clinical trial

American  

1. the scientific investigation of a new treatment that has shown some benefit in animal or laboratory studies, but that has not yet been proven effective in humans.

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If AI can help fine-tune the design of a clinical trial to improve its chances of success, that could end up being a big benefit, Soriot says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026

A small clinical trial suggests that limiting food intake to fewer hours each day could provide modest cognitive benefits for older women, beyond those associated with weight loss alone.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 27, 2026

Ipsen said its Bylvay drug didn’t meet the main objective in a late-stage clinical trial that tested the medicine in biliary atresia, a rare and serious liver disease that affects babies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

And someone who participates in a clinical trial could run into interstate restrictions.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2026

Their fifty-three patients were, in effect, a clinical trial, and an astonishingly successful one.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French