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Plunge in clinical drug trials makes Britain an urgent case for treatment

With visions of the UK as a ‘life sciences superpower’ at risk, we report from Great Ormond Street hospital on what’s being done to give children access to new drugs

The Guardian - UK

mRNA technology beat COVID-19, can it do the same for pancreatic cancer?

Half the pancreatic cancer patients in a new clinical trial were alive and cancer free after 18 months. Most usually die within three months.

The New Daily

New Alzheimer’s drug: what you need to know about donanemab’s promising trial results

American pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly announced last week that it had seen encouraging clinical trial results of its new Alzheimer’s medication. According to the company, their experimental drug, donanemab, was shown in a late-stage trial to slow cognitive decline by 35%. While these results do sound promising, the full data…

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World's first respiratory syncytial virus vaccine gets approval: Key points to know

Pharmaceutical company GSK's RSV vaccine has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to become the world's first such vaccine. Known as Arexvy, this vaccine has been approved after three clinical trials.

The Times of India

Hope for Alzheimer's patients as doctors develop drug to slow effect of illness

Experts said 'this could be the beginning of the end' of the disease after donanemab slowed brain decline by 36% in a late-stage clinical trial

Daily Mirror

Common pills given to heart attack patients 'may be doing more harm than good'

Experts call for large clinical trials to see whether they should continue to be taken

Wales Online

'I was told I had terminal cancer, then radical new treatment saved my life'

Michael was the ninth person to join the clinical trial, and has now been given the all clear

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Dad-of-two given devastating diagnosis after noticing something while shaving

Michael Schillinger was given proton beam therapy as part of a clinical trial at The Christie

Manchester Evening News

Gran clear of 'inoperable' cancer 12 years after being given 'pioneering' drug

Sue Vincent started taking Olaparib during a clinical trial in 2010 for her ovarian cancer which she was told was inoperable.

Daily Record

Healthy dad stunned after being told he could only have three years to live - before miracle treatment

Blood tests revealed the dad was nine times over the normal limit of one indicator of a potentially fatal illness

Manchester Evening News

One way to speed up clinical trials: Skip right to the data with electronic medical records

Scientific knowledge, as measured by numbers of papers published, has been estimated to double every 17.3 years. However, it takes an average of about 17 years for health and medical research – going from basic lab studies on cell cultures and animals to clinical trials in people – to result…

The Conversation

I Gave Myself Severe Diarrhea for Science. Don't Tax Me for It.

Eliminating taxation on compensation for being a human guinea pig is just good public policy.

Reason

Researchers developing world’s only testosterone patch for menopause sex drive loss

If clinical trials go well, the libido-improving patch will be introduced first in the UK

Evening Standard

First testosterone patch for menopausal women to begin clinical trials this year

UK study will look at patch’s effect on boosting libido associated with hormone level drop, which could transform lives globally

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Johns Hopkins study highlights promise of IV mistletoe extract for cancer therapy

BALTIMORE -- Ivelisse Page already had 15 inches of her colon and 28 lymph nodes removed to treat her colon cancer, but in the winter of 2008 she received more devastating news.

ABC News

Scientists target gut microbiome to treat rheumatoid arthritis in world-first clinical trial

Scientists investigate whether introducing live, beneficial bacteria to the gut could treat or even cure the disease in a world-first trial.

Manchester Evening News

New endometriosis treatment could 'give women hope' say scientists as clinical trial launched

The drug dichloroacetate could be the first ever non-hormonal and non-surgical treatment for endometriosis

The Independent UK

New drug could be world-first to treat ‘insurmountable pain’ of endometriosis

A new clinical trial has been launched after previous studies showed promise

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Daily Record

Clinical trial hopes to find first new endometriosis treatment in 40 years

If successful, the drug could be the first ever non-hormonal and non-surgical treatment for endometriosis - and the first new treatment in 40 years.

The Independent UK

Scientists hunt for potential first new endometriosis drug in 40 years

A new clinical trial has been launched after previous studies showed promise.

Glasgow Live

Scot who was paralysed in car crash hopes Glasgow clinical trial can revolutionise spinal treatment

Scott Nicolson, 30, lost all sensation below his shoulders after he was paralysed following a serious car crash in October 2020 now he is taking part in a clinical trial in Glasgow.

The Conversation

Lack of diversity in clinical trials is leaving women and patients of color behind and harming the future of medicine

Its a great day when you find a piece of clothing that fits perfectly. A good shirt, the right pair of shoes or a well-cut dress is comfortable, looks nice and feels like it was made just for you. Now imagine a world where every shirt was the same size,…

ABC News

Pancreatic cancer clinical trial opens in Queensland, offering hope to patients

The treatment, which is already being trialled in Melbourne and Sydney, aims to break down the tissue that shields pancreatic cancer cells from the immune system, allowing chemotherapy to be more effective.

AAP

'Most aggressive' childhood cancer gets clinical trial

Australian medical researchers are on the cusp of a breakthrough in the fight against an incurable form of childhood brain cancer.

ABC News

Transplanted hearts kept viable longer between donor and recipient, thanks to new technology

A clinical trial kept donated hearts viable between donor and recipient for nearly nine hours — almost double the current gold standard.

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