Minorities, in fact, account for fewer than 10 percent of patients enrolled in clinical trials, according to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities. Today, Wilkins brings together academic researchers and community members to…
Clinical Research in Ecuador | Diversity in Hispanic Community Involvement
Why Is Diversity Important? FDA Action Plan In 2012 the Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act was published. Most of this FDA Action plan is based to encourage researchers to include safety and effectiveness data by demographic subgroups, including…
Diabetes Research: Team Cures Diabetes in Mice Without Side Effects
Diabetes Research A potential cure for Type 1 diabetes looms on the horizon in San Antonio, and the Insulin Therapy Innovation would also allow Type 2 diabetics to stop insulin shots. The discovery, made at The University of Texas Health Science…
Landmark Clinical Trial to Help Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis Sufferers
A clinical trial funded by Arthritis Research UK and the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), led by professors from the Universities of Liverpool and Bristol, has discovered a drug combination that could help thousands of children with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis….
Inside FOMAT: Clinical Research Coordinator at FOMAT Involved in Important Research
Carla Geovanna Rodríguez Proaño is an Ecuadorian Biotechnology Engineer, who also obtained a master’s degree in Forensic Science, from King’s College in London. She has been conducting clinical research with FOMAT Medical Research since last year and was recently involved in…
Rheumatoid Arthritis Research Provides New Insights on Risk Factors, Identification Tools, Intervention
Rheumatoid Arthritis Research Established wisdom holds that patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) will fare better if their disease is diagnosed as early as possible, and treatments with disease-modifying drugs are started before inflammation can do more damage to joints and tissue….
How to boost Hispanics’ participation in clinical trials? Relate to them, study shows
Hispanic cancer patients rarely participate in clinical trials, but researchers want to tailor a Spanish DVD to help change this. To create a relevant educational tool, Moffitt Cancer Center researchers investigated why awareness of and participation in trials are so low…
Brain-computer Interface Allows ALS Patients to Communicate
A brain-computer interface that can decipher the thoughts of people who are unable to communicate could revolutionize the lives of those living with completely locked-in syndrome according to a new paper published in PLOS Biology. Counter to expectations, the participants in…
Early Signs of Alzheimer’s Disease Identified
Researchers from the University of Aberdeen have detected key changes in the brains of people with Alzheimer’s disease. The study confirmed for the first time that two molecules assumed to contribute to the disease process are both present at very early…