Messenger RNA (mRNA) is a subtype of RNA. An mRNA molecule carries a portion of the DNA code to other parts of the cell for processing. mRNA is created during transcription. During the transcription ...

When U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced on Aug. 5 that nearly $500 million to research mRNA vaccines would be canceled, it was one in a continuing line of moves that have put his ...

We asked experts about how the technology works, its safety and its potential in medicine. By Nina Agrawal Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has repeatedly questioned the safety of mRNA vaccines ...

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 ...

He claimed mRNA vaccines weren't effective against certain infections. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced this week it is beginning a "coordinated wind-down" of federally ...

The quest for a vaccine against HIV has been going on for about 40 years — almost as long as the virus that causes AIDS has been known to scientists and the public. There has been some progress ...

A presentation by scientists on a work group for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s vaccine advisory panel ...

Dr. Sarah Boyd, an infectious disease specialist with Saint Luke's Health System, told KCUR that federal cuts to mRNA research and development could cause a setback in pandemic preparedness. Last week ...

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. revealed his agency will be cutting funding to mRNA development, calling the vaccine technology "ineffective" and claiming it poses more risks ...