How RSV vaccines could save a lot of lives and money

If widely adopted like annual flu vaccines, RSV vaccines would dramatically reduce the disease's burden of illness and death in the US.

Yale • futurity
Jan. 3, 2024 ~8 min

Why some people don't trust science – and how to change their minds

People who are suspicious of science often assume they are understand it well – and that others agree with them.

Laurence D. Hurst, Professor of Evolutionary Genetics at The Milner Centre for Evolution, University of Bath • conversation
Dec. 29, 2023 ~7 min


Probiotics delay COVID infection and cut symptoms

Probiotics may be a relatively simple and inexpensive way to treat people after a COVID exposure, a new study suggests.

Sarah Avery-Duke • futurity
Dec. 20, 2023 ~6 min

Most US parents plan to vaccinate kids against ‘tripledemic’

Most parents in the US say they intend to vaccinate their children against COVID-19, influenza, and RSV—the so-called "tripledemic."

Texas A&M University • futurity
Dec. 14, 2023 ~5 min

Health misinformation is rampant on social media – here's what it does, why it spreads and what people can do about it

Studies show that health misinformation on social media has led to fewer people getting vaccinated and more lives lost to COVID-19 and other life-threatening diseases.

Monica Wang, Associate Professor of Public Health, Boston University • conversation
Dec. 13, 2023 ~11 min

Customizing mRNA is easy, and that's what makes it the next frontier for personalized medicine − a molecular biologist explains

From COVID-19 vaccines to cancer treatments and beyond, the flexibility of mRNA-based therapies gives them the potential to prevent and treat many types of diseases.

Angie Hilliker, Associate Professor of Biology, University of Richmond • conversation
Dec. 12, 2023 ~9 min

3 Questions: Darrell Irvine on making HIV vaccines more powerful

Human volunteers will soon begin receiving an HIV vaccine that contains an adjuvant developed in Irvine’s lab, which helps to boost B cell responses to the vaccine.

Anne Trafton | MIT News • mit
Dec. 12, 2023 ~5 min

What you should know about new RSV vaccines

Infants have new protections against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), but availability is limited. Two experts discuss what you should know.

Scott Hesel - U. Rochester • futurity
Dec. 11, 2023 ~8 min


Researchers redesign future mRNA therapeutics to prevent potentially harmful immune responses

Researchers have discovered that misreading of therapeutic mRNAs by the cell’s decoding machinery can cause an unintended immune response in the body. They

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Dec. 6, 2023 ~7 min

How do viruses get into cells? Their infection tactics determine whether they can jump species or set off a pandemic

Viruses can get into cells in several ways. Figuring out how to stop them from entering in the first place is a key to developing better vaccines and stopping future pandemics.

Peter Kasson, Professor of Molecular Physiology and Biomedical Engineering, University of Virginia • conversation
Nov. 21, 2023 ~6 min

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