We all have been prescribed one or the other medication by a doctor. It could be an oral medicine, a syrup, an injection, or a vaccine. Whatever it is, all we do is get to the pharmacist, give him the prescription, buy the medicine, and gulp it down as prescribed….
With extreme pressure on the clinical industry to reduce costs while exhibiting greater value, the Indian pharmaceutical industry needs to optimize drug development and delivery models, driven by data and new-age technology; and this can only be done by improving R&D efficiency. But, to do so, there is a need…
Diet plays a huge role to determine a person’s health; we all know that. But, do you know that diet can also impact sleep quality? Yes, it’s true! Research has indicated that just one day of eating food low in fiber, but high in unhealthy saturated fat and sugar, can…
The new clinical trial rules in India for the year 2019 have reduced the time for approving applications. The time taken for approval of drugs in India was the main reason why foreign companies restricted themselves from conducting trials in India. Realizing this and working on it, the ISCR has…
Verily, the Life Sciences unit of Google parent Alphabet, has developed, with Google, a machine learning algorithm that can assess images for diabetic eye diseases. This automated screening tool checks for two leading causes of blindness seen in India – diabetic retinopathy and diabetic macular edema. The goal of detecting…
Over the years, we have heard thousands of people fall ill and die due to the Ebola virus. Despite the medical advances and vaccines available, it has been difficult to contain and treat this virus up till recently. In fact, ever since this virus was discovered in 1976, there had…
With evolution of old concepts and coming up of new innovative concepts, the clinical trial industry has seen a very exciting year in 2018. Digital health and AI concepts have been the main focus of the industry, with the concept of patient connectivity and information exchange being the new idea….
Clinical research is one of the most important aspects in the medical field as it helps in making new inventions in regards to medications, medical equipment, and treatments. It is a team of expert researchers with specialized knowledge who work together to carry out the task of developing and experimenting…
Clinical trials play an important role in the medical field to determine whether new medications, new treatments, and new medical equipment are safe and effective. But, this cannot be possible to determine without testing the same on patients. The process of conducting a trial, thus, becomes difficult as many patients…