Clinical Trials

CRAO is an eye emergency, but in a randomized trial, Tenctpelz did not improve vision and raised concerns about bleeding. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Treatment with Tencaplase did not improve outcomes in retinal artery occlusion and raised safety concerns

In a randomized, double-blind trial, no benefit in visual acuity was found after 30 days, and serious bleeding events were recorded in the treatment group.
Alzheimer's. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Dassault Systèmes showcased a “virtual twin” simulation for Alzheimer’s and real-time sensor data connection at CES 2026

Step Inside Alzheimer's showcased a concept for combining AI, digital health records, and smart home data to enable early monitoring and detection; Eureka Park showcased startups from the company's accelerators
A cross-section of the heart as part of a virtual twin. Photo courtesy of Dassault Systèmes

Advances in the use of virtual twins in clinical trials

This follows an ongoing five-year study by Dassault Systèmes in collaboration with the FDA. Virtual twins, which accurately simulate specific aspects of patient populations, allow for the refinement, reduction and elimination of human and animal participation
Alzheimer's. Illustration: depositphotos.com

The combined vaccine for shingles: a breakthrough in reducing the risk of dementia

While the live shingles vaccine has already shown signs of protection against dementia, the new combined vaccine offers even more promising results, with far-reaching public health implications
Cut in a fetal body. Courtesy of the researchers

How - and where - does a disease begin?

Researchers discovered which genes are required for each stage of cell differentiation into neural stem cells and neurons, i.e. for brain development, and which of them are involved in diseases of the nervous system
What is needed to prolong life. Illustration: depositphotos.com

A new competition to stop aging with prizes of 101 million dollars

A new competition to stop aging with prizes of 101 million dollars
The illustration is courtesy of Medidata

Medidata opens access to its Patient Insights Program to research organizations

This is a system that allows research organizations to leverage the Patient Centricity by Design process to plan clinical trials, among other things to be able to follow the patients who participated in the clinical trials after the trial
clinical trial. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Medidata Adjudicate A unified solution for examining clinical endpoints

A uniform digital solution for all endpoints of clinical trials, integrated with the Medidata Clinical Cloud
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Medidata will help manage the clinical studies of the pharmaceutical company Horizon

Horizon will access a wide range of clinical trial solutions through the Medidata Rave Clinical Cloud platform, to accelerate clinical research through a suite of applications that includes data collection and management, trial design and management
Logo of the National Committee for Medical Ethics in the USA. From Wikipedia

Human experiments

Prof. Bracha Reger, and the Minister Prof. Avishai Braverman at an Ort event

Science and law in favor of the desire to be a parent

Lung on a chip. Image courtesy of Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering

Development of a human lung on a chip

The cover of the book "Disclosure" by Prof. Bernardo and a discussion with Yaffe Shir-Raz. Focus Publishing 2010

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