CuraLink
CuraLink

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🌐 Live Demo🔗 curalink-research.vercel.app

For Patients

• Natural Language Search — Describe your condition in plain language
• Clinical Trial Recommendations — Personalized matches from ClinicalTrials.gov
• Expert Discovery — Search and connect with health researchers
• Publication Browser — Explore relevant medical research
• Community Forums — Post questions and get answers from researchers
• Favorites — Save trials, publications, and experts
• Meeting Requests — Schedule consultations with researchers

For Researchers

• ORCID Integration — Link and verify your research identity
• Trial Management — Create and manage your clinical trials
• Researcher Collaboration — Connect with peers across institutions
• Forum Responses — Engage with patient questions
• Publication Discovery — Browse and save relevant papers
• Meeting Management — Accept or decline patient consultation requests

Platform

• AI-Powered Summaries — Gemini Pro translates research into patient-friendly language
• Smart Keyword Extraction — Auto-extract disease terms from natural language input
• Role-Based Access — Separate, tailored experiences for patients and researchers

curalink/
├── app/ # Next.js App Router pages
│ ├── (auth)/ # Authentication routes
│ ├── (patient)/ # Patient-facing pages
│ ├── (researcher)/ # Researcher dashboard pages
│ └── api/ # API route handlers
├── components/ # Reusable UI components
├── lib/ # Database connection and utilities
├── models/ # Mongoose schemas and models
├── hooks/ # Custom React hooks
├── context/ # React context providers
├── utils/ # Helper functions and external API integrations
│ # (ClinicalTrials.gov, PubMed, ORCID, Google Scholar)
├── .env.local.example # Environment variables template
├── package.json # Dependencies and scripts
└── README.md # Project documentation

To clone and run this application, you'll need Git, Node.js, and MongoDB (or Docker) installed on your computer.

$ git clone https://github.com/your-username/curalink
$ cd curalink

$ npm install

$ cp .env.local.example .env.local # Fill in your values

Required variables:

• MONGODB_URI — MongoDB connection string
• NEXTAUTH_SECRET — NextAuth.js secret
• GEMINI_API_KEY — Google Gemini API key
• PUBMED_API_KEY (optional) — PubMed credentials
• ORCID_CLIENT_ID / ORCID_CLIENT_SECRET (optional) — ORCID OAuth

# Using Docker
$ docker run -d -p 27017:27017 --name mongodb mongo:latest

$ npm run dev

Then open http://localhost:3000 in your browser.

1. Clone the repo and create a new branch: $ git checkout -b name_for_new_branch
2. Make your changes and test thoroughly
3. Submit a Pull Request with a comprehensive description of your changes

This software uses the following technologies:

• Frontend: Next.js 14+ (App Router) + TypeScript + Tailwind CSS
• Backend: Next.js Server Actions
• Database: MongoDB (Mongoose ODM)
• Authentication: NextAuth.js with JWT
• AI: Google Gemini Pro — keyword extraction and patient-friendly summarization
• External APIs: ClinicalTrials.gov, PubMed, ORCID, Google Scholar

MIT

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