NIH: Latest Research Information

by Aarav Badani

on May 20, 2020

This feed updates every day and provides the latest research news

How Severe COVID-19 Can Tragically Lead to Lung Failure and Death
by Dr. Francis Collins on May 11, 2021 at 1:00 PM
More than 3 million people around the world, now tragically including thousands every day in India, have lost their lives to severe COVID-19. Though incredible progress has been made in a little mo…
Dynamic View of Spike Protein Reveals Prime Targets for COVID-19 Treatments
by Dr. Francis Collins on May 6, 2021 at 1:00 PM
This striking portrait features the spike protein that crowns SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. This highly flexible protein has settled here into one of its many possible conformat…
A Real-World Look at COVID-19 Vaccines Versus New Variants
by Dr. Francis Collins on May 4, 2021 at 1:00 PM
Clinical trials have shown the COVID-19 vaccines now being administered around the country are highly effective in protecting fully vaccinated individuals from the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. But will …
NIH to invest $29 million to address COVID-19 disparities
by National Institutes of Health (NIH) on April 29, 2021 at 7:51 PM
Effort will foster community-engagement research in communities which have been hit hardest by the pandemic.
Tracking the Evolution of a ‘Variant of Concern’ in Brazil
by Dr. Francis Collins on April 27, 2021 at 1:00 PM
By last October, about three out of every four residents of Manaus, Brazil already had been infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19 [1]. And yet, despite hopes of achieving “herd i…