As millions of people know firsthand, the most common side effect of mRNA vaccines like the COVID-19 shot is inflammation: soreness, redness and a day or two of malaise. But what if mRNA vaccines ...

A team of researchers has uncovered a key cellular mechanism that affects the function of mRNA vaccines and therapeutics. Their study provides the first comprehensive understanding of how mRNA ...

Imagine a scenario where a skilled hacker must upload critical software to update a central server and thwart a potentially lethal virus from wreaking havoc across a vast computer network. The ...

A combination mRNA cancer vaccine from BioNTech and Regeneron may be one step closer to actualization based on initial Phase 2 results unveiled Tuesday. The mRNA-based vaccine, BNT111, in combination ...

Fig. 2 Examples of ionizable lipids, sterols, phospholipids, and PEG-lipids used in LNP formulations. Created with BioRender.com. Fig. 3 High-throughput screening of the 3-component ionizable ...

What is an RNA vaccine? RNA vaccines, or messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccines, are a relatively new type of vaccine that delivers mRNA molecules to human cells, instructing them to produce specific antigens.

Primary endpoint met in a Phase 2 trial evaluating the investigational mRNA immunotherapy BNT111 in combination with the PD-1 checkpoint inhibitor cemiplimab Data demonstrated a statistically ...

mRNA vaccines tell the body how to make a protein that produces immunity against specific microbes. In contrast, traditional vaccines use weakened or dead microbes, or pieces of them, to stimulate ...

Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma has a five-year survival rate of roughly 13 percent, according to the American Cancer Society. About 90 percent of these tumors carry mutations in a single gene, KRAS, ...

By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO, June 9 (Reuters) - Treatments based on the same mRNA technology that delivered COVID-19 ...