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Involving young patients and their parents or caregivers can help bring new research evidence into clinics. (Pexels/Christina Morillo)

May 16, 2023

New research discoveries are more likely to be put to use in pediatricians’ offices if patients and their caregivers get involved

Nicole MacKenzie, Dalhousie University

Three factors that can speed up adoption of clinical research discoveries are context, tailoring resources and efficient knowledge sharing.

It takes around 17 years for medical research to translate into clinical practice. shapecharge/E+ via Getty Images

April 5, 2023

One way to speed up clinical trials: Skip right to the data with electronic medical records

Kevin Kip, University of Pittsburgh; Erin McCreary, University of Pittsburgh, and Oscar Marroquin, University of Pittsburgh

In health care crises, researchers can avoid waiting for clinical trial results by using data from health care systems to analyze the effectiveness of treatments for COVID-19 and other illnesses.

Since 2018, it has been legal in the U.S. to use a drug made from purified cannabis-derived cannabidiol – CBD – to treat certain childhood seizure disorders. Visoot Uthairam/Moment via Getty Images

February 9, 2023

CBD is not a cure-all – here’s what science says about its real health benefits

Kent E Vrana, Penn State

CBD isn’t a miracle cure for everything that ails a person – but science shows that it has the potential to help treat a number of health conditions.

Creating a safe space for patients to ask questions and provide fully informed consent could help increase clinical trial recruitment. FatCamera/E+ via Getty Images

September 8, 2022

Yes, Black patients do want to help with medical research – here are ways to overcome the barriers that keep clinical trials from recruiting diverse populations

Julia Liu, Morehouse School of Medicine and RaKetra Snipes, Morehouse School of Medicine

Overcoming the access barriers and biases that underrepresented and underserved communities face could not only improve research participation but also improve care.

Until recently, most biomedical studies did not consider sex or gender. (Pexels/Magda Ehlers)

April 28, 2022

Sex matters in biomedical research: Many conditions affect men and women differently

Monica De Paoli, McMaster University

Biomedical studies have traditionally used male animals and men as research subjects. That is a problem for everyone because for many diseases, there are sex differences in how they affect people.

November 18, 2021

We can expect more COVID drugs next year. But we’ve wasted so much time getting here

Jennifer Martin, University of Newcastle and Richard John Head, University of South Australia

We’ve made a few mistakes in the past two years, when it comes to developing COVID drugs. Some were obvious and could have easily been avoided.

Do the benefits of approving a drug before confirming it works outweigh the potential costs? monkeybusinessimages/iStock via Getty Images Plus

June 10, 2021

The FDA’s big gamble on the new Alzheimer’s drug

C. Michael White, University of Connecticut

The FDA approved Alzheimer’s disease drug aducanumab despite minimal evidence of its efficacy. Whether this decision ultimately hurts or helps patients depends on data researchers don’t yet have.

Experts have called for a moratorium on clinical research with CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing. of the germline — that is changing heritable DNA in sperm, eggs or embryos to make genetically modified children. (Shutterstock)

March 17, 2019

CRISPR gene editing: Why we need Slow Science

Landon J Getz, Dalhousie University and Graham Dellaire, Dalhousie University

CRISPR gene editing should learn from the Slow Food movement. Scientists must allow time for critical conversations and perfecting of techniques before rewriting the source code of humanity.

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