Two anti-inflammatory compounds shown to be capable of accelerating recovery from COVID-19
Monoclonal antibody tested by researchers at University of São Paulo and experimental drug given to patients in Italy by University ...
Tag: Clinical Trials
Antidepressant may prevent severe COVID-19, trial suggests
Credit: Dan Addison | UVA Communications The antidepressant fluvoxamine appears to prevent COVID-19 infections from worsening and may help keep ...
Exoskeleton-assisted walking improves mobility in individuals with spinal cord injury
Multi-center U.S. trial shows exoskeleton training is safe, feasible, and effective across wide spectrum of individuals with mobility deficits caused ...
Fluvoxamine may prevent serious illness in COVID-19 patients
Antidepressant drug repurposed for patients with coronavirus infectionCredit: Matt Miller In a preliminary study of COVID-19 patients with mild-to-moderate disease ...
Balance dysfunction after traumatic brain injury linked to diminished sensory acuity
Researchers at Kessler Foundation explored the integration of sensory acuity and balance control, developing new metric for quantifying impairment in ...
Grants help VA medical centers enroll veterans in cancer clinical trials
Credit: SWOG Cancer Research Network SWOG Cancer Research Network and its charity, The Hope Foundation for Cancer Research, announce the ...
Vitamin C’s effectiveness against COVID may hinge on vitamin’s natural transporter levels
Credit: Kim Ratliff, Production Coordinator, Augusta University High doses of vitamin C under study for treating COVID-19 may benefit some ...
Targeted therapies developed to reduce lung fibrosis
Credit: Philip Low/Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - A new treatment option for lung fibrosis is being developed by Purdue ...
Shimmer Research receives CE certification for its Verisense Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) sensor for clinical trials
Shimmer's wearable sensor is now recognized as a medical device in Europe, capable of providing continuous, medical-grade measurements of a ...
New method developed by Lithuanian scientists can reach 90% accuracy in detecting melanoma
A patented computer-aided diagnostic system developed by Lithuanian scientists proved to be more than 90% accurate in detecting malignancy in ...
Intellia doses first patient in CRISPR/Cas9 clinical trial of NTLA-2001 for ATTR
NTLA-2001: First single-course therapy that potentially halts and reverses ATTR progressionCredit: Intellia Therapeutics CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Nov. 9, 2020 -- Intellia ...
Researchers identify key marker to help speed development of CMV vaccines
The finding provides a surrogate for testing the effectiveness of vaccine candidatesCredit: Jennifer Jenks, Duke University School of Medicine DURHAM, ...
Experts release new management strategies for malignant colorectal polyps
Credit: American Gastroenterological Association Bethesda, Maryland (Nov. 4, 2020) - Early identification and removal of cancerous colorectal polyps is critical ...
Brain effects of repetitive low-level occupational blast exposure
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, November 3, 2020--Military and law enforcement personnel with extensive occupational blast ...