Vaccination

Study offers new way to discover HIV vaccine targetsRagon Institute researchers develop a method to identify weak points in viral proteins that could be exploited for vaccine development.

A safer way to vaccinatePolymer film that gradually releases DNA coding for viral proteins could offer a better alternative to traditional vaccines.

Putting the squeeze on cellsBy deforming cells, researchers can deliver RNA, proteins and nanoparticles for many applications.

Getting (drugs) under your skinUsing ultrasound waves, researchers boost skin’s permeability to drugs.

Stopping influenza evolution before it startsModel of flu proteins suggests new way to design vaccines that slow mutations.

Countering ‘memory loss’ in the immune systemNew findings from MIT biologists could help vaccine designers elicit long-term immunity.