Clinical Trials
48
3 active
Approvals
0
Total approvals
Agencies
0
Regulatory bodies
Founded
1863
Active, not recruiting
2
4.2%
Completed
29
60.4%
Enrolling By Invitation
1
2.1%
Recruiting
5
10.4%
Terminated
1
2.1%
Unknown
8
16.7%
Withdrawn
2
4.2%
No approval data available
- A University of Sydney-led analysis of more than 64,000 middle-aged adults found that varied step counts and walking intensities were each linked to lower mortality risk. - Walking fewer than 5,000 steps daily at a brisk pace of about 80 steps per minute produced mortality reductions comparable to 5,000-7,500 slower steps. - A peak 30-minute cadence of roughly 90-100 steps per minute emerged as a potential target, while 7,500-10,000 daily steps tracked with the lowest mortality risk. - Researchers caution the observational design cannot prove causation, and independent experts note step-intensity evidence remains inconsistent across studies.
- The Massachusetts Life Sciences Center awarded over $2.1 million to UMass Amherst for an advanced optical tweezers system and micro-patterning equipment suite. - The $1.63 million optical tweezers system, the first publicly available instrument of its kind in Massachusetts, will be installed by mid-2027 to support next-generation drug development for heart failure and cancer. - An additional $497,230 grant will establish micro-patterning capabilities in the Nanofabrication Cleanroom, enabling organ-on-a-chip models, micro/nanorobots for targeted drug delivery, and minimally invasive device development. - The awards are part of a broader $19.7 million state investment across 23 projects, strengthening Massachusetts' life sciences research infrastructure and industry collaboration.
- Nearly half of young adults successfully quit vaping after three months using a combination of phone-based coaching, health apps, and nicotine replacement therapy, according to new research published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. - Text-based support programs offering motivational messages and quitting tips have emerged as one of the most effective interventions for helping younger populations break their nicotine addiction, a systematic evidence review found. - Researchers were surprised to discover that phone-based quitline coaching was highly effective and well-received among 18-24 year olds, challenging assumptions that this demographic would prefer text-based support over telephone conversations.
