Dr. Anthony Fauci said this morning that hundreds of millions of doses of a vaccine for COVID-19 could be ready by January. In an interview on the Today Show, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases said that a vaccine candidate is in the first phase of a clinical trial. If the second […]
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NIH study: Tandem Diabetes artificial pancreas bests other treatments
A pivotal trial funded by the National Institutes of Health found that an artificial pancreas system from Tandem Diabetes Care (NSDQ:TNDM) was more effective than existing treatments for people with Type 1 diabetes. The Tandem system combines its t:slim X2 insulin pump and Control-IQ advanced hybrid closed-loop technology with a continuous glucose monitor made by DXCM, […]
Louisiana prisoners may get non-FDA-approved naltrexone implant
This article has been updated to clarify the BioCorRx’s role in the program. The Louisiana Department of Corrections is working with BioCorRx (OTC:BICX) to offer soon-to-be-released inmates an opioid addiction treatment implant that has not been approved by the FDA. The implant, which contains a compounded form of naltrexone, is one of several medication-assisted options being […]
Study: Researchers develop ingestible capsule for insulin delivery
A team of researchers from MIT developed an ingestible, blueberry-sized capsule that can deliver insulin orally. In animal models, the capsule lowered blood sugar levels and performed comparably with the traditional route of insulin delivery – injections. The capsule features a small needle made of freeze-dried, compressed insulin. The needle is attached to a compressed […]
BioCorRx wins $5.6m grant for sustained release naltrexone implant
BioCorRx (OTC:BICX) announced this month that it won a two-year grant from the NIH’s National Institute on Drug Abuse to support the development of its sustained release naltrexone implant for the treatment of opioid use disorder. The grant includes $2.8 million for Feb. 1, 2019 to Jan. 31, 2020, followed by $2.8 million for the second […]
NIH kicks off study of combo antibody HIV therapy
The National Institutes of Health reported this week that it launched a clinical trial evaluating a combination of antibodies in people with HIV. The early-stage study is designed to assess whether periodic infusions of two HIV-specific antibodies are safe in people living with HIV. Researchers also plan to gather preliminary data assessing how effectively the […]
Researchers launch early-stage trial for nasal flu vaccine
Researchers at St. Louis University reported that an early-stage trial testing an experimental nasal flu vaccine in children and teens began enrolling participants this week. In the 50-person study, half of the participants will receive the investigational nasal vaccine and the other half will receive an inactive saline solution. All of the study’s participants are […]
NIH study finds daily aspirin does not prolong healthy lifespan
In a 19,114-person trial supported by the National Institutes of Health, researchers found that daily low-dose aspirin did not prolong independent living in healthy older adults. Initial findings from the Aspree trial, which began in 2010, were published in The New England Journal of Medicine this week. The study involved participants who did not have […]
NIH launches precision medicine project to collect health data from one million volunteers
The National Institutes of Health will open national enrollment next week for its All of Us research program, aiming to collect health data from at least one million volunteers across the country. The project, which has been in beta for the last year, will request health and lifestyle data from volunteers using online surveys and […]
Study: PET imaging agent could help predict depression drug’s efficacy
Researchers have identified a positron emission tomography imaging agent that could identify the patients that are more likely to benefit from a drug designed to treat major depressive disorder, according to a study published this month in The Journal of Nuclear Medicine. The C-DASB tracer targets a protein, 5-HTT, found in the part of a person’s […]
