The National Institutes of Health is taking steps to simplify its process to assess the scientific merit of research grant applications and mitigate elements that have the potential to introduce bias into review....
At the outset, cancer vaccines were plagued with false starts and modest success at best. But they now represent a promising therapeutic strategy in the immunotherapy of solid tumors....
New clinical treatments for diseases are conceived in a laboratory, then tested on animals or through simulations, and finally studied on human beings if deemed promising enough. Moving from point to point in this cycle is rarely a straight line, and costly and time-consuming trial-and-...
Did you fall into the clinical research profession? This is a question we have often asked attendees at national clinical research conferences like those held annually by ACRP. Responses have mostly been a resounding “Yes”! Unfortunately, many people find out about clinical research and clinical...
New clinical-trial data suggest that an antiviral pill called ensitrelvir shortens the duration of two unpleasant symptoms of COVID-19: loss of smell and taste. The medication is among the first to alleviate these effects and, unlike other COVID-19 treatments, is not reserved only for people...
A team of scientists is proposing a new explanation for some cases of long Covid, based on their findings that serotonin levels were lower in people with the complex condition....
A vaccine to extend the life of man's best friend targets its number one predator. Cancer kills more senior dogs than anything else. Now, the university of Wisconsin at Madison is taking part in what is the largest clinical trial to date on canine cancer....
Myriad challenges exist for today's healthcare leaders: tight supply chains, high labor costs, payment reforms, growth in new technologies, artificial intelligence, disruptive competitors, and the prospect of a rising number of uninsured in a new tab or window Americans. But there's a greater challenge than...
Susana Vazquez-Torres is a fourth-year graduate student at the University of Washington who wants to someday invent new drugs for neglected diseases. Lately, she's been thinking a lot about snake bites: Around a hundred thousand people die each year from snake bites, according to the...
In recognition of October being Breast Cancer Awareness Month, ACRP recently went behind the scenes with a clinical research coordinator on the study team for a bold Cleveland Clinic investigation of a vaccine aimed at preventing triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC), the most aggressive and lethal form of the...
