The first stage of this trial is being conducted in collaboration with Moderna, Inc., based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and Moderna is manufacturing the study vaccines that will be administered.
Diseases
NIH launches program to offer molecular characterization of childhood cancers
The Molecular Characterization Initiative is offered through NCI’s Childhood Cancer Data Initiative, which was launched in 2019 to promote data sharing and collection of new data among researchers who study childhood cancers.
Hydrocortisone does not prevent lung complications in extremely preterm infants
Hydrocortisone is no more effective than a placebo at preventing damage that can result from oxygen and ventilator therapy necessary to keep preterm infants alive, according to research funded by the National Institutes of Health. The study of a potential… Read More ›
People from racial, ethnic, and other groups report frequent COVID-19–related discrimination
Study highlights the need for public health messaging strategies that address biases against all population groups that have been marginalized.
France and WHO sign new agreement to reinforce health systems to combat COVID-19
The Government of France and WHO have announced a new €50 million contribution agreement that will help countries’ health systems overcome bottlenecks in the COVID-19 response and speed up equitable access to testing, treatments, and vaccines. WHO is very grateful… Read More ›
Scientists pinpoint mechanisms associated with severe COVID-19 blood clotting
After studying blood samples from 244 patients hospitalized for COVID-19, a group of researchers, including those who work at the National Institutes of Health, identified “rogue antibodies” that correlate with severe illness and may help explain mechanisms associated with severe… Read More ›
Researchers document third known case of HIV remission involving stem cell transplant
The IMPAACT network is funded by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, and the National Institute of Mental Health, all part of NIH. The P1107 study is conducted by the IMPAACT Network, in collaboration with the Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research, StemCyte, and the NIAID-funded AIDS Clinical Trials Group.
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