Psoriasis patients providing insights and driving research

Check out this intriguing article by Noe Baker in www.biotech-now.org about a new community called Citizen Pscientists.  Formed by the Psoriasis Foundation, their hope is to create a community “who are helping impact the future of psoriatic disease...

Clinical and Translational Science Awards Program making strides

David Pittman of Medpagetoday.com reports that the Institute of Medicine (IOM) applauded the NIH’s Clinical and Translational Science Awards (CTSA) Program and its significance to the advancement of clinical and translational research. The CTSA program was created to...

Experts discuss how to increase public opinion of clinical trials

The discussion between professionals of how to rebuild public trust regarding clinical trials may stem from the worldwide concern in the biomedical research community about the low capture rate of trials reported as reported on redOrbit.com.  One theory to help raise...

GSK takes leap into transparency

FierceBiotechIT writer Ryan McBride reports that GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) launched a website that will allow authorized researchers the ability to use clinical study data on certain drugs from the London based pharma company.  This launches GSK to the forefront of...

Support the “OK to Ask” campaign

Many doctors already discuss clinical research with patients, but in a recent study, only 21% of patients felt comfortable asking about research to their doctors.  The National Health Service, (NHS) is looking for patients and professionals to either ask or talk about...

Pearl Pathways’ own to speak at research conference

The St. Vincent Research and Regulatory Affairs will be hosting the 9th Annual St. Vincent Health Research Symposium on June 12th. Pearl Pathways’ own Ellen Looney, regulatory clinical & quality associate, will be featured, her topic, Good Clinical Practices...