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 ...

The federal government is cutting $500 million in research money for development of mRNA vaccines, which were widely used against the COVID-19 virus. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said in a ...

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 ...

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said this week that he's pulling the plug on nearly $500 million in funding for the development of mRNA vaccines. Here's how they work.

Vaccines using mRNA technology have been studied for decades, experts say. Over the last several days, the safety and efficacy of messenger RNA, or mRNA, vaccines have come under intense scrutiny. On ...

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 ...

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 ...

The observation that mRNA vaccines can sensitize tumors to immunotherapy has researchers eager to test how mRNA’s ability to activate the immune system could be harnessed in oncology.

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 ...