A New York Times health reporter explains what clinical trials are, why they are important and how they can help inform us.

Professor Harold E. Glass, Ph.D. (Research Professor and TTC Principal): Clinical trials are the largest single area of R&D operating expenses, and clinical investigator grants represent the bulk of ...

A phase 2 clinical trial is currently exploring a new technique to slow the progression of type 2 diabetes. The simple outpatient surgery can be conducted in the early stages of diagnosis and delay ...

A new clinical trial at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and two other sites is testing an innovative procedure that may provide hope in the fight against Alzheimer's disease. The ...

While Directive 2001/20/EC has ensured a high level of patient safety, divergence in its transposition and interpretation has “led to an unfavourable regulatory framework for clinical research”, ...

BALTIMORE, Md. (WPVI) -- Radiologists at Johns Hopkins Medical Center in Baltimore, Maryland, have developed a whole new way to fight obesity. In a small trial with seven patients, they injected ...

Mon, 25 Jun 2012 16:34:02 GMT — A nationwide clinical trial is testing a minimally invasive procedure to help fight high blood pressure. Itâ??s called Renal Denervation. The procedure zaps the nerves ...

Loyola Medicine is the only center in the Midwest enrolling patients in a landmark clinical trial of a new procedure to treat a life-threatening heart rhythm disorder called ventricular tachycardia.