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Making Residency Research Projects Patient Centered: How Retrospective Research Can Significantly Impact Cancer Care

Pharmacy Times

APRIL 18, 2024

Through recognizing the importance of research in the scope of pharmacy practice by national pharmacy organizations, research can become a prominent role and responsibility of pharmacy.

Crafting a Recipe for Research Success in Pharmacy Residency Programs

Pharmacy Times

MAY 8, 2024

Planning, preparation, and revision are similarly important in building a successful residency research program. Multiple preparatory steps are involved in creating a delicious meal.

IRA Impacts: Cancer treatment research and development

PhRMA

MARCH 23, 2023

Much of the positive trends in declining cancer mortality, down 33% since peaking in 1991, is driven in large part by innovative medicines researched and developed by America’s biopharmaceutical companies. But more needs to be done.

More than 60 researchers ask Congress to support innovation

PhRMA

JUNE 26, 2023

Earlier this month, 62 researchers from our member companies came to Washington, DC to meet with congressional offices during our annual fly-in event. This year included a record-breaking number of meetings — 145 over the course of the day.

What the FDA's New Dosage Guidance Means for the Future of Clinical Research

Speaker: Dr. Ben Locwin - Biopharmaceutical Executive & Healthcare Futurist

What will the future hold for clinical research? This new guidance will clearly impact the clinical research field, but how? Explore the limitations of what we know about prescription drug dosing The future of Clinical Research April 12, 2023 at 11:00 am PDT, 2:00 pm EDT, 7:00 pm GMT

FDA

Stories from the lab: Researchers discuss innovative treatments for cancers of the blood

PhRMA

DECEMBER 1, 2022

The biopharmaceutical industry is one of the most research-intensive of all sectors in the U.S. At the backbone of the biopharmaceutical ecosystem are its researchers. Each day, in labs across the country, these individuals work tirelessly on the front lines of research and development to help bring novel medicines to patients.

Opinion: Medical students lose in the research arms race for residency slots

STAT

APRIL 29, 2024

I’d rather use the time to do research,” one of my classmates told me during the first week of my first year of medical school. “Going to medical Spanish class really isn’t worth my time. Such a comment was my introduction to the publish-or-perish environment that is increasingly pervasive amongst medical students.

Medical Schools

Medical Schools Communication

Clinical research is about trial and error

pharmaphorum

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Clinical research involves trial and error as part of the drug development process. Learn more about how to optimise drug trials and the important role of participants in clinical research.

Cancer Research UK and CRIS fund lung cancer vaccine research

Pharmaceutical Technology

MARCH 25, 2024

Cancer Research UK and the CRIS Cancer Foundation have awarded a £1.7m ($2.1m) grant for developing the lung cancer vaccine LungVax.

Vaccines

Accelerating inclusion in innovation: Gender diversity in clinical research

pharmaphorum

MARCH 8, 2024

Clinical research continues to struggle with a lack of representation within trial populations, and gender diversity in clinical trials remains a critical issue. Learn about the importance of gender diversity in clinical research trials and how it can accelerate inclusion in innovation.

The latest updates on cancer research from the weekend

STAT

APRIL 8, 2024

We have news for you from the annual meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research, and also from the annual meeting of the American College of Cardiology. Sign up to get our biotech newsletter in your inbox. Hi, it’s Meghana. Lots happened this past weekend! Interesting stuff. Read the rest…

Fetal tissue research gains in importance as roadblocks multiply

STAT

MARCH 20, 2024

She warily monitors the state legislature, where there is ongoing debate, and therefore uncertainty, over changes to rules governing fetal tissue research. “It seems too risky,” she said. And much is riding on the outcome of the November presidential election. Read the rest…

Startup Manifold secures $15M for its AI-based clinical research platform

Fierce Healthcare

APRIL 3, 2024

Initially founded as an AI lab in 2016, startup Manifold is using its AI expertise to modernize the tech infrastructure of clinical research organizations to help accelerate cancer studies.

STAT+: A flurry of research misconduct cases has universities scrambling to protect themselves

STAT

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

There was a time when an allegation of data mishandling, scientific misconduct, or just a technical error felt like a crisis to Barrett Rollins, an oncologist and research integrity officer at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Now, it’s a Tuesday. And it’s hardly alone.

Listen: Controversial brain tissue research, obesity drug sales, and Novartis’ M&A drama

STAT

MAY 2, 2024

The removal of small amounts of brain tissue from desperately ill patients, done as part of a Mount Sinai research project, triggered alarm bells at the Food and Drug Administration and has raised broader questions about the scientific and ethical justification for live-brain research.

Research Praises Shingles Vaccine Efficacy

Drug Topics

DECEMBER 7, 2022

The shingles vaccine appears to confer long-term immunity, according to research.

Vaccines

Vaccines Immunization

Opinion: Lessons for scientists from the All of Us Research Program backlash

STAT

MARCH 15, 2024

What we are not usually trained to navigate, however, is public backlash, which is exactly what followed the publication of the comprehensive genomic sequencing results from the All of Us Research Program. At the heart of the matter is how the study presented the diversity of race and ethnicity in their dataset.

STAT+: FDA is still struggling to inspect clinical research sites, watchdog finds

STAT

MARCH 26, 2024

Food and Drug Administration’s oversight of clinical research in hospitals and clinics has fallen considerably in recent years, due to disruptions caused by the Covid pandemic and challenges finding and keeping investigators, according to a new report by the U.S. Government Accountability Office.

FDA

FDA Hospitals

Why researchers think human milk could repair the gut microbiome and reduce infections

STAT

MARCH 29, 2024

Researchers who study human milk understand how the molecules affect everything from the gut microbiome to curbing chronic disease risk factors in babies. That milk could also lower the risk of asthma , diabetes, and allergies. Read the rest…

Inflammation among current dementia research focus, says Alchemab CSO

Pharmaceutical Technology

APRIL 18, 2024

Inflammation, cell metabolism and neuronal health are current key areas of focus for dementia researchers, according to Jane Osbourn, chief scientific officer (CSO) at Alchemab.

FDA Issues Paper on the Responsible Use of Artificial Intelligence in Medical Research

Pharmacy Times

MARCH 19, 2024

The agency will focus on collaboration to protect public health; advancing regulatory approaches; developing standards, guidelines, and best practices; and supporting research that evaluates and monitors AI performance.

FDA

Vivalink and RSRT collaborate to improve Rett syndrome research with wearable technology

Outsourcing Pharma

APRIL 23, 2024

In a major partnership aimed at accelerating research into Rett syndrome, a rare neurological disorder predominantly affecting girls, digital healthcare solutions company Vivalink, has joined forces with the Rett Syndrome Research Trust (RSRT).

Q&A: The scientific integrity sleuth taking on the widespread problem of research misconduct

STAT

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Bik first became interested in plagiarism as a hobby while working as a researcher at Stanford University in 2013. She later began specializing in image duplication specifically, which she believes is a more serious problem for science as a whole.

Empowering Oncology Pharmacists: Driving Innovation and Advancement Through Pharmacist-Led Research

Pharmacy Times

APRIL 15, 2024

The impact pharmacist-led research on oncology pharmacy practice in the field of oncology is undeniable.

Merck KGaA Financially Commits $322 Million Toward Research Center

Pharmaceutical Commerce

APRIL 30, 2024

The complex will research solutions for manufacturing antibodies, mRNA applications, and more.

NCI director expresses optimism about next era of cancer research, despite shrinking budget and brain drain

STAT

APRIL 10, 2024

SAN DIEGO — Kimryn Rathmell, director of the National Cancer Institute, gestured toward the screen and asked an audience of clinicians, researchers, and patient advocates what they thought they were looking at. Projected behind her was a patchwork of purple, red, pink, and blue squares.

Data-driven disease research harnessing the genome

pharmaphorum

JANUARY 9, 2024

Discover how the UK Biobank is leveraging technology and the power of genomics in data-driven disease research. Join the digital revolution in understanding and combating diseases using cutting-edge techniques and large-scale genomic data analysis.

STAT+: House moves to limit so-called gain-of-function research

STAT

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

ban on controversial infectious disease research to legislation that could ultimately fund federal health agencies like the National Institutes of Health. The spending bill already included a restriction on funding this research in any country determined to be a “foreign adversary,” including China.

MS research network taps Seqster for data sharing

pharmaphorum

MARCH 21, 2024

Novartis-supported multiple research project will use Seqster's data-sharing platform to support R&D and evidence-based care

Research grant applications open for UK pharmacists and pharmacy technicians

Hospital Pharmacy Europe

JANUARY 16, 2024

A number of grants from Pharmacy Research UK (PRUK) are now open for application, including full funding for a full-time PhD studentship. The PhD Studentship Award is being trialled in PRUK’s annual funding round for the first time in place of its Research Development Awards. The application deadline is 1pm on 27 March 2024.

Hospitals

Hospitals Patient Care

STAT+: New proposals for scientific misconduct investigations worry some research universities

STAT

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Research universities are voicing concerns over some proposed changes to the process for reviewing scientific misconduct allegations, citing worries that new government requirements would hobble their own independent procedures and constitute a huge administrative burden. The proposed changes, published on Oct.

STAT+: Researchers create talking throat patch for people with voice disorders

STAT

MARCH 12, 2024

Researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles have built a soft, adhesive patch capable of turning throat movements into speech. The patch, written about in a paper published in Nature Communications on Tuesday, is made out of a material that converts motion into electricity.

Communication

Opinion: Readers respond to funding academic medical centers, the ‘residency research arms race,’ and more

STAT

MAY 4, 2024

“Medical students lose in the research arms race for residency slots,” by Anmol Shrestha Read the rest… STAT now publishes selected Letters to the Editor received in response to First Opinion essays to encourage robust, good-faith discussion about difficult issues.

Hospitals

Opinion: Congress could stop free public access to government-funded research

STAT

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Have you ever needed to read a research paper, only to find it was locked behind a paywall? Your next step was likely to search on Sci-Hub , an illegal repository created by Kazakh graduate student Alexandra Elbakyan, that provides free access to millions of research papers. Read the rest…

STAT+: MD Anderson tried — and failed — to resolve research credit dispute between two scientists, new documents show

STAT

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Early last year, MD Anderson Cancer Center leadership had a problem on their hands: a contentious dispute between one of its most powerful researchers and a junior scientist over authorship, credit, and charges of verbal abuse. These documents are alluded to in legal filings but have not been previously reported.

Documentation

STAT+: Ibogaine, the psychedelic, unlikely to receive approval as opioid treatment, says top addiction researcher

STAT

MARCH 21, 2024

The psychedelic ibogaine is unlikely to ever receive approval as a treatment for opioid addiction, the federal government’s top addiction researcher said Thursday.

Opinion: New CMS rules will throttle access researchers need to Medicare, Medicaid data

STAT

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Groundbreaking research more than a decade ago showed that almost one-fifth of people enrolled in Medicare were being readmitted within 30 days after being discharged from the hospital, harming patients and increasing costs. That study led to a sea change in health care.

Hospitals

Research Examines Link Between Vitiligo and Systemic Sclerosis

Drug Topics

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Israeli researchers find more than fivefold risk of developing systemic sclerosis among people with vitiligo.

STAT+: In a scientific first, researchers use CRISPR base editing to treat liver disease in fetal monkeys

STAT

APRIL 22, 2024

The research, by a team at the University of Pennsylvania and the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), will be presented next month at the annual meeting of the American Society of Gene and Cell Therapy, potentially paving the way for human trials.

Packaging

Packaging Hospitals

How AI Is Helping Researchers Fight Superbugs Faster Than Ever Before

Pharmacy Times

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

AI may help to significantly speed up drug discovery and development, and help researchers end the treatment-resistant infection crisis before it’s too late.

DCT Opportunities in Clinical Research

PharmExec

OCTOBER 26, 2023

A discussion of the biggest digital trends in clinical research, how COVID-19 impacted digital use for sponsors/CROs, what the future of DCT services looks like, and more.

Medical Research Network's Edward Triebell on the shifts and statistics in clinical research's digital trends

Outsourcing Pharma

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Executive director of Medical Research Network's (MRN's) digital health, Edward Triebell, joined OSP for a Q&A where he shared some interesting shifts and statistics about digital trends in clinical research.

STAT+: Life scientists’ flight to biotech labs stalls important academic research

STAT

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

That’s because Sheybani has been unable to hire a postdoctoral researcher since starting her lab in 2021. Academia is in the midst of an unprecedented exodus of life science researchers, many of whom are leaving for lucrative jobs in the private sector. But in each case the candidate opted for a job at a biotech company.

Advances in immunosuppression research may bring transplant patients closer to “one organ for life”

pharmaphorum

APRIL 5, 2024

Advances in immunosuppression research may bring transplant patients closer to “one organ for life” Mike.Hammerton Fri, 05/04/2024 - 09:00 Bookmark this

Making Residency Research Projects Patient Centered: How Retrospective Research Can Significantly Impact Cancer Care

Crafting a Recipe for Research Success in Pharmacy Residency Programs

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IRA Impacts: Cancer treatment research and development

More than 60 researchers ask Congress to support innovation

What the FDA's New Dosage Guidance Means for the Future of Clinical Research

Stories from the lab: Researchers discuss innovative treatments for cancers of the blood

Opinion: Medical students lose in the research arms race for residency slots

Clinical research is about trial and error

Cancer Research UK and CRIS fund lung cancer vaccine research

Accelerating inclusion in innovation: Gender diversity in clinical research

The latest updates on cancer research from the weekend

Fetal tissue research gains in importance as roadblocks multiply

Startup Manifold secures $15M for its AI-based clinical research platform

STAT+: A flurry of research misconduct cases has universities scrambling to protect themselves

Listen: Controversial brain tissue research, obesity drug sales, and Novartis’ M&A drama

Research Praises Shingles Vaccine Efficacy

Opinion: Lessons for scientists from the All of Us Research Program backlash

STAT+: FDA is still struggling to inspect clinical research sites, watchdog finds

Why researchers think human milk could repair the gut microbiome and reduce infections

Inflammation among current dementia research focus, says Alchemab CSO

FDA Issues Paper on the Responsible Use of Artificial Intelligence in Medical Research

Vivalink and RSRT collaborate to improve Rett syndrome research with wearable technology

Q&A: The scientific integrity sleuth taking on the widespread problem of research misconduct

Empowering Oncology Pharmacists: Driving Innovation and Advancement Through Pharmacist-Led Research

Merck KGaA Financially Commits $322 Million Toward Research Center

NCI director expresses optimism about next era of cancer research, despite shrinking budget and brain drain

Data-driven disease research harnessing the genome

STAT+: House moves to limit so-called gain-of-function research

MS research network taps Seqster for data sharing

Research grant applications open for UK pharmacists and pharmacy technicians

STAT+: New proposals for scientific misconduct investigations worry some research universities

STAT+: Researchers create talking throat patch for people with voice disorders

Opinion: Readers respond to funding academic medical centers, the ‘residency research arms race,’ and more

Opinion: Congress could stop free public access to government-funded research

STAT+: MD Anderson tried — and failed — to resolve research credit dispute between two scientists, new documents show

STAT+: Ibogaine, the psychedelic, unlikely to receive approval as opioid treatment, says top addiction researcher

Opinion: New CMS rules will throttle access researchers need to Medicare, Medicaid data

Research Examines Link Between Vitiligo and Systemic Sclerosis

STAT+: In a scientific first, researchers use CRISPR base editing to treat liver disease in fetal monkeys

How AI Is Helping Researchers Fight Superbugs Faster Than Ever Before

DCT Opportunities in Clinical Research

Medical Research Network's Edward Triebell on the shifts and statistics in clinical research's digital trends

STAT+: Life scientists’ flight to biotech labs stalls important academic research

Advances in immunosuppression research may bring transplant patients closer to “one organ for life”

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