Two Phase 3, randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind clinical trials testing whether experimental monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) can prevent infection by SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus are now enrolling healthy adults…
NIH study suggests our brains use distinct firing patterns to store and replay memories. In a study of epilepsy patients, researchers at the National Institutes…
Collaborative network to enlist medical imaging and clinical data sciences to reveal unique features of COVID-19. The National Institutes of Health has launched the Medical…
Study aims to determine safety and efficacy of experimental monoclonal antibodies. Patients admitted with COVID-19 at select hospitals may now volunteer to enroll in a…
Range of new technologies will meet testing needs in diverse settings. The National Institutes of Health is investing $248.7 million in new technologies to address…
ENCODE Project’s third phase offers new insights into the organization and regulation of our genes and genome. The Encyclopedia of DNA Elements (ENCODE) Project is…
A Phase 3 clinical trial designed to evaluate if an investigational vaccine can prevent symptomatic coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in adults has begun. The vaccine,…
Cannabidiol, or CBD, may help reduce the cytokine storm and excessive lung inflammation that is killing many patients with COVID-19, researchers say. While more work,…
NIAID-sponsored phase 1 trial tested mRNA vaccine An investigational vaccine, mRNA-1273, designed to protect against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), was…
Older women who eat more than one to two servings a week of baked or broiled fish or shellfish may consume enough omega-3 fatty acids…
Researchers Have Generated the First Complete X Chromosome Sequence Researchers at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of the National Institutes of Health…
Losing weight during COVID-19 pandemic is urgent as obesity increases risk of severe disease and death. Losing weight during the COVID-19 pandemic has increasing urgency…
The prototype mask, which includes an N95 filter, can be easily sterilized and worn many times. Researchers at MIT and Brigham and Women’s Hospital have…
Thousands of words, big and small, are crammed inside our memory banks just waiting to be swiftly withdrawn and strung into sentences. In a recent…
In lab tests, virus-like DNA structures coated with viral proteins provoke a strong immune response in human B cells. By folding DNA into a virus-like…
More than 300 scientists and clinicians from the federal government, industry, and academia published a report of their conclusions and recommendations on COVID-19 serology studies…
Study shows treatment does no harm, but provides no benefit. A clinical trial to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of hydroxychloroquine for the treatment of…
Data offers valuable resource for developing stem cell-based therapies for hearing loss. A team of researchers has generated a developmental map of a key sound-sensing…
