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New vaccine for killer illness is backed by UK charity amid fears of disease resurgence

Wellcome charity and Microsoft founder Bill Gates join forces to help co-fund final clinical trials of the most promising TB vaccine candidate in a century

Daily Mirror

‘Poo transplant’ trial hope for ending killer liver disease

London scientists will launch a clinical trial of a transplant that they believe could help to treat advanced liver disease — the third biggest cause of death in adults of working age.

Evening Standard

‘Poo transplant’ clinical trial hope for liver disease patients

Researchers will investigate whether consuming ‘crapsules’ can improve the gut health of patients with liver damage.

The Independent UK

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Is a cancer clinical trial right for me?

Clinical trials, also known as clinical studies, help medical researchers understand how to diagnose, treat and prevent cancer and other diseases and conditions. Healthcare professionals translate findings from clinical trials into treatments that can lead to longer, healthier lives for people with cancer.

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'I knew this trial was her last chance of life' - new hope for children with rare leukaemia after world-first research in Manchester

'Without this clinical trial, it is unlikely that any of the children would still be alive'

Manchester Evening News

Common energy drink ingredient taurine ‘may slow ageing process’

Scientists call for major clinical trial after lifespans of mice extended by boosting levels of micronutrient

The Guardian - UK

Lexington couple offers a message of hope after a clinical trial of 'breakthrough' Alzheimer's drug

Sam Dick talked with Ron Borkowski whose wife died in 2020 after a battle with Alzheimer's disease

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Liver dialysis device safe and effective for treating liver failure – study

If a larger clinical trial is successful, the DIALIVE device could be approved for clinical use within the next three years, researchers suggest.

The Independent UK

Elon Musk battles regulators and animal-cruelty allegations to launch brain-implant trials

Elon Musk's Neuralink can start its first human clinical trial of brain implants, as it faces probes over animal experiments.

The New Daily

Clinical trials are changing health outcomes but travel is still a barrier for regional, remote patients

When he was diagnosed with lung cancer last year, Townsville resident Hugh Boon was given six months to live. Now, a clinical trial is giving him hope — but it comes at a "traumatic" travel cost.

ABC News

Weight loss jab should be offered to obese teenagers, scientists say

Following a clinical trial, academics said the weight loss injection semaglutide could help adolescents with obesity to shed pounds

Chronicle Live

Teenagers with obesity should be offered ‘transformative’ weight loss injection, say experts

Teens living with obesity were offered the semaglutide drug for more than a year in a new clinical trial

The Independent UK

Dengue vaccine: India moves closer to getting its first indigenous vaccine

Moving closer to being able to develop the country’s first vaccine against dengue, drug-makers Serum Institute of India and Panacea Biotec have applied to the Indian Council of Medical Research’s (ICMR) call for Expression of Interest’ for collaborative Phase-III clinical trials for indigenous manufacturers.

The Hindu

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

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The New Daily

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 Conversation

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…

The Times of India

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.

Daily Mirror

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

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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

Manchester Evening News

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

Daily Record

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.

Manchester Evening News

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

The Conversation

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…

Reason

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.

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