Nasal Swab Tests Predict COVID-19 Disease Severity, Study Finds
On Nov. 6, 2024, researchers from Emory University, in collaboration with scientists at Gladstone Institutes and University of…
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Large-Scale Study Seeks to Unearth Causes of Persistent Symptoms of Lyme Disease
On Sept. 17, 2024, researchers from Tufts University announced they had received a $20.7 million grant from the…
USDA and University of Georgia broke ground on new agriculture research facility in Tifton, Georgia
On Feb. 21, 2024, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the University of Georgia (UGA) College of…
CDC acquired 465-acre site in Mace, West Virginia for research facility
On Mar. 21, 2023, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced the acquisition of a site in…
USDA opened new poultry research facility in Georgia
On Oct. 4, 2022, the USDA’s Agricultural Research Service (ARS), Southeast Poultry Research Laboratory, opened its new research…
USDA confirmed highly pathogenic Avian influenza in Georgia
On Jun. 2, 2022, the U.S. Department of Agricultureﾒs Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service confirmed the presence…
Mandatory masking in schools reduced COVID-19 cases during Delta surge
On Mar. 10, 2022, Schools with mandatory masking during the Delta surge had approximately 72% fewer cases of…
Politicization and COVID-19 vaccine resistance in the U.S. widened during pandemic
On Nov. 10, 2021, a study by researchers at Georgia State University showed that the politicization of science…
Atlanta Zoo’ reported nine western lowland gorillas tested positive for COVID-19
On Sept. 17, 2021, Zoo Atlanta reported that of the 20 gorillas at the Zoo, 18 showed clinical…
Atlanta Zoo’s western lowland gorillas tested presumptive positive for COVID-19
On Sept. 10, 2021, Zoo Atlanta reported that it had received presumptive positive test results indicating that members…
NIH study associated COVID-19 surged with mortality increases for patients
On Jul. 8, 2021, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced that a new study authored by scientists…
COVID-19 variant vaccine trial begins at KPWHRI
On Apr. 1, 2021, Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute (KPWHRI) announced that an investigational vaccine designed to…
Measles vaccine used as base for experimental COVID vaccine
On Apr. 1, 2021, Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute (KPWHRI) announced that an investigational vaccine designed to…
Humanigen announced first patient dosed in NIH ACTIV-5/Big Effect trial evaluating Lenzilumabﾙ for COVID-19
On Oct. 29, 2020, Humanigen announced that the first patient had been dosed at the Emory University School…
Experimental COVID-19 vaccine safe, generated immune response
On Jul. 14, 2020, an investigational vaccine, mRNA-1273, designed to protect against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes coronavirus…
ADMA Biologics commenced collection of COVID-19 plasma from recovered patients
On May 21, 2020, ADMA Biologics announced it had commenced the collection of convalescent plasma through its wholly-owned…
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Emory University launched study on COVID-19 immune responses
On Apr. 30, 2020, Emory University researchers are taking part in a multi-site study across the U.S. to…
Emory University helped lead research on drug to treat COVID-19 patients
On Apr. 29, 2020, Emory University played a leading role in the government-sponsored clinical trial of the COVID-19…
Emory University enrolling older adults in COVID-19 vaccine clinical trial
On Apr. 17, 2020, Emory University announced it had begun enrolling adults over age 55 in the clinical…
Emory University developed diagnostic antibody blood test to determine antibody-responses to COVID-19
On Apr. 13, 2020, Emory University developed a sensitive and specific diagnostic antibody, also known as serological tests,…
FDA approved Emory University human clinical trials for Emory COVID-19 antiviral
On Apr. 7, 2020, the FDA approved an Investigational New Drug application by Drug Innovation Ventures at Emory…
Successful MERS vaccine in mice may hold promise for COVID-19 vaccine
On Apr. 7, 2020, Researchers at the University of Iowa and the University of Georgia announced they had…
New antiviral drug from Emory University heading into clinical trials for COVID-19 treatment
On Apr. 6, 2020, Emory’s Vaccine and Treatment Evaluation Unit (VTEU) announced its participation in a clinical trial…
New IHME COVID-19 forecasts find lower hospital bed need, epidemics starting to peak confirms social distancing works
On Apr. 5, 2020, updated COVID-19 estimates from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) found that…
Map revealed hidden U.S. hotspots of Coronavirus infection at the country level
On Apr. 2, 2020, a University of Chicago team announced that it had mapped confirmed COVID-19 infections per…
Atlanta site added to NIH clinical trial of a vaccine for COVID-19
On Mar. 27, 2020, Emory University in Atlanta will begin enrolling healthy adult volunteers ages 18 to 55…
Emory University new site in NIH-sponsored coronavirus vaccine study
On Mar. 27, 2020, Emory’s Vaccine and Treatment Evaluation Unit (VTEU) announced participation in a clinical trial testing…
Children’s Hospital of Georgia uses Philips’ automated early detection and warning solution to improve pediatric patient deterioration response
On Mar. 25, 2020, Philips announced that it was increasing the production of certain critical care products and…
Emory’s DRIVE, Ridgeback partnered for drug versus coronavirus
On Mar. 23, 2020, Drug Innovation Ventures at Emory (DRIVE), and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics announced a collaboration to rapidly…
Philips ramped up production of critical health technology products in response to COVID-19 pandemic
On Mar. 22, 2020, Philips announced that Childrenﾒs Hospital of Georgia has adopted Philipsﾒ automated early detection and…