Clinical Research News | CRF Bracket announced a new name and brand today. The company will now be known as Signant Health, a name more indicative of the kind of business the company is trying to build.

The Washington Post | A team of researchers inside Pfizer found the company's blockbuster rheumatoid arthritis therapy Enbrel, a powerful anti-inflammatory drug, appeared to reduce the risk of Alzheimer's disease by 64%. However, Pfizer opted against further investigation and chose not to make the data public, the company confirmed.

Clinical Research News Contributed Commentary | Healthcare research often gets caught up in conflicting priorities among drug makers, research institutions, patient organizations, and regulators—and nowhere is this more prevalent than in clinical research.

Clinical Research News | May was full of exciting news in the clinical trial and healthcare community, including partnerships, products, and promotions from Caris, ICON, Parexel, and more.

Clinical Research News | In many respects, High Point Clinical Trials Center (HPCTC) is not your run-of-the-mill phase I study site.

• TARGET-1 and TARGET-2 trials: safe decongestion using first fully automated fluid management system 
• Significant increase in diuresis, net negative fluid balance, improvement of kidney function and improvement in clinical symptoms
• Significant drop in CVP while systolic BP remained stable

Clinical Research News Contributed Commentary | Up to 1 million deaths are attributed to counterfeit prescriptions annually. Blockchain presents the opportunity to mitigate the counterfeit drug trade, yet the technology has implications beyond the problem.

Clinical Research News | Electronic medical record systems contain a wealth of longitudinal real-world data but, as researchers are aware, were never purposefully built for running trials or finding patients to populate them. Canadian-based site network LMC Manna Research is working against that, finding a creative way to support a community-based model of care.

Clinical Research News Brief | Today Verily, an Alphabet company, announced strategic alliances with Novartis, Otsuka, Pfizer, and Sanofi to develop digitally innovative, patient-centered clinical research programs using Project Baseline’s evidence generation platform and tools.

Clinical Research News | The Lazarex Cancer Foundation is working to sustainably achieve minority equity and increased enrollment in cancer clinical trials nationwide by eliminating financial barriers, increasing community outreach, collaborating with comprehensive cancer centers, and attaining bipartisan Congressional action.