Positive topline data showed Fostamatinib met primary endpoint of safety in phase 2 clinical trial in hospitalized COVID-19 patients
On Apr. 13, 2021, Rigel Pharma announced the completion of patient enrollment in a multi-center Phase 2 clinical…
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NIH COVID-19 treatment guidelines strongly recommended Use of REGEN-COV in high risk outpatients
On Apr. 9, 2021, Regeneron announced that newly updated National Institutes of Health (NIH) COVID-19 treatment guidelines strongly…
NIH began study of allergic reactions to Moderna, Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines
On Apr. 7, 2021, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced that a clinical trial was underway to…
Moderna announced publication of antibody persistence data of its COVID-19 vaccine in the NEJM
On Apr. 7, 2021, Moderna announced publication of antibody persistence data out to 6 months following the second…
NIH clinical trial evaluating Moderna COVID-19 variant vaccine began
On Mar. 31, 2021, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced that an investigational vaccine designed to protect…
Scientists found evidence that novel coronavirus infects the mouth’s cells
On Mar. 25, 2021, an international team of scientists announced they had found evidence that SARS-CoV-2 infects cells…
Investigational AstraZeneca vaccine prevented COVID-19
On Mar. 22, 2021, the NIH announced that results from a large clinical trial in the U.S. and…
Rigel announced completion of patient enrollment for phase 2 trial of fostamatinib in hospitalized COVID-19 patients
On Mar. 11, 2021, Rigel Pharma announced the completion of patient enrollment in a multi-center Phase 2 clinical…
NIH scientists used human cerebral organoid to test drug for deadly brain disease
On Mar. 9, 2021, the NIH announced that approximately two years after establishing a human cerebral organoid system…
NIH launched last phase 3 clinical trial to evaluate safety and effectiveness of blood thinners in adults with COVID-19
On Mar. 8, 2021, the NIH announced that it had launched the last of three phase 3 clinical…
NIH-sponsored ACTIV-3 clinical trial closed enrollment into two sub-studies
On Mar. 4, 2021, the NIH announced that the ACTIV-3 clinical trial evaluating the safety and efficacy of…
NIH invested in next iteration of public-private partnership to advance precision medicine for Alzheimer’s disease
On Mar. 2, 2021, the NIH announced it had launched the next version of the Accelerating Medicines Partnership…
NIH halted trial of COVID-19 convalescent plasma in emergency department patients with mild symptoms
On Mar. 2, 2021, the NIH halted a clinical trial evaluating the safety and effectiveness of COVID-19 convalescent…
NIH launched effort to understand MIS-C, range of SARS-CoV-2 effects on children
On Mar. 2, 2021, the NIH announced that it had launched a research effort to understand how SARS-CoV-2,…
Monoclonal antibodies against MERS Coronavirus showed promise in phase 1 NIH-sponsored trial
On Feb. 23, 2021, the NIH announced that a randomized, placebo-controlled Phase 1 clinical trial of two monoclonal…
NIH funded study to evaluate remdesivir for COVID-19 in pregnancy
On Feb. 17, 2021, the NIH annunced funding of a study to evaluate the effects of remdesivir in…
Four potential COVID-19 therapeutics enter phase 2/3 testing in NIH ACTIV-2 trial
On Feb. 12, 2021, the NIH announced that enrollment had begun to test additional investigational drugs in the…
Clinical trial in hospitalized COVID-19 patients evaluate long-acting antibody therapy
On Feb. 8, 2021, the NIH announced that an international randomized, controlled Phase 3 clinical trial had begun…
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Severe COVID-19 in pregnancy associated with preterm birth, other complications
On Jan. 28, 2021, National Institutes of Health (NIH) researchers reported that pregnant women who experienced severe symptoms…
Antibody infusions prevented acquisition of some HIV strains, NIH studies found
On Jan. 26, 2021, NIH researchers announced that an investigational anti-HIV antibody delivered intravenously once every eight weeks…
NIH launched database to track neurological symptoms associated with COVID-19
On Jan. 26, 2021, NIH researchers announced that a new database to collect information from clinicians about COVID-19-related…
Low-dose aspirin may improve pregnancy chances for women with one or two prior miscarriages
On Jan. 25, 2021, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced that in large clinical trial conducted worldwide,…
Moderna COVID-19 vaccine retained neutralizing activity against emerging variants identified in UK and South Africa
On Jan. 25, 2021, Moderna announced results from in vitro neutralization studies of sera from individuals vaccinated with…
Full-dose blood thinners decreased need for life support and improved outcome in COVID-19 patients
On Jan. 22, 2021, the NIH announced that in large clinical trial conducted worldwide, full dose anti-coagulation (blood…
NIH researchers identified new genetic disorder that affects brain, craniofacial skeleton
On Jan. 21, 2021, researchers at the NIH announced they had discovered a new genetic disorder characterized by…
A closer look at T cells revealed big differences in mild vs severe COVID-19 cases
On Jan. 21, 2021, NIH researchers announced that after people recover from infection with a virus, the immune…
Blood test showed promise for early detection of acute heart transplant rejection
On Jan. 13, 2021, researchers announced they had developed a blood test that could make it possible for…
NIAID scientists studied salmonella swimming behavior as clues to infection
On Jan. 13, 2021, National Institutes of Health scientists and their colleagues announced they had identified a S….
Audrey Winkelsas researched SMA through the NIH Oxford-Cambridge Scholars Program
On Jan. 4, 2021, Audrey Winkelsas, a 2015 NIH Oxford-Cambridge Scholars Program doctoral student with spinal muscle atrophy…
NIH study uncovered blood vessel damage and inflammation in COVID-19 patientsﾒ brains but no infection
On Dec. 30, 2020, the NIH researchers announced that an in-depth study of how COVID-19 affects a patientﾒs…