Stanford Medicine’s new study reveals why mRNA COVID-19 vaccines cause myocarditis—mostly in young men under 30 (1 in 16,000 after second dose). The trigger? An immune overdrive: macrophages release CXCL10, T cells fire IFN-gamma, inflaming heart cells and leaking troponin. Using patient blood, human cell cultures, and mouse models, researchers mapped this two-step storm.

The breakthrough: blocking these signals slashed damage. Even better, genistein—a soybean compound with mild estrogen-like, anti-inflammatory effects—curbed most harm in tests. Published December 10, 2025, in Science Translational Medicine, the work celebrates vaccines’ potential life-saving impact: “Without them, far more would have died,” says lead Joseph Wu, MD, PhD. According to Wu, this isn’t a warning—it’s a roadmap to safer, smarter immunity.

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Link to article: https://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2025/12/myocarditis-vaccine-covid.html