Stan Collender, a cancer patient, shares an interesting New York Times op ed piece on why so few cancer patients participate in clinical trials. Stan is a diagnosed with Merkel cell carcinoma (a rare skin cancer) and is enrolled in a clinical trial with, in his...
This past May 20th was International Clinical Trials Day celebrating the life changing triumphs that result from the efforts accomplished by clinical researchers. Its birth was inaugurated back in 1747 when James Lind pursued a cure for scurvy. BioMed Central...
At the University of South Florida, researchers have been looking into the genetics makeups of different individuals. They believe that people tend to see one and another as one ethnicity, where in reality people come from all different backgrounds. However, at USF...
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,...
Pearl IRB is proud to announce its recent accreditation with the Association for the Accreditation of Human Research Protection Programs (AAHRPP). Pearl IRB earned this distinction by demonstrating two primary techniques including extensive safeguards in all levels of...
