New smartphone apps helping patients participate in clinical trials

In March, Apple Inc. introduced ResearchKit, a platform where its users can track personal health data and participate in health studies using their smartphone. Some of the apps include mPower used for Parkinson’s disease, My Heart Counts for cardiovascular disease,...

Drug companies seek more clinical trial volunteers

Among the many obstacles drug companies face in bringing a product to market, recruiting clinical trial volunteers has become increasingly difficult, according to  a recent article on www.washingtonpost.com by Lenny Bernstein. Bernstein states that more than 10% of...

Global data sharing in genomics in the works

FierceBiotechIT.com journalist Ryan Mcbride shares that an alliance with close to 70 organizations has been formed to improve how genomic and clinical data are managed and shared. This alliance is a response to how ineffective big data sharing has been for people...