The most common side effects of mRNA vaccines like the COVID-19 shot are well known: soreness, mild fever, and general ...

Messenger RNA (mRNA) therapeutics have moved from a promising idea to clinical reality, accelerating vaccine development and ...

An AI model that screens ionizable lipids by 3D conformation identified a candidate 14.8 times more efficient than current ...

Scientists who work with lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) say they have developed a new type of material capable of reaching the lungs and the eyes. They call their study “Thiophene-based lipids for mRNA ...

Scientists have identified the transporter protein that allows essential fats in the bloodstream to enter the skin, reshaping ...

“We’ve never had such an in-depth map of the CD1 lipidome available,” said Patricia Barral, an immunologist at King’s College London who was not involved with the work. “It will enable us to start ...

Scientists have developed a method for analysing the structure of lipid nanoparticles that could be used to improve vaccine and drug delivery, targeting a wide range of health issues. A team led by ...

KU Leuven Center for Cancer Biology, in collaboration with the Francis Crick Institute, has discovered how cancer cells can ...

To test whether AT2‑derived lipids are required for metastasis, the researchers selectively deleted Fasn in AT2 cells.