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Colorectal cancer (often shortened simply to colon cancer) is the fourth-most commonly diagnosed cancer in the United States, and it is estimated that around 150,000 Americans are diagnosed each year. While the average age of diagnosis is 66, young adults are getting diagnosed in higher numbers every year, and researchers are still unsure as to why.

The latest episode of Antidote’s quarterly podcast series Talk of the Towne is available now! Talk of the Towne is focused on bridging the gap between clinical discussion and patient centricity, hosted by Antidote’s Senior Clinical Informatics Manager, Dr. Richard Towne, PharmD.

Achondroplasia, a term meaning “without cartilage formation,” is a genetic disorder leading to disproportionate short stature. Sometimes called achondroplastic dwarfism or ACH, this condition has few treatment options and no known cure. However, individuals diagnosed with this condition can typically lead fulfilling, healthy lives with proper management.

At Antidote, matching individuals to clinical trials is our driving force — and one of the key ways we do this is by prioritizing our connection to patients. Understanding the real-world impact of our work allows us to continually improve our processes and approach clinical trial recruiting from a patient-centric perspective.

Chronic spontaneous urticaria, also called chronic idiopathic urticaria, is a type of chronic hives that come and go unexpectedly. These hives persist daily for a minimum of six weeks without a clear cause or trigger. While this condition can affect anyone at any point, women experience it twice as often as men, and it’s most common between the ages of 20 and 40.

Despite the fact that colorectal cancer cases have been declining in the United States since the mid-1980s, it is still the third most common cancer diagnosed each year excluding skin cancer. Often shortened to colon cancer, colorectal cancer occurs when cells in the colon and/or the rectum begin to grow uncontrollably and eventually spread to other parts of the body.

The cornea is the outermost layer of the human eye, serving both as a protective covering and allowing light into the retina. To perform this function, the cornea is made up of several layers, the outermost of which is known as the epithelium.

Achondroplasia, also known as achondroplastic dwarfism or ACH, is a rare disorder characterized by short stature, a large head, and short arms and legs. It is the most common type of skeletal dysplasia, the umbrella term that identifies hundreds of conditions, and occurs in about one in 15,000 to 35,000 births.

As the medical research industry is ever-changing, so too is the continuous evolution of effective patient recruitment strategies. To gain more perspective on what these changes have looked like through the years, we chatted with Tom Ruane, the Global Head of Patient Recruitment at Parexel.

For Carla Greenbaum, M.D., growing up in the era of space travel and the moon landing kindled a lifelong interest in science. That interest influenced her career trajectory, and she’s now a leading investigator at Benaroya Research Institute where she has studied the natural history of type 1 diabetes (T1D) since 2000. Her work focuses on finding the cause of autoimmunity and developing targets ...