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A vaccine candidate for COVID-19 has been designed that can be delivered orally and has been shown to protect against disease and transmission in hamster models.

A promising new treatment has been found for the second most common form of dementia in the under 60's. In a clinical trial, sodium selenate slowed the brain shrinkage associated with dementia.

One of the earlier symptoms of Parkinson's is vocal-related issues and a team has identified a Parkinson's-associated gene that may cause them, potentially enabling earlier diagnosis.

A deep learning model has been designed to predict drug–drug interactions based on drug-induced genetic changes, which can help predict adverse side effects from taking multiple drugs.

A new open-source software tool designed by a team at Scripps Research enables scientists to identify and quantify modified RNA molecules more easily than ever to speed up drug development.

A team has mapped the altered protein–protein interactions resulting from mutations in cancer-associated genes, leading to a greater understanding of how cancer progresses and revealing new drug targets.

The protein CDC7, long thought to play a vital role at the beginning of cell division, could be replaced by another protein (CDK1), according to a new study published in Nature.

Patterns of changes to the canine coronavirus spike protein may indicate how the virus is able to transmit from animals to humans.

In a new study published in Science, a team describes the use of electricity to develop an approach that may make it easier and cheaper to create key compounds used in pharmaceuticals and other natural products.

Researchers aiming to identify new drug combinations to treat obesity and Type 2 diabetes have identified several promising drugs that control metabolic hormones.