Many people first learned about mRNA vaccines during the coronavirus pandemic, when the companies Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna released their COVID-19 vaccines. The Pfizer-BioNTech shot was the first ...

A University of Florida research team led by Elias Sayour, M.D., Ph.D., (center) developed an mRNA vaccine that boosted the tumor-fighting effects of immunotherapy in a mouse-model study. Provided by ...

Recent research on messenger RNA vaccines has yielded a big surprise. Until now, scientists believed that only one type of ...

Pancreatic cancer remains one of the most difficult cancers to treat, with many patients facing a high risk of recurrence even after surgery and chemotherapy. Researchers are now exploring ...

I n December 2020, mRNA vaccines leapt into the limelight as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic. To date, millions of people ...

After a large trial showed stronger protection, regulators are weighing whether Moderna’s mRNA vaccine could become a U.S. first.

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Scientists are making rapid progress toward a long-awaited goal that could help to reshape cancer care: mRNA cancer vaccines with the potential to significantly boost the immune system’s ability to ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) As a researcher in health communication who monitors cancer-related conversations ...