October 29, 2018
What do kidneys do?
The kidneys, two fist-sized organs located on either side of the spine, perform a life-sustaining role in the body— removing toxins from the body, regulating fluids and preventing excessive...
September 28, 2018
The overarching goal of clinical studies is to determine whether existing medical treatments can be modified for increased effectiveness, and/or whether new medical advancements are more effective than standard...
July 27, 2018
Clinical Study Volunteer Protection: Understanding Your Rights
Medical research innovations and scientific breakthroughs are rooted in data that is predominantly obtained in clinical trials. These important studies...
June 25, 2018
How Does Randomization Affect Clinical Trials?
Scientific validity is a top priorty in clinical trials and thus, methodologies and processes are essential to the overall success of the study. Clinical trials are...
May 30, 2018
Clinical Trials 101: A guide to Understanding Clinical Research Language
Clinical research relies upon an ongoing process that evolves as new data becomes available. Any and all medical treatments that are used now...
April 25, 2018
Is a Career in Clinical Research Right for Me?
Clinical research has led to the development of countless scientific breakthroughs—in fact, before any drug or treatment can become FDA-approved and publicly available,...
March 30, 2018
How Does Clinical Research Lead to New Scientific Breakthroughs?
In the mid-1700s, physician James Lind conducted the first controlled clinical trial in order to find a cure for sailors suffering from scurvy. Through...
February 21, 2018
Who Oversees Clinical Trials?
Clinical trials are carefully conducted studies—using human volunteers—which are used to test potential medical treatments with an end goal of receiving an FDA approval for usages in a...
December 27, 2017
What Is the Placebo Effect?
“I’m a Cub Scout Camp Leader. When the kids start crying and want to go home, we just give them ‘homesick medicine’,” reads a submission on PlaceboArchive.org. “The kids always...
November 30, 2017
A Day in the Life of a Clinical Study Participant
Clinical trials are vital to the medical advancement process and to the development of new treatments. Clinical research participants get to play an active role in the...
