Researchers at the University of Missouri School of Medicine say clinical studies are an important way to advance public health knowledge, but finding participants can often be a challenge. “It’s ...

Paying people to participate in medical research has been proposed as a way to narrow racial and ethnic gaps in who signs up for clinical trials and other research studies. But a new study finds that ...

Let’s say you are on social media and see an advertisement recruiting participants for a local research study. The study seems interesting, and you want to learn more. Perhaps you have a few questions ...

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A lack of diversity among research participants can impact the generalizability of study results, create differential access to the benefits of research innovations, and impede the development of ...

Recruitment is generally the first contact between researchers and prospective participants (whether through paper-based or online announcements, media communications, or face-to-face interactions) ...

WASHINGTON – When conducting research involving the testing of human biospecimens, investigators and their institutions should routinely consider whether and how to return individual research results ...

Medical research is essential for advancing the understanding of health, diseases, and treatments. There are many types of studies that serve different purposes. Medical research, or health research, ...

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