New partnership to develop a new ultra-fast test for COVID-19 antibodies
The University of Utah, ARUP Laboratories, and Techcyte Inc. announced today that they have formed a partnership to develop NanoSpot.AI, ...
Tag: Clinical Trials
Tackling the persistent and sometimes controversial questions about COVID-19
Professor Winfried Just creates critical discussions around COVID in new bookCredit: World Scientific Ohio University mathematics professor Winfried Just's new ...
Cancer researchers study cognitive dysfunction after chemo
Credit: UPMC PITTSBURGH/INDIANAPOLIS, May 4, 2021 - Cancer researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and Indiana University ...
Researchers wirelessly record human brain activity during normal life activities
NIH BRAIN Initiative-funded study opens the door to correlating deep brain activity and behaviorCredit: Image courtesy of Starr lab, UCSF ...
Towards a treatment for myotonic dystrophy: First 3D model with patient cells
Credit: IBEC Myotonic dystrophy is a hereditary degenerative neuromuscular disease that occurs mainly in adults, affecting about 50,000 people only ...
Landmark study launched to detect liver cancer early in Singapore
Study aims to recruit 2,000 participants at high risk of developing HCC from 6 healthcare institutions and 8 polyclinics across ...
Decrease in prostate cancer diagnoses due to pandemic
Credit: Mikael Wallerstedt During the first wave of the corona pandemic, 36 per cent fewer men were diagnosed with prostate ...
City of Hope opens Phase 2 trial to test if mushroom tablets could slow prostate cancer
Scientists investigate if City of Hope's natural supplement derived from white button mushroom could lower prostate-specific antigen levels, an indicator ...
UCSF’s Dr. Lindsay Hampson to be honored at #AGS21 for Research on Geriatrics and Urology
Credit: Dr. Lindsay Hampson New York, NY (April 28, 2021)--Advancing care for older people across health specialties, the American Geriatrics ...
Many children with cardiomyopathy have a genetic mutation but few are screened
Routine genetic screening for all children with cardiomyopathy could make a powerful difference in outcomes and even survivalCredit: Douglas Levere/University ...
Trial of existing antibiotic for treating Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia begins
NIH-supported trial will test Dalbavancin in hospitalized adultsCredit: NIAID A clinical trial to test the antibiotic dalbavancin for safety and ...
Scientists created technology to detect and treat complex arrhythmias
This is a unique method to diagnose pathogenic areas in the heart in a minuteCredit: Front. Physiol. 10:1138. Researchers from ...
Surgical procedure may help restore hand and arm function after stroke
International, multi-center clinical trial results provide new hope for patients even years after a strokeCredit: Courtesy of MicroTransponder Inc. LOS ...
12 open arms in NCI-MATCH treatment trial await patients with advanced or rare cancers
A new study arm opens, expanding patients' potential to qualify for the trial when they may not have other options; ...
COVID-19 vaccine responses to be studied in people with immune deficits
Enrollment begins at NIH Clinical CenterCredit: NIAID A study assessing how people with immune system deficiencies or dysregulations respond to ...
High dose of vitamin D fails to improve condition of moderate to severe COVID-19 patients
A clinical trial was conducted with 240 patients who were given 200,000 IU of vitamin D3 on admission to hospital. ...
C-Path opens access to Duchenne Regulatory Science Consortium database
Database will allow sharing of individual-level data with the goal of accelerating therapy development for Duchenne muscular dystrophyCredit: C-Path TUCSON, ...
Clinical trial of therapeutics for severely ill hospitalized COVID-19 patients begins
Patients with acute respiratory failure may now enroll in NIH-sponsored trialCredit: NIAID A new Phase 3 trial to test the ...
First clinical trials set for MRI cancer detection
Case Western Reserve University-developed imaging agent for MRI prostate cancer detection gets FDA approval for safety trials, set to begin ...
Grant aims to reduce prostate cancer disparities among black men
$250,000 grant funded by Pfizer Global Medical Grants and overseen by the American Cancer Society is Aimed at Reducing Gaps ...
