The Infectious Disease Clinical Research Unit at Washington University School of Medicine has launched the ACTIV-2 Outpatient Monoclonal Antibodies and Other Therapies Trial, which will be conducted by the AIDS Clinical Trials Group. The school’s Infectious Disease Clinical Research Unit is one of 25 initial sites conducting ACTIV-2, which includes both phase 2 and phase […]
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The Foundation for Barnes-Jewish Hospital Supports COVID-19 Research
The ability of The Foundation for Barnes-Jewish Hospital to rapidly provide support for scientific research to understand the biology of this infection, and to speed the development of countermeasures—testing, treatments and vaccines—was critical in accelerating research in our laboratories and for our patients. William G. Powderly, the Dr. J. William Campbell Professor of Medicine, co-director, […]
Washington University develops COVID-19 saliva test (Links to an external site)
Test is faster, simpler than nasal, oral swab tests and enables screening on a massive scale
Podcast: Where does life in the U.S. stand six months into the pandemic? (Links to an external site)
This episode of ‘Show Me the Science’ looks at where the nation has come and where we may be headed as coronavirus infections and deaths continue to rise
Oregon Clinical and Translational Research Institute utilizes WashU Translational Science Benefits Model to assess impact of research
The Translational Science Benefits Model (TSBM), created by the Institute of Clinical and Translational Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, is a framework public health and clinical scientists use to demonstrate the impact of their work in the real world. First published September 8, 2017 in Clinical and Translational Science, TSBM was inspired by the desire to […]
Targeting ultrasound for noninvasive diagnosis of brain cancer (Links to an external site)
Brain tumors are typically diagnosed using MRI imaging because taking a sample for a tissue biopsy is risky and may not be possible due to tumor location or a patient’s poor health conditions. Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis are developing a method to diagnose brain tumors without any incisions.
Washington University, St. Louis County collaborate on COVID-19 survey (Links to an external site)
Washington University in St. Louis, the St. Louis County Department of Public Health and other collaborators are conducting a survey of St. Louis County residents and offering COVID-19 testing to gauge the prevalence of and risk factors for the illness.
Boosting immune system a potential treatment strategy for COVID-19 (Links to an external site)
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to claim lives around the world, much research has focused on the immune system’s role in patients who become seriously ill. A popular theory has it that the immune system gets so revved up fighting the virus that, after several days, it produces a so-called cytokine storm that results in […]
COVID-19 vaccine trials to be conducted at Washington University, Saint Louis University (Links to an external site)
As U.S. scientists ramp up a national effort to evaluate COVID-19 vaccine candidates at clinical trial sites across the country, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and the Saint Louis University Center for Vaccine Development have been tapped to join the historic effort to find a COVID-19 vaccine that can prevent […]
Effort to screen potential COVID-19 antiviral drugs underway (Links to an external site)
Researchers can submit potential antiviral molecules for screening Six months into the pandemic, people diagnosed with mild cases of COVID-19 still are told to isolate themselves and wait out the infection at home. Doctors monitor such patients so they can intervene if their condition deteriorates, but no antiviral drugs have been shown to hasten recovery […]