Read more clinical trials stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/19969/clinical-trials.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 13:46:02 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72143/aids-vaccine-data-overstated.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe data from last month’s much-hyped Thai AIDS vaccine trial are actually statistically insignificant, according to a secondary analysis published today in the New England Journal of Medicine. The original results from the trial, which included more than 16,000 people, concluded that the vaccine reduced infections by a statistically...http://www.newser.com/story/72143/aids-vaccine-data-overstated.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 20 Oct 2009 14:36:18 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69123/swine-flu-vaccine-works-in-one-dose.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAn Australian H1N1 vaccine has been surpassing expectations in its clinical trials, inoculating patients after a single injection, the New York Times reports. That means the supply of the vaccine will go further and cost less. It should now be possible to inoculate all of the estimated 159 million people...http://www.newser.com/story/69123/swine-flu-vaccine-works-in-one-dose.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 11 Sep 2009 7:11:40 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64890/immunotherapy-offers-new-hope-on-alzheimers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAn immune-system booster already used in the treatment of other diseases could prove to be a powerful weapon in the fight against Alzheimer's disease, researchers have found. Analyzing the records of patients who received intravenous immunoglobulin—IVIg—they discovered that recipients were 42% less likely to develop Alzheimer's, HealthDay reports.http://www.newser.com/story/64890/immunotherapy-offers-new-hope-on-alzheimers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 21 Jul 2009 7:23:42 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63325/scientists-find-master-cells-for-human-heart.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagResearchers have found a cell that can become three different kinds of heart tissue, the Boston Globe reports. Harvard scientists hope that such “master” heart cells can be used to grow tissue so that researchers can perform experiments or test medications on human heart tissue, instead of animal substitutes.http://www.newser.com/story/63325/scientists-find-master-cells-for-human-heart.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 01 Jul 2009 14:51:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61415/corruption-trial-of-ex-louisiana-rep-kicks-off.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagJury selection began today in the trial of former Louisiana Rep. William Jefferson, the New Orleans Times-Picayune reports. The Democrat is charged with taking bribes and using his office to set up business deals in Africa. “It is good to have my family with me,” he said as he arrived...http://www.newser.com/story/61415/corruption-trial-of-ex-louisiana-rep-kicks-off.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 09 Jun 2009 13:59:32 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/58912/drug-trials-a-lot-like-reality-tv.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagOnly one couple from The Bachelor has actually gotten married. No Apprentice winner has become fabulously wealthy. American Idol produced Taylor Hicks. Reality shows don’t always make good on their real-world promises, and in that way, they’re a lot like clinical drug trials, writes pediatrician Darshak Sanghavi in Slate. A...http://www.newser.com/story/58912/drug-trials-a-lot-like-reality-tv.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 14 May 2009 12:51:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/56859/colon-cancer-drug-flunks-important-test.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagClinical trials to determine the drug Avastin’s effects on early-stage colon cancer were a big disappointment for drug firm Genentech, the New York Times reports. The drug, which is typically used in late-stage cancer, didn’t significantly cut the recurrence rate among 2,700 subjects in the early stages, Genentech said....http://www.newser.com/story/56859/colon-cancer-drug-flunks-important-test.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 22 Apr 2009 8:07:17 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/55481/trial-drug-offers-hope-for-ovarian-cancer-patients.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA new drug being developed in Britain could someday prolong the lives of thousands of women suffering ovarian cancer, the Guardian reports. Eight of the 18 women involved in the trial, all of whom had been given less than a year to live, saw their tumors stabilize or shrink under...http://www.newser.com/story/55481/trial-drug-offers-hope-for-ovarian-cancer-patients.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 07 Apr 2009 6:01:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/48751/fda-oks-pioneering-stem-cell-trial.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe FDA has approved the world's first-ever human trial of a medical treatment using embryonic stem cells, the New York Times reports. The move is being hailed as a watershed moment for medical research. Biotech company Geron plans to inject the cells—which can turn into any type of cell...http://www.newser.com/story/48751/fda-oks-pioneering-stem-cell-trial.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 23 Jan 2009 3:00:36 CST