Experimental coronavirus vaccine reported safe and produces immune response
On Jul. 21, 2020, researchers from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced that early results from the…
Mesa Biotech received $15.4 million funding from the NIH for accelerated scale-up and deployment
On Jul. 21, 2020, Mesa Biotech announced it had been awarded a contract up to $15.4 million from…
Placenta lacks major molecules used by SARS-CoV-2 virus to cause infection
On Jul. 14, 2020, a study by NIH researchers reported the placental membranes that contain the fetus and…
Preliminary study suggested tuberculosis vaccine may be limiting COVID-19 deaths
On Jul. 13, 2020, researchers from Virginia Tech and the NIH suggested that Bacille Calmette-Gu�rin (BCG), a tuberculosis…
Neurofilament light chain outperformed other blood tests to predict and diagnose traumatic brain injury
On Jul. 9, 2020, a study from the NIH showed that neurofilament light chain (NfL) delivered superior diagnostic…
Long-acting injectable form of HIV prevention outperformed daily pill in NIH study
On Jul. 7, 2020, a pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) regimen containing an investigational long-acting form of the HIV drug…
Maxim Biomedical rapid antigen COVID-19 test to deliver results in less than 15 minutes
On Jul. 2, 2020, Maxim Biomedical announced plans to produce and market as many as 3 million Maxim…
Complexity of human tooth enamel revealed at atomic level in NIH-funded study
On Jul. 1, 2020, National Institutes of Health (NIH) funded scientists announced using a combination of advanced microscopy…
NIH ACTIV vaccine working group weighed role of human challenge studies for SARS-CoV-2 vaccine development
On Jul. 1, 2020, in a Perspective for the New England Journal of Medicine, members of the NIHﾒs…
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Seattle researchers teamed up to build hi-res brain map of Alzheimer’s disease
On Jun. 25, 2020, the Allen Institute announced a new a new $40.5 million collaborative research center in…
Universal mosquito vaccine tested
On Jun. 23, 2020, the NIH announced it had tested a ﾓuniversal mosquito vaccineﾔ known as AGS-v. It…
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PathGroup selected as partner for launch of Illumina’s sequencing-nased COVID-19 diagnostic test
On Jun. 23, 2020, PathGroup announced the award of a funding grant from the National Institutes of Health…
The NIH halted clinical trial of hydroxychloroquine
On Jun. 20, 2020, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced that a clinical trial to evaluate the…
NIH-funded study linked endometriosis to DNA changes
On Jun. 17, 2020, DNA from uterine cells of women with endometriosis has different chemical modifications, compared to…
NIH launched analytics platform to harness nationwide COVID-19 patient data to speed treatments
On Jun. 15, 2020, the NIH announced it had launched a centralized, secure enclave to store and study…
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NIH funded study to evaluate drugs prescribed to children with COVID-19
On Jun. 10, 2020, researchers funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) launched an effort to evaluate…
NIH study linked cigarette smoking to higher stroke risk in African Americans
On Jun. 10, 2020, African Americans who smoke are nearly 2.5 times more likely to have a stroke…
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NIH researchers uncovered genes linked to common recurrent fever in children
On Jun. 8, 2020, researchers at the National Human Genome Research Institute announced they had discovered clues to…
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Just – Evotec Biologics partnered with ABL on development of broadly neutralising antibody against HIV
On Jun. 8, 2020, Evotec announced that its Seattle-based subsidiary Just – Evotec Biologics had entered into an…
COVID-19 | Diagnostics | NIH
HHS announced new laboratory data reporting guidance for COVID-19 testing
On Jun. 4, 2020, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced new Guidance that specified…
NIH study ties stroke-related brain blood vessel abnormality to gut bacteria
On Jun. 3, 2020, in a nationwide study, NIH funded researchers found that the presence of abnormal bundles…
NIH reported early results show benefit of remdesivir for COVID-19
On Jun. 2, 2020, the NIH reported that early results showed that remdesivir benefited hospitalized patients with severe…
NIH released strategic plan to accelerate nutrition research over next 10 years
On May 27, 2020, the NIH Nutrition Research Task Force (NRTF), armed with insights from the nutrition science…
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NIH study showed markers in blood can help identify risk for complications after Brain Injury
On May 27, 2020, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced it had found that molecules released into…
Study confirmed effective, less toxic alternative to standard treatment for adults with Burkitt lymphoma
On May 26, 2020, the NIH announced a new study that provides an alternative treatment regimen that is…
Llama antibody engineered to block Coronavirus
On May 19, 2020, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) reported that researchers from the University of Texas,…
Long-acting injectable drug prevents HIV among men and transgender women
On May 18, 2020, an investigational long-acting form of the HIV drug cabotegravir injected once every 8 weeks…
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Autism risk estimated at 3 to 5% for children whose parents have a sibling with autism
On May 18, 2020, the NIH reported that roughly 3 to 5% of children with an aunt or…
Investigational ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 vaccine protects monkeys against COVID-19 pneumonia
On May 16, 2020, a single dose of ChAdOx1 nCoV-19, an investigational vaccine against SARS-CoV-2, has protected six…
NIH began clinical trial of hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin to treat COVID-19
On May 14, 2020, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) announced that a clinical trial…