New insights into rare liver cancer as clinical trial for treatment begins
Like many rare diseases, fibrolamellar hepatocellular carcinoma (FLC) mounts a ferocious attack against an unlucky few-in this case, children, adolescents, ...
Tag: Clinical Trial
Qigong shows promise in reducing chronic back pain in veterans
Chronic pain is widespread in the United States, particularly among military veterans, affecting between 40 to 70% of this population ...
UTHealth project aims to improve clinical trials for underserved people with neurological conditions
In an effort to close the gap in neurological outcomes for underserved populations, a UTHealth Houston project funded with $2.9 ...
Innovative tablet combination shows promise in fighting Trichuris trichiura and other helminths
A new tablet combining albendazole and ivermectin is safe and more effective than albendazole alone in treating Trichuris trichiura and other soil-transmitted helminths (STH), ...
Nonpharmacologic pain intervention provides benefits to people with dialysis-dependent kidney failure
Among people with dialysis-dependent kidney failure, a form of psychological therapy called pain coping skills training reduced how much pain ...
Study demonstrates safety of neural stem cell transplant for treating chronic spinal cord injury
A Phase I clinical trial led by researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine has demonstrated the ...
New radiation therapy approach improves survival for older glioblastoma patients
Mayo Clinic announces the results of an innovative treatment approach that may offer improvement in overall survival in older patients with ...
Pioneering study shows promising results for cognitive treatment in Down syndrome
The ICOD (Improving Condition in Down syndrome) project, a pioneering study in addressing the cognitive difficulties associated with Down syndrome, ...
ZEST trial fails to meet enrollment goals for ctDNA testing in breast cancer
The ZEST clinical trial, designed to evaluate niraparib (Zejula) for the prevention of breast cancer recurrence in patients with circulating ...
Empathy-focused phone calls improve blood sugar control for low-income adults with diabetes
Empathy-focused phone calls made by trained, nonmedical community members led to significant improvements in blood sugar control for low-income adults ...
