Living with OCD and My MAC Clinical Research Experience
Susan is a retired personal assistant from Cheltenham who recently took part in a clinical trial investigating a potential new treatment for obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) at MAC Clinical Research. She has been living with OCD since she was a teenager, and it has a severe impact on her daily life. OCD is a mental […]
Living with Parkinson’s: When Treatments ‘Wear Off’
Many people living with Parkinson’s may feel that the benefits of their medication begin to fade away and do not last until their next dose – this is known as ‘wearing off.’ When those living with Parkinson’s experience an “off period” with their treatment, their symptoms start to come back or can worsen. The control […]
1.3 million people took part in clinical trials in England last year
The National Institute for Health Research published some promising figures for clinical trial participation statistics for the last year. Find out more about our clinical trials here. The institute reported that 1.3 million people took part in clinical trials across England, this was double the number that took part last year. As a clinical research […]
Teesside: Get Involved in Healthy Volunteer Research
In your area, right now, action is being taken to improve the health and quality of life for thousands of people across the globe, and you can be part of it! You might have heard about clinical trials in the news this last year; without clinical trials, COVID-19 vaccines would not have been developed. In […]
Tips for Keeping a Food Diary
Like many conditions that affect the digestive system, Ulcerative Colitis can have a huge impact on someone’s life. For some people, food can have a big impact on causing “flare-ups” of ulcerative colitis and they have to be incredibly careful with their diet due to the painful and, at times, embarrassing and inconvenient side effects […]
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What is Psilocybin?
You might have heard of the hallucinogenic drug called ‘Magic Mushrooms’ which is referred to as psilocybin, but did you know that research may suggest that the psychedelic drug could be used to relieve some symptoms of depression? Recent studies have indicated that psilocybin may help in treating depression due to its action on the […]
Living with Eczema in the Summer
For people living with eczema, summer can be a tricky time. The heat and humidity can trigger flare ups while perspiration and sunscreen can be irritating to the skin. So what can be done to reduce flare ups during the summer months? Here at MAC Clinical Research, we have lots of experience with skin conditions […]
What is Drug Repositioning?
Developing a new medicine can be a very long process. In fact, on average, it takes ten to twelve years for a new medicine to complete its journey from initial discovery in the lab, to the marketplace. Therefore, alternative methods are often used that can speed up the process of finding new treatments for conditions. […]
Treating Mild Cognitive Impairment
Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) is a condition in which someone has some difficulty with cognition – so, their mental abilities like memory or thinking. It is estimated that between 5 and 20% of people aged over 65 have MCI. Those living with MCI struggle with cognitive tasks more than a healthy person at their age, […]
