Vaccines are vital for human health, a fact that has been highlighted by the recent coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. They are regarded as the safest and most cost-effective approach ...

Throughout the past decade, Northwestern University scientists have uncovered a striking principle of vaccine design: Performance depends not only on vaccine components but also on vaccine structure.

This study proposes a cross-species transcriptomic framework to predict vaccine reactogenicity, with implications for preclinical vaccine safety assessment. The findings show that mouse muscle ...

Northwestern researchers have shown that when it comes to cancer vaccines, arrangement can be just as important as ingredients. By repositioning a small fragment of an HPV protein on a DNA-based ...

The vaccine against human papillomavirus, or HPV, has reduced cervical cancer by nearly 90% in women vaccinated as ...