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Multiple sclerosis drug slows brain shrinkage in NIH-funded trial
pharmaceutical-technology
September 03, 2018
A new brain imaging clinical trial funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has showed that multiple sclerosis drug ibudilast was better than a placebo at slowing down brain shrinkage.
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In defiance of Trump’s budget, Senate poised to boost NIH funding—again
fiercebiotech
August 22, 2018
Ignoring President Donald Trump’s proposed budget, the Senate is setting up to approve a $2 billion boost in funding for the National Institutes of Health. The increase is part of the Senate’s “minibus” for fiscal 2019 that deals with more than $850 billi
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NIH Releases Large-Scale Dataset of CT Images
drugs
August 03, 2018
To help improve detection accuracy of lesions, the National Institutes of Health (NIH)'s Clinical Center has made available a large-scale dataset of 32,000 annotated lesions identified on computed tomography (CT) images.
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NIH Health Care Systems Research Collaboratory announces awards
europeanpharmaceuticalreview
July 26, 2018
The NIH Health Care Systems Research Collaboratory has announced five new awards…
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NIH begins testing Ebola treatment in early-stage trial
europeanpharmaceuticalreview
May 30, 2018
Scientists developed monoclonal antibody from Ebola survivor…
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NIH funds three national cryo-EM service centres and training for new microscopists
europeanpharmaceuticalreview
May 22, 2018
The NIH is supporting efforts to broaden biomedical scientists’ access to cryo-electron microscopy, the imaging method that is revolutionising structural biology…
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Feinstein, NIH launch groundbreaking clinical trial for new lupus medication
biospectrumasia
April 08, 2018
Trial examines use of synthetic endocannabinoid mimetic with no psychotropic properties to treat lupus inflammation
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NIH-funded trials for H7N9 influenza vaccine begin enrolment in US
pharmaceutical-technology
March 19, 2018
Two Phase II clinical trials have started enrolling participants across the US to test an experimental inactivated influenza vaccine, 2017 H7N9 IIV.
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NIH partnership to improve clinical trials for Parkinson’s disease
europeanpharmaceuticalreview
February 02, 2018
The NIH is teaming with the government, biopharmaceutical, life science and non-profit organisations to overcome obstacles and increase success for advancing promising treatments for PD…
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NIH begins large HIV treatment study in pregnant women
europeanpharmaceuticalreview
January 25, 2018
Clinical trial will compare three antiretroviral drug regimens…