Researchers at Nagoya University in Japan have developed a new chemical-only process that may represent an important breakthrough in creating customized mRNA vaccines for a variety of diseases and ...

Two pioneering scientists who created the technology behind life-saving Covid-19 vaccines have won the Nobel Prize in medicine or physiology. Dr. Katalin Karikó and Dr. Drew Weissman, both of the ...

Dr Katalin Kariko and Dr Drew Weissman were awarded the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine on Monday for their role in pioneering the technology to develop mRNA-based Covid-19 vaccines. Drew ...

After the remarkable success of the mRNA vaccines in protecting people against COVID-19, scientists are turning their attention next to another annual respiratory scourge: influenza. Both Moderna and ...

Marissa Russo is a former STAT intern supported by the AAAS Mass Media Science & Engineering Fellowship. An oral capsule can efficiently deliver liquid mRNA therapy directly to the gut, a possible new ...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced on Tuesday that it will cancel $500 million worth of projects dedicated to designing messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccines for pandemic preparedness.

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced Tuesday a crackdown on mRNA vaccine technology and research to develop it, following months of pressure from anti-vaccine activists.