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More journal articles are revealed to lack full disclosure of the authors’ ties to the pharmaceutical industry.
Christmas came a little early for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in the form of a $50 million contribution from pharma giant AbbVie – the largest single contribution made to the famed hospital.
Many recent college graduates with science degrees wonder, “What other careers are available outside of a laboratory or research environment?” Concurrently, a large amount of mid-career and late-career professionals consider pursuing non-traditional science roles.
It should come as no surprise that not all information on the internet is reliable. It’s a largely unregulated wild, wild west that allows for anyone to put up any content they wish to. Which can be a particular problem when it comes to health-related content.
At the American Society of Hematology meeting, companies are racing to develop a treatment for SCD, which is an inherited disorder caused by a genetic mutation in the beta-chain of hemoglobin. Some of the data presented by companies were promising, while others reported setbacks.
The placenta, sometimes called afterbirth, is described as an organ that develops in the uterus during pregnancy. Although research has been conducted on placentas for decades, three important studies were recently published related to the science of the placenta.
On November 28, 2018, PCT Europe announced to its attendees that the Society for Clinical Research Sites’ late founder, Christine Pierre, was awarded the 2018 Lifetime Achievement Award.
Bristol-Myers Squibb is teaming up with Cancer Research UK and the Francis Crick Institute to create guidelines for immuno-oncology therapy development. This “rule book,” will focus on lung cancer treatments.
Asia-Pacific specialist CRO Novotech announced today that clinical staff numbers in its Seoul, South Korea centre are now at 41, with 81 clinical research projects now completed.
There are plenty of great scientific research stories out this week. Here’s a look at just a few of them. Although most readers will already be aware of it, the biggest story, perhaps the biggest story of the year—certainly the most controversial—involves a Chinese researcher who used CRISPR to modify embryos to be resistant to HIV, and the recent birth of a set of twins.
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