Nonsense-mediated RNA decay, or NMD, is an evolutionarily conserved molecular mechanism in which potentially defective messenger RNAs, or mRNAs, are degraded. By reducing errors in gene expression, it serves as an RNA quality ...
Feb 3, 2022
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(HealthDay)—Receipt of a third COVID-19 mRNA vaccine dose is associated with increased vaccine effectiveness against COVID-19 hospitalization, according to research published in the Jan. 28 issue of the U.S. Centers for ...
Jan 28, 2022
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Researchers at the University of Missouri and the University of Minnesota have discovered how HIV evades one of the body's best defenses—and their collaborative work could offer hope for future treatments that stop the ...
Jan 27, 2022
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Testing in humans of an HIV vaccine that uses messenger RNA technology has begun, the biotech firm Moderna and the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative said Thursday.
Jan 27, 2022
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A booster dose of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine showed signs of waning antibody levels against the omicron variant after six months, but the antibodies still remained effective against the variant in laboratory tests, according ...
Jan 27, 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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An additional "booster" dose of Moderna or Pfizer mRNA-based vaccine is needed to provide immunity against the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, according to a study by researchers at the Ragon ...
Jan 6, 2022
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(HealthDay)—Patient-reported data indicate certain factors, such as vaccine brand (mRNA-1273) and younger age, are associated with an increased risk for adverse effects following COVID-19 vaccination, but serious adverse ...
Jan 5, 2022
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The research neutron source Hein Maier-Leibnitz (FRM II) at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) is playing an important role in the investigation of mRNA nanoparticles similar to the ones used in the COVID-19 vaccines ...
Dec 28, 2021
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As concern swells over the highly transmissible coronavirus variant Omicron, Swiss authorities said Tuesday they were shortening the time people vaccinated against COVID need to wait before getting an additional dose.
Dec 21, 2021
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