Health officials are investigating the monkeypox outbreak to determine if the virus acquired a mutation that makes it more transmissible or if superspreader events in Europe may be to blame for the current outbreak.
May 26, 2022
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A new study from Lund University in Sweden on how the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine affects human liver cells under experimental conditions, has been viewed more than 800,000 times in just over a week. The results have ...
Mar 10, 2022
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The two most successful coronavirus vaccines developed in the U.S. – the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines—are both mRNA vaccines. The idea of using genetic material to produce an immune response has opened up a world of research ...
Jan 24, 2022
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How would you go about solving a puzzle if you didn't know what pieces to use, how many you would need, how it was supposed to look when you were done or what possible function it would serve?
Oct 18, 2021
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Since March 2020 the Cancer Genomics and BioComputing of Complex Diseases Laboratory at the Azrieli Faculty of Medicine of Bar-Ilan University has been dedicated to the study of COVID-19. Motivated in particular to study ...
Jun 8, 2021
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A synthetic DNA vaccine candidate for Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) developed at The Wistar Institute induced potent immune responses and afforded protective efficacy in non-human primate (NHP) models ...
Apr 22, 2021
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To bring COVID-19 under control a vaccine needs to be available to every nation, rich and poor—and it needs to happen quickly. But pharmaceutical breakthroughs are usually the result a slow process involving competition, ...
Oct 1, 2020
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Vaccines are traditionally administered with a needle, but this isn't the only way. For example, certain vaccines can be delivered orally, as a drop on the tongue, or via a jet-like device.
Oct 1, 2020
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For the first time, an expert medical group has recommended delaying, decreasing and simplifying cervical cancer screening, largely because the HPV vaccine, introduced 14 years ago, is protecting young women from the disease.
Aug 4, 2020
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David B. Weiner is known in scientific circles as "the father of DNA vaccines." The tag pays homage to his pioneering work over 30 years, but it's also a reminder that his baby is still aborning.
Jul 1, 2020
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