mRNA

Scientists Katalin Kariko and Drew Weissman won the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discoveries they made at the University of Pennsylvania that enabled the development of effective vaccines against COVID-19, the award-giving…

Trans-Tasman research collaborators from Te Herenga Waka -- Victoria University of Wellington's Ferrier Research Institute and the Malaghan Institute of Medical Research in New Zealand, and the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and…

A research group from Japan has developed a method to produce highly active mRNA vaccines at high purity using a unique cap to easily separate the desired capped mRNA. This 'Purecap' technique extracted up to 100% pure Cap2-type mRNA, which…

Nikos Pekiaridis | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesModerna on Wednesday said it struck a deal with Chinese officials to research, develop and manufacture messenger RNA medicines in the country, despite rising tensions between the U.S. and China. The…

Johns Hopkins Medicine scientists say they have developed a nanoparticle -- an extremely tiny biodegradable container -- that has the potential to improve the delivery of messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA)-based vaccines for infectious…

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A first of its kind national study on the impact of COVID-19 and COVID-19 mRNA vaccines on the heart is getting a boost in funding following reports of rare cases of myocarditis and pericarditis during the pandemic. The study, called…

A woman receives a booster dose of the Moderna coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at a vaccination centre in Antwerp, Belgium, February 1, 2022.Johanna Geron | ReutersPatients are now enrolling in an early stage clinical trial to test a…

A representational image of heart inflammation. — Unsplash/FileA recent study has revealed that COVID mRNA vaccines that trigger overactive immune responses may be the cause of rare heart inflammation among young men, NBC News…

Scientists said Monday they have developed the first mobile printer that can produce thumbnail-sized patches able to deliver mRNA Covid vaccines, hoping the tabletop device will help immunise people in remote regions.While many hurdles…