If you were given a choice of vaccine delivery method, would you rather a needle or a skin cream? Thought so. Well, the latter might be a viable option soon, as Stanford scientists have used a topical ...

(PhysOrg.com) -- Most immunizations currently involve an injection in the arm. In the future, vaccination may be accomplished without the unpleasant jab of a needle: a team led by Victor C. Yang at ...

Patches covered in microscopic needles could tattoo vaccines into the skin to boost a patient’s defense against disease, researchers say. Vaccines help bodies develop immunity to diseases by exposing ...

Researchers show that stretching the skin stimulates immune cells and increases the skin’s ability to absorb large molecules, including those present in vaccines. Publishing September 17 in the Cell ...

Needles are usually seen as a necessary evil, but maybe they don't have to be. Plenty of painless alternatives are in the works, like microneedle patches, a laser-based device that pushes drugs ...

When my daughter was 4, and we brought her in to get a flu shot, she took one look at the large room of shrieking children and bolted down the hall. It took three nurses to catch her. Now (and may I ...

Scientists are developing painless 'needles' self-administration of flu vaccine using patches containing tiny microneedles that dissolve into the skin. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has ...

WASHINGTON — It’s flu vaccine time again — and some lucky shot-seekers will find that the needle has shrunk. The first flu shot that works with a less-scary skin prick instead of an inch-long needle ...