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Dr. Katalin Karikó and Dr. Drew Weissman share the 2023 Nobel Prize in Medicine and Physiology for their research on nucleoside base modifications, which began in the 1990s and ultimately enabled the development of life-saving COVID-19 mRNA vaccines.

A study has pinpointed a protein that appears to play a pivotal role in how a harmful bacteria that causes the disease anaplasmosis establishes itself in ticks before being transmitted to unwitting human hosts.

The organisms that cause visceral leishmaniasis, appear to have a secret weapon, new research suggests: They can infect non-immune cells and persist in those uncommon environments.

When PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis), a drug that prevents HIV infection, was first approved by the FDA in 2012, it was a medical breakthrough. A new study explores patient preference for the standard method and new options.

A human stomach microphysiological system has been created, which could lead to progress in understanding and treating gastrointestinal diseases, including stomach cancer.

A new drug delivery system based on the suckers lining octopuses’ tentacles has been shown off in a new study.

Becoming a full-fledged organism out of a handful of cells, complete with functioning tissues and organs, is a messy yet highly synchronized process that requires cells to organize themselves in a precise manner and begin working together.

In a new study, a rapid- and short-acting investigational medication formulated to be delivered via nasal spray, restored a normal heart rhythm in less than 30 minutes in most users with intermittent rapid heartbeats.

A cellular signal essential to the development and repair of the skeleton increases abnormally during aging to weaken bones. The study found that blocking this pathway in aging skeletal stem cells caused a “massive increase” in bone mass.

A new injectable solution that self-assembles into a gel under the right conditions could help manage HIV unlike any currently available methods, researchers have found.