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Is that really ADHD? Why flawed trials may be misleading millions

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Researchers reviewing nearly 300 top-tier ADHD drug trials found that half skipped the rigorous, expert-led evaluations needed to rule out other conditions like depression or schizophrenia.

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Monthly Obesity Shot, MariTide, Shows Big Weight Loss in Trial

Drugs.com

WEDNESDAY, June 25, 2025 — Alternatives to weekly injections of weight-loss drugs may on the way. A monthly dose of a new drug called MariTide helped participants in a phase 2 clinical trial shed about 20% of their body weight over a year.

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Novo, searching for a spark, plans late-stage trials for amylin drug

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

The Danish drugmaker, which is grappling with a share decline and competition from Eli Lilly, unveiled planned trials of an obesity medication that works differently than its popular Wegovy.

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Brain training game offers new hope for drug-free pain management

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

A trial of an interactive game that trains people to alter their brain waves has shown promise as a treatment for nerve pain -- offering hope for a new generation of drug-free treatments.

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Deliver Fast, Flexible Clinical Trial Insights with Spotfire

Clinical research has entered a new era, one that requires real-time analytics and visualization to allow trial leaders to work collaboratively and to develop, at the click of a mouse, deep insights that enable proactive study management.

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Diabetes Drug, Dapagliflozin, Effective For Fatty Liver Disease

Drugs.com

FRIDAY, June 6, 2025 — A repurposed diabetes drug can be an effective tool against fatty liver disease, a new clinical trial has found. Dapagliflozin helped people reduce fat levels in their liver and avoid liver scarring that comes with the.

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New Drug Tames Stress Incontinence in Clinical Trial

Drugs.com

MONDAY, July 15, 2024 -- An experimental drug appears to help women deal with stress incontinence, clinical trial data show.The drug, for now dubbed TAS-303, reduced the frequency of leaks related to stress incontinence by about 58%, compared with.

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Bridging Innovation & Patient Care: The Growing Role of AI

Speaker: Simran Kaur, Co-founder & CEO at Tattva.Health

AI is transforming clinical trials—accelerating drug discovery, optimizing patient recruitment, and improving data analysis. As AI-driven innovation reshapes the clinical trial process, it’s also influencing broader healthcare trends, from personalized medicine to patient outcomes. But its impact goes far beyond research.