Dementia patients and their carers to be asked about direction of drug research

Cambridge researchers are seeking the views of people with lived experience of dementia – patients and their friends and families – on which existing drugs

Cambridge University News • cambridge
March 19, 2025 ~3 min

Fewer than 1% of clinical trials include pregnant people

"When pregnant women are excluded from drug trials, it is harder to know if the medication is safe for mothers and their children."

Brown University • futurity
Feb. 22, 2025 ~5 min


Seed oils are toxic, says Robert F. Kennedy Jr. – but it’s not so simple

Despite calls from some corners to switch from canola oil and corn oil to beef tallow, the move is unlikely to make Americans healthier.

Mary J. Scourboutakos, Adjunct Lecturer in Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto • conversation
Feb. 7, 2025 ~10 min

Will AI revolutionize drug development? Researchers explain why it depends on how it’s used

Researchers have applied AI to every step of the drug development process. But this might not be enough to design safe and effective drugs.

Christian Macedonia, Adjunct Professor in Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Michigan • conversation
Jan. 3, 2025 ~9 min

Heated yoga may reduce depression in adults

In a randomized controlled clinical trial, heated yoga sessions led to reduced depressive symptoms in adults with moderate-to-severe depression.

Harvard Gazette • harvard
Oct. 23, 2023 ~4 min

Lack of diversity in clinical trials is leaving women and patients of color behind and harming the future of medicine - Podcast

Medicine works better when the treatments are tailored to fit each individual person’s biology and history. A first step is increasing diversity in clinical trials, but the end goal is precision medicine.

Nehal El-Hadi, Science + Technology Editor & Co-Host of The Conversation Weekly Podcast, The Conversation • conversation
Feb. 9, 2023 ~8 min

Lack of diversity in clinical trials is leaving women and patients of color behind and harming the future of medicine

Medicine works better when the treatments are tailored to fit each individual person’s biology and history. A first step is increasing diversity in clinical trials, but the end goal is precision medicine.

Nehal El-Hadi, Science + Technology Editor & Co-Host of The Conversation Weekly Podcast, The Conversation • conversation
Feb. 9, 2023 ~8 min

Clinical trials often exclude people with intellectual disabilities

An expert explains why excluding people with intellectual disabilities from clinical trials is a problem and what can be done to change it.

Daryl Lovell-Syracuse • futurity
Nov. 18, 2022 ~8 min


Many middle-age adults are hesitant to test new dementia drugs

Only a small number of middle-age adults would be very likely to test new dementia prevention drugs, researchers report.

Kara Gavin-U. Michigan • futurity
Nov. 4, 2022 ~6 min

Drugs – 4 essential reads on how they're made, how they work and how context can make poison a medicine

Despite technological advancements, many challenges remain in getting a drug from lab to pharmacy shelf. Reframing what is a “medicine” could expand treatment options for researchers and patients.

Vivian Lam, Assistant Health and Biomedicine Editor • conversation
Oct. 26, 2022 ~9 min

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