Does Genomics Perpetuate Inequality?
A new Hastings Center special report takes a critical look at the role of genomics in perpetuating racism and inequality
Clinical Trials
Wearable Devices Offer Continuous Monitoring for COVID-19
Sticker-like medical wearables stream symptom data to physicians
Benefits of Convalescent Plasma for COVID-19 Still Unclear
Despite some anecdotal evidence, scientists still don't have high-quality data showing that the treatment actually works
Research Points to Treatment for COVID-19 Cytokine Storms
How mice that model immune disease's cytokine storms may point to solution for global pandemic
First Human Trial of COVID-19 Vaccines Finds It Is Safe, Induces Rapid Immune Response
The creation of an effective vaccine is seen as the long-term solution to controlling the COVID-19 pandemic
Preventing 'Cytokine Storm' May Ease Severe COVID-19 Symptoms
A new clinical trial will test a treatment that targets this overactive immune response
Developing Viral Vaccines for Emerging Infectious Diseases
Innovative new technologies support and accelerate vaccine discovery to help combat new and emerging pathogens
Study: Hop Supplements Safe as Menopause Treatment
Recent research shows no harmful drug interactions for women taking these hop-based supplements
AI Vivo Seeks Collaboration Partners to Progress Top-Ranked COVID-19 Therapeutic Candidates
Forty-one of the candidate drugs from AI VIVO’s top-ranked list for COVID-19 are now in clinical trials for COVID-19 by multiple groups globally
Peptides That Can Be Taken as a Pill
Researchers have developed a new method that identifies double-bridged peptides that bind a disease target of interest and survive enzymes of the gastrointestinal tract