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    Clinical Trials

    Could Fish Oil Help Improve Life with Dermatomyositis?

    October 15, 2026October 12, 2026

    Researchers Need Your Help to Find Out Living with dermatomyositis (DM) means facing challenges that can affect muscles, skin, energy levels, and overall quality of life. While current treatments can…

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    Clinical Trials Move Forward One Careful Step at a Time

    September 4, 2026November 7, 2026

    If you’ve been following developments in myositis research, you’ve probably heard recent news that Novartis and Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS) have paused certain clinical trials of experimental CAR T-cell therapies…

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    Rare disease research depends on you

    July 9, 2025July 9, 2025

    By Theresa Curry If 300 million people had the same disease, scientists in every country would be rushing to find a cure, and it would be easy to enroll patients…

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    Seeing the other side: On being a clinical trial participant

    June 30, 2025June 26, 2025

    By Martha Arnold Before I retired, I worked in the pharmaceutical industry, helping drug development teams make their strongest case to the FDA for approval of their compounds across a…

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    Tips for thinking about joining clinical trials

    January 21, 2025March 31, 2025

    Clinical trials are an important part of the process of testing new medications and treatments to see if they are safe and effective. All medical treatments and devices must be…

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