The proposal is to develop a platform for antiviral studies, understanding how molecules work, and not just whether they are effective (Credit: Arquivo/Agência Brasil )
Studies of drugs against Covid-19 continue in full swing among researchers around the world. Here in Brazil, the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG) is looking for volunteers for an unprecedented study that wants to understand how antiviral molecules work, enabling the development of new drugs against Covid-19. The call is for anyone between 18 and 50 years of age, healthy and showing symptoms of the disease that started less than four days before.
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According to O Tempo, the researchers want to understand how and at what speed the virus decreases with the use of antivirals. The proposal is to develop a platform for antiviral studies, understanding how molecules work, and not just whether they are effective.
The clinical study is a partnership between the Center for Advanced and Innovative Therapies (CT Therapies) at UFMG with groups from the University of Oxford (United Kingdom) and Mahidol University (Thailand). Funding is from the Wellcome Trust, a philanthropic institution that supports research in the health area. Analyzes already carried out in Asia are the basis for the new project developed in Brazil.
Interested in volunteering can apply by calling (31) 99509-7634.
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