To The Patient
Clinical Research News | During the worst days of the COVID-19 pandemic, drug sponsors, clinical sites, and patients alike discovered the value of in-home services in allowing research studies to proceed while minimizing patients’ potential exposure to the virus from on-site visits. Such services were a lifeline to the research industry. Today, in-home services are being baked into trial protocols not out of dire necessity, but rather out of an appreciation for their value in supporting patient-centric trials with decentralised components.
May 26, 2023
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News and Products from Trialbee, Flatiron, Sanofi, Phesi, Personalis, More
Clinical Research News | Trialbee enhances recruitment strategy; Flatiron and Sanofi set out to redesign the clinical trial experience for sponsors, sites, and patients; and Phesi has published the first edition of its Digital Patient Profile (DPP) catalog. Plus: partnerships for Culmination Bio, Cofactor Genomics, Personalis, Ono Pharmaceuticals, National Cancer Center, and more.
May 24, 2023
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As CVS Slowly Exits Clinical Trial Business, Walgreens Continues Ramp-Up
Clinical Research News | Last week, CVS Health announced its intension to phase out of the clinical trial business with a full exit expected by the end of 2024. In a conversation with Clinical Research News, Walgreens Chief Clinical Trials Officer Ramita Tandon applauds her colleagues at CVS for being the first mover. She is also reassuring Walgreens stakeholders that “we are not going away.”
May 23, 2023