MRNA
Placental errors may explain gestational diabetes risks, study finds
“By understanding how gestational diabetes disrupts the placenta at the molecular level, we can begin to imagine new ways to protect the offspring,” said Dr. Tal Schiller of HUJI Faculty of Medicine.
Israeli researchers develop world-first mRNA vaccine against deadly bacteria
Israeli researchers develop world's first mRNA-based vaccine against bacterium
Hebrew University study finds zebrafish provides clues to RNA's role in embryo formation
COVID-19 mRNA vaccines safe to use during pregnancy, study finds
Four percent more unvaccinated pregnant women had health complications than pregnant women who received the mRNA vaccine against COVID-19 after a week in a new study.
Pfizer or Sinovac: Which COVID-19 vaccine booster is best? - study
A study on nearly 14 million people in Malaysia who were vaccinated with Pfizer, Sinovac or a combination of the two seems to indicate that Pfizer offers stronger protection.
Israeli researchers develop AI machine-learning tool for cancer therapy
Their discovery is significant because it eliminates the need to compare the RNA from the tumor to DNA from healthy cells.
Prior COVID offers less protection vs Omicron; mRNA booster shot efficacy declines within months
The immune response to COVID-19 helps protect against reinfection, but that protection is weaker against Omicron than it was against earlier variants of the coronavirus, according to new data.
In world first, S.Africa's Afrigen makes mRNA COVID vaccine using Moderna data
The vaccine candidate would be the first to be made based on a widely used vaccine without the assistance and approval of the developer.
Flu virus shells can assist mRNA delivery into cells - study
A recent UCSD study addresses the major issue of delivering biological drug molecules into cells safely and protecting them from endosomes.
Experimental HIV vaccine based on mRNA safe for animals - study
The mRNA-based HIV vaccine is the same platform technology used in COVID-19 vaccines.
Moderna's mRNA-based flu vaccine shows promise in early-stage study
This data, though limited, puts Moderna ahead of other drugmakers, including rival Pfizer Inc, that are also testing their flu vaccine based on messenger RNA.
Fetus brains unharmed by non-severe COVID-19
MRI scans showed "normal age-appropriate brain development" in a study of 33 pregnant women with mild or moderate COVID-19.
Could DNA vaccines be the next tool in the world’s battle against COVID-19?
India last month said that it had created the world’s first DNA vaccine, ZyCoV-D. While standard vaccines use actual 'hardware' protein, DNA vaccines use the 'software' blueprint of the virus.
