Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

mRNA has entered the lexicon

Catastrophe occasionally apologizes for itself by coughing up a consolation prize. World War II gave us penicillin. So let's count our blessings.

Immunology

Low binding affinity shown to improve vaccine efficacy

Conventional vaccines usually contain antigens—components of the respective pathogens—that bind to receptors on the surface of their target cells in order to trigger the disease. Scientists at the Berlin Institute of ...

Medical research

The potential and challenges of mucosal COVID-19 vaccines

In November 2022, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) co-hosted a virtual workshop on the importance and challenges of developing mucosal vaccines for SARS-COV-2. The highlights of this workshop ...

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