Amplifying RNA’s Potential: MIT Engineers Design More Powerful Vaccines
The new approach could lead to intranasal vaccines for COVID-19 and other respiratory diseases. RNA vaccines against COVID-19 have proven effective at reducing the severity…
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A Shot at Universality: NIH Kicks Off Clinical Trials for the Ultimate Flu Vaccine
Vaccine Candidate FluMos-v2 Targets Six Flu Strains A Phase 1 trial for the investigational universal influenza vaccine candidate, FluMos-v2, has started at the National Institutes…
Goodbye to Needles – Rapid Acting, Oral Vaccines Are Coming Soon
According to a recent paper in Biology Methods and Protocols, published by Oxford University Press, researchers studying SARS-CoV-2 may have developed new methods to administer vaccines…
New Vaccine Can Completely Reverse Autoimmune Diseases Like Multiple Sclerosis, Type 1 Diabetes, and Crohn’s Disease
Researchers from Pritzker Molecular Engineering, under the guidance of Prof. Jeffrey Hubbell, demonstrated that their compound can eliminate the autoimmune response linked to multiple sclerosis….
Grow Faster – New Vaccine Shows “Very Promising” Results
New research presents a potential solution to a bacterial infection that impacts 160 million people globally. A new study in Nature Communications reveals that a…
Beating the Opioid Crisis: Human Trials for Fentanyl and Heroin Vaccines Nearing Launch
Scientists from the University of Montana, along with their partners, are close to initiating human trials for vaccines designed to prevent overdoses from fentanyl and…
The Future of Vaccines? Japan’s Breakthrough in 100% Pure mRNA Production
A Japanese research team has introduced the ‘Purecap’ method, enabling the production of highly pure mRNA vaccines. A research group from Japan has developed a…
COVID-19 Vaccine Showdown: Moderna Takes the Edge Over Pfizer-BioNTech for Seniors
A study of older U.S. adults led by researchers at Brown University found that the risk of negative effects of both mRNA vaccines is exceptionally…
Innovative New Vaccine May Hold Key To Treating and Preventing Alzheimer’s Disease
A vaccine that targets inflamed brain cells associated with Alzheimer’s disease could possibly modify or prevent the disease, according to preliminary research. A novel vaccine…
The Future of Immunity: The Exciting Progress of Universal Vaccines
The global landscape underwent a sudden transformation in March 2020, when nations worldwide imposed lockdown measures to curb the swift proliferation of COVID-19. This often…
The Vaccine Victory: An 84% Reduction in COVID Mortality for Cancer Patients
Cancer patients saw a significant decline in COVID-related hospitalizations and mortality following the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines in the first panoramic study of its kind….
DNA Origami Nanostructures: Reprogramming the Shape of Virus Capsids To Advance Biomedicine
Proteins that encapsulate viruses can be molded into defined shapes using DNA and RNA origami nanostructures. Bioengineers have discovered a method to customize the size…
Engineers Create Bacteria That Can Synthesize an Unnatural Amino Acid
The results, which have been published in the journal Nature Chemical Biology, lay the groundwork for the future development of unique vaccines and immunotherapies. Amino…
Solid Tumor Eradication: MIT’s Vaccine Delivers a Boost to T Cell Cancer Treatment
An MIT research team has made a breakthrough in improving the effectiveness of engineered T cells, or chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells, in treating…
RSV – A Serious Health Threat That the Public Knows Little About
A recent study by the Annenberg Public Policy Center reveals a general lack of knowledge among Americans about RSV (Respiratory Syncytial Virus). The survey indicates…
Revolutionizing Cancer Treatment: The Power of Personalized Vaccines
Incorporating a personalized mRNA vaccine, designed to match an individual’s tumor genetics, into standard immunotherapy substantially boosts survival rates and reduces the recurrence of high-risk…
Bacterial Battle Armor: How a Frog Vaccine Alters Microbiome Against Deadly Fungus
New study suggests some vaccines could induce a protective shift in the microorganisms that live with a host organism. A human or animal’s microbiome —…
Universal Swine Flu Vaccine on Horizon: A Breakthrough Using Epigraph Algorithm
Nebraska scientists have used a data-driven technique, Epigraph, to create a potentially universal vaccine against swine flu. Long-term trials on hogs showed it to be…
