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NIH Awards Penn State CTSI $28.2M to Improve Rural Health
September 1, 2026 - Grantee/Partner News
- Clinical and Translational Science Awards (CTSA) Program
Study: Supplement Plus Chemo Boosts Pancreatic Cancer Survival
August 31, 2026 - Grantee/Partner News
- Clinical and Translational Science Awards (CTSA) Program
Study Finds Immune Dysfunction Is a Significant Risk Factor for COVID-19 Breakthrough Infection
June 3, 2022 - NCATS News
- Clinical and Translational Science Awards (CTSA) Program
The National COVID Cohort Collaborative Data Enclave helps researchers identify a link between COVID-19 breakthrough infections and people with abnormal or impaired immune systems.
Immune Modulator Drugs Improved Survival for People Hospitalized with COVID-19
June 2, 2022 - NCATS News
- COVID-19
- Clinical and Translational Science Awards (CTSA) Program
A large NCATS-coordinated, randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial showed that treating adults hospitalized with COVID-19 with infliximab or abatacept — drugs widely used to treat certain autoimmune diseases — substantially improved clinical status and reduced deaths but did not significantly shorten time to recovery.
NIH Announces Antiviral Drug Development Awards
May 18, 2022 - NCATS News
- Antiviral Program for Pandemics (APP)
- COVID-19
Scientists will seek to develop potential antivirals for COVID-19 and viral families with high potential to cause future pandemics.
Scientists Identify Characteristics to Better Define Long COVID
May 17, 2022 - NCATS News
- National Clinical Cohort Collaborative (N3C)
NIH-supported researchers analyzed an unprecedented collection of electronic health records (EHRs) in NCATS’ National COVID Cohort Collaborative (N3C) Data Enclave to better identify common features of long COVID. Researchers explored de-identified COVID‑19 EHR data using machine learning techniques to understand characteristics of people with long COVID and those likely to have it.
Researchers Use Cutting-Edge EHR Data Resource to Find Risk Factors for Severe COVID-19 in Children
May 11, 2022 - NCATS News
- National Clinical Cohort Collaborative (N3C)
Researchers used data from NCATS’ National COVID Cohort Collaborative Data Enclave to discover why some children with COVID-19 developed a dangerous condition called multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children, also known as MIS‑C.
Rare Disease Day at NIH 2022: Shining a Light on Patient Perspectives
May 11, 2022 - NCATS News
- Genetic and Rare Diseases (GARD) Information Center
For the second year, the annual Rare Disease Day at NIH 2022 event was held virtually due to the pandemic, but that didn’t stop patients and researchers from coming together to share their stories and highlight research efforts.