Trials on Trial
Clinical studies under the microscope
summer 2008
“While it is easy to get it wrong with a randomized trial, it is even easier without one.” — Philip Lavori
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Chromosome break
A protein conglomerate called telomerase, has in its short history been implicated in some critical areas of medicine including cancer and aging. MORE . . .
New breed set loose
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LETTER FROM THE DEAN
Dean Pizzo on clinical trials
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