Living with Lewy Body Dementia
Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB), also known as Lewy Body dementia, is one of the most common types of dementia. Like other memory illnesses, Lewy body dementia mainly affects people over 65 and causes problems with mental abilities, developing slowly and getting worse over several years. Lewy bodies are clumps of protein that can form […]
MAC Clinical Research has been appointed to accelerate timeline of Phase I/IIa clinical trial for Major Depressive Disorder
Small Pharma Inc., a neuro-pharmaceutical company focused on psychedelic-assisted therapy, have announced the expansion of its phase I/IIa clinical trial for its lead product, SPL026, a N,N-dimethyltryptamine (“DMT”) based treatment for major depressive disorder (“MDD”). MAC Clinical Research are proud to have been appointed the trial’s expansion with an additional study site at our Merseyside […]
Aducanumab for the treatment of Alzheimer’s
Earlier this week, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the new drug Aducanumab for the treatment of Alzheimer’s, using its ‘accelerated approved pathway’, which can be used for a drug for a serious or life-threatening illness that provides a meaningful therapeutic advantage over existing treatments. It is the first new treatment approved for […]
What are Opioids?
Opioids are medications prescribed by doctors to treat persistent or severe pain. They can either be sourced synthetically or derived naturally from opium. Examples of opioids are morphine, codeine and tramadol. How do Opioid’s work? Opioids attach to proteins called opioid receptors on nerve cells in the brain and other parts of the body. When […]
What is OCD?
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (commonly referred to as OCD), is a mental health condition that affects around three quarters of a million people in the UK. People with OCD experience frequent, recurring thoughts (obsessions) and repetitive behaviours (compulsions) that they cannot control. OCD can be distressing and seriously interfere with day-to-day life, with many people feeling embarrassment […]
Illuminating Parkinson’s Awareness
In honour of this year’s Parkinson’s Awareness Week, the Ashton Memorial in Lancaster, UK has been illuminated blue, the colour representing Parkinson’s. The event has been organised by Parkinson’s UK volunteer and Lancaster resident Fiona Kennaugh. Fiona was diagnosed with early onset Parkinson’s in 2013 and has since been an active volunteer educator and campaigner […]
MHRA approve the launch of DemeRX’s Phase I/IIa trial of ibogaine HCl for treatment of opioid use disorder
MAC are excited to be collaborating with DemeRx on their phase 1 trial of Opioid Use Disorder.
Interview – Living with Ulcerative Colitis
When did you get diagnosed with Ulcerative Colitis? I was diagnosed in March 2017; I had been suffering with blood in my stool since January 2017 and quickly saw my doctor and got referred. I had a sigmoidoscopy and when they saw what was going on in my bowel, they diagnosed me with Ulcerative Colitis. […]
Brian and Sue – Our MAC Clinical Research Experience
Brian, aged 83 a retired English electric engineer, married his wife Sue in 1962; they have been happily married for 58 years. They met when they were living in the same town. Although they vaguely knew each other, it was not until Sue became single that they started their relationship and, as they say, the […]
MAC Clinical Research to restart free memory assessments for over 50s
This November, MAC Clinical Research will be reopening their Memory Assessment Research Clinics which provide free memory screening services to individuals over 50 years old. Cathy Jepson, Exec. Director of Site Operations at MAC Clinical Research, is delighted to be reopening the Memory Assessment Research Clinics from 23 November 2020. Cathy said: “Being able to open the clinic to patients again brings life […]
