mRNA vaccines proved safe and effective during COVID, review says. Cancer could be next

The mRNA vaccines approved to treat COVID-19 are safe and effective and show promise in treating other diseases including ...

Sasha’s story: The race to make a treatment for the girl with the ultra-rare disease

Nadine and David Lipworth have devoted their lives to finding treatment that will restore the daughter they knew.

FDA approves world's first mRNA-based flu vaccine, signaling start of a new illness-prevention era

The vaccine, intended for people 50 and older, is based on mRNA technology and was found in an advanced trial to be more ...

FDA panel recommends Moderna’s mRNA flu shot for older adults

A Food and Drug Administration advisory panel on Thursday recommended the approval of Moderna’s mRNA-based flu shot for older adults.

Medical miracles that changed how we treat disease

Here are some other significant medical advances of the past 250 years. A precursor to vaccines was used by George Washington ...

Computer scientists develop a new AI tool that rivals AlphaFold 3 in mapping RNA

The same family of artificial intelligence that powers today's image generators is now being aimed at one of biology's ...

AI designed a cancer vaccine for dog, but scientists say 'outdated' red tape barrier for human care

Rosie the dog had her tumours treated by an mRNA vaccine developed with the help of artificial intelligence. Her owner had ...
STAT

FDA says Zyn can market its pouches as safer than cigarettes

The influence of the alcohol industry on policy, AI Claude for scientists, and more health news from Morning Rounds ...

Purine-heavy DNA sequences protect Bacillus subtilis genes from Rho termination

In the study of bacteria, a longstanding dogma has held that two molecular machines—RNA polymerase, which leads the way in transcribing DNA into RNA, and ribosomes, which bring up the rear translating ...

Scientists cured sickle cell. Then their next challenge began.

Gene editing has delivered remarkable results against sickle cell disease. Now researchers are working to make these ...
Fierce Biotech

Spurned by FDA, Passage Bio finds exit through merger with Remix

Passage Bio, the Philadelphia-based gene therapy outfit that launched a strategic review earlier this year after tough feedback from the FDA, has found an exit in an ...