COVID-19 Vaccines Yielded High Global Economic Returns in First Year
A model-based economic evaluation found that global COVID-19 vaccination generated between $59.7 and $809 in returns per dollar invested during ...
Tag: Vaccines
Storage buffers alter mRNA delivery in lipid nanoparticles
A collaborative laboratory study found that storage-buffer choice can change the structure, stability and cell-delivery performance of mRNA lipid nanoparticles ...
The application of the CRISPR-Cas system in Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections
A 2026 review describes CRISPR-Cas as a promising strategy for addressing drug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections across resistance, diagnostics, genome editing, ...
Viral protein trick unlocks stronger self-amplifying mRNA vaccines, Queen Mary study shows
Queen Mary University of London scientists found that adding the Nodamura virus B2 protein to self-amplifying mRNA vaccines suppresses a ...
AI protein design lessons from COVID-19 point to pandemic-ready vaccines
When SARS-CoV-2 first swept across the globe in early 2020, the pharmaceutical world faced a brutal mismatch: conventional vaccine and ...
Europe stands at a pivotal moment for maternal vaccines
With RSV vaccines now licensed for pregnancy and group B streptococcus vaccines in late-stage trials, Europe faces a decisive test ...
Liver Flukes Deploy Tiny Molecular Messengers to Disarm the Host Immune System
A new review synthesizes how extracellular vesicles released by Fasciola liver flukes manipulate host immunity and could guide novel vaccines ...
Malaria Parasites Must Burrow Through Cells to Spark Vaccine Protection, Study Finds
New research shows that the ability of malaria sporozoites to migrate through host cells before liver infection is a dominant ...
New Guide Maps the Full Toolkit for Tracking Antigen-Specific T Cells
A comprehensive Nature Protocols review compares traditional and next-generation methods for detecting and characterizing human antigen-specific T cells, arguing that ...
Advantages of intranasal vaccination against SARS-CoV-2
Intranasal vaccination is needle-free and elicits immunity at the site of infection, the respiratory tractCredit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - There ...
New insights into immune responses to malaria
Credit: WEHI, Australia Advanced technologies have been used to solve a long-standing mystery about why some people develop serious illness ...
Virginia Tech’s COVID-19 testing demonstrates power, versatility of academic labs
Credit: Clayton Metz/Virginia Tech In the early days of the pandemic, scientists at Virginia Tech created a COVID-19 testing laboratory ...
Public trust in CDC, FDA, and Fauci holds steady, survey shows
But heavy users of conservative media have less confidence and are more likely to believe in conspiracy theoriesCredit: Annenberg Public ...
Take your best shot: Which SARS-CoV-2 vaccine should I get, if any?
University of Cincinnati physician-researcher uses computerized decision model to provide evidence that being vaccinated is better than notCredit: Colleen Kelley/University ...
SARS-CoV-2 spike mutation L452R evades human immune response and enhances infectivity
Credit: Dr. Chihiro Motozono An international team of researchers led by Kumamoto and Tokyo Universities (Japan) have shown that the ...
Study finds vaccine hesitancy lower in poorer countries
New study examines vaccine acceptance and hesitancy in 10 low- and middle-income countries in Asia, Africa, and South AmericaCredit: Fadil ...
Allocating COVID vaccines based on health and socioeconomic factors could cut mortality
Study suggests spatial relationship between COVID-19 mortality and population-level health factorsCredit: Kandula S and Shaman J, 2021, PLOS Medicine, CC-BY ...
Allocating COVID-19 vaccines based on health and socioeconomics could reduce mortality
Study suggests spatial relationship between COVID-19 mortality and population-level health factorsCredit: Kandula S and Shaman J, 2021, PLOS Medicine COVID-19 ...
One shot of the Sputnik V vaccine triggers strong antibody responses
Credit: Rossi and Ojeda et al./Cell Reports Medicine A single dose of the Sputnik V vaccine may elicit significant antibody ...
COVID-causing coronavirus following predictable mutational footsteps
Similarities in locations, types of mutations could inform responses to future SARS-CoV-2 strainsCredit: Scott Schrage, University of Nebraska-Lincoln New research ...
