Research conducted by a team of Norton Thoracic Institute scientists on a novel therapeutic avenue for an aggressive and difficult to treat subgroup of lung cancer was published in the August 15, 2017 issue of Cancer Research. ...
Aug 16, 2017
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The chemotherapy docetaxel is widely accepted as a standard therapy for metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer. But 10-20 percent of patients will have adverse side effects that force discontinuation of treatment. ...
Aug 5, 2017
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Testing blood samples within the first two hours of injury could help predict which critically injured patients are more likely to develop multiple organ failure, according to an early study led by Queen Mary University of ...
Jul 17, 2017
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Parkinson's disease (PD) is commonly thought of as a movement disorder, but after years of living with PD approximately twenty five percent of patients also experience deficits in cognition that impair function. A newly developed ...
Jun 20, 2017
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Twenty-one of the world's leading pharmacologists have urged drugs companies and governments to help change the way that medication is dosed by signing up to a 'roadmap for change'.
Apr 26, 2017
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A little over a year ago, the NIH Director, Dr. Francis Collins and the Director of NIH Office of Research on Women's Health, Dr. Janine Clayton expressed their concern about the stark imbalance in the sex of animals used ...
Oct 30, 2015
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A new article in Clinical Investigation highlights the learnings gleaned from monitoring several complex HIV clinical trials in Africa over a 15 year period. The article identifies and provides solutions for the challenges ...
Jul 1, 2015
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Randomized clinical trials of new drugs have long been considered the "gold standard" in determining safety and efficacy before drugs, biologics, vaccines or devices are introduced to the general public. However, in the case ...
Apr 14, 2015
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(HealthDay)—A new assessment tool may be able to predict risk of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) in older adults, according to a study published online March 18 in Neurology.
Mar 19, 2015
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The recent launch of two clinical trials offer innovative study designs for patients with lung cancer. These clinical trials are the direct result of a National Cancer Institute (NCI) sponsored workshop chaired by Drs. Fred ...
Sep 25, 2014
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