Scientists are voicing concerns over the design of a French drug trial that left one participant dead and several others with severe health problems — and they are calling for more information to be released. The researchers, including those in the UK’s Royal Statistical Society (RSS), have examined a document that describes how the trial was conducted, and say that major pieces of information are still missing.
Scientists speculate on what caused the Bial drug testing tragedy
- Few details, best informed speculation
- Drug is an irreversible FAAH inhibitor
- “Off-target” effects
- Other possibilities: Drug impurities?
- Other questions: Why did the study have a placebo group?
Revolutionary neuroscience technique slated for human clinical trials
A technique called optogenetics has transformed neuroscience during the past 10 years by allowing researchers to turn specific neurons on and off in experimental animals.
Personalised tissue will change drug development, says researcher
A recently developed stem cell programming technique could produce human tissue on-demand for testing new drug treatments.
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