clinical trial
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In a clinical trial, the medication lubiprostone appeared to slow the decline of kidney function in patients with moderate CKD, raising hopes for an entirely new approach to kidney disease treatment.
From Science Daily • May 8, 2026
Results from a successful phase 1 human clinical trial of that earlier hydrogel approach were reported in fall 2019.
From Science Daily • May 5, 2026
Without a patient’s full history, it’s impossible to assign the event to Foundayo, Shin said, pointing out that the pill had been “put through the clinical trial ringer” prior to its launch.
From Barron's • May 4, 2026
A safer and more effective formulation of the most popular hair-loss treatment led to robust hair growth in a clinical trial.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 27, 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
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