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Talking therapy trial for adults at risk of self-harm launches
A new trial of talking therapy for adults at risk of self-harm will be trialled by researchers from The University of Manchester.
Talking therapies are...
UCL researchers’ trial anti-sickness drug for dementia hallucinations
Ondansetron, an anti-sickness drug used in the NHS for cancer patients could treat hallucinations in dementia patients.
University College London is trialling an anti-sickness drug...
Women are still underrepresented in key disease clinical trials
A new study finds that women are underrepresented in clinical trials for key disease areas, such as psychiatric and cardiovascular.
Investigators from Brigham and Women’s...
Vaccine for paratyphoid fever begins human trials
Exciting developments are being made for a paratyphoid fever vaccine as human trials begin in Oxford.
Salmonella Paratyphi A is a bacterium that can cause...
UK to strengthen clinical research delivery
The UK government has set out its vision to make the country a world-leader in designing and delivering clinical research.
It aims to use the...
Sex differences and women’s representation in clinical trials
Professors Irving Zucker and Brian J Prendergast tell us about the impacts on women of sex biases in clinical drug trials.
In 1993, the US...
Making evidence creation the heart of care delivery
Real-world evidence gathering is central to devising a patient-centred medical cannabis strategy.
In the world of clinical research, real-world data (RWD) and real-world evidence (RWE)...
Bespoke high-performance computing for clinical research
Say hello to Proline by Exacta: a new breed of high performance workstations developed with AI, machine learning and data science at its core....
Tell us about your way of working with chronic pain and win!
The Active Citizenship Network (ACN) has launched the third edition of the ‘European Civic Prize on Chronic Pain – Collection of Good Practices’.
In the...
Expanding the boundaries of medical cannabis clinical evidence
Expanding the boundaries of medical cannabis clinical evidence; removing barriers to medical cannabis practice.
In this article, Amit Sade, of Sade Group, discusses expanding medical...
Clinical trials will look at using psilocybin to treat depression
A new wave of scientific research into psilocybin has opened up new avenues for treating depression.
King’s College London's Psychedelic Trials Group at the Centre...
Clinical trials anticipated for treating pancreatic cancer with cannabis
A flavonoid of cannabis – FBL-03G – has been granted Orphan drug status by the United States Food and Drug Administration.
It is anticipated this...
Introducing the clinical research facility with 20 years of ground-breaking experience
Based at Wythenshawe Hospital in Manchester and founded in 1999, clinical research facility MEU, is one of the UK’s leading specialist facilities, and this...
Secondary care leads the way for clinical safety – why GP surgeries need a...
If we are implementing IT changes within the NHS that has a potential clinical effect, then clinical safety is important says Dr Ian Jackson,...
MGC Pharma: Pushing the envelope of phytocannabinoid-based research
Did you know that MGC Pharmaceuticals is creating a seamless seed-to-pharma pipeline of high-quality, pharmaceutical grade phytocannabinoid-based products?
As the world moves into a new...
5th Precision Medicine and Biomarkers Leaders Summit: Europe
Health Europa listened to InnVentis CEO Thomas Wilckens discuss some of the diagnostic and data challenges involved in precision medicine.
The 5th Precision Medicine and...