From Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Charlotte J. Sumner, M.D., presents an editorial on a study by Richard S.

Infants up to 6 weeks old with genetically diagnosed presymptomatic spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) treated with oral risdiplam (Evrysdi) appeared to have better functional and survival outcomes ...

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Messenger RNA vaccines, or mRNA, differ from traditional ones. Instead of growing a virus and weakening it to allow the body to engage its natural defenses, mRNA vaccines use pieces of genetic code to ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — So-called mRNA vaccines saved millions of lives during the COVID-19 pandemic — and now scientists are using that Nobel Prize-winning technology to try to develop vaccines and ...

Loss-of-function mutations in the CTNNB1 gene cause β-catenin deficiency, leading to CTNNB1 syndrome, a rare neurodevelopmental disorder marked by motor and cognitive impairments. Because the disease ...

BARDA is terminating 22 mRNA vaccine development investments because the data show these vaccines fail to protect effectively against upper respiratory infections like COVID and flu.

Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s decision this week to cancel hundreds of millions of dollars in mRNA vaccine funding will leave the United States unprepared … ...

Trump administration's HHS cancels 22 mRNA vaccine contracts totaling roughly $500 million, with Secretary Kennedy announcing a transition to "safer" alternatives.

A breakthrough in our understanding of mRNA delivery systems in the body may allow for more direct treatments for pancreas-related diseases, including cancer and diabetes.