Reporting in Nature Medicine, scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have determined that a small piece of RNA, a microRNA, could be critical to maintaining the proper function of brain ...

Researchers have discovered novel biomarkers that could allow doctors to detect endometriosis in its earliest stages through a simple blood test. The findings, published in Reproductive Biology and ...

MicroRNAs, whose discovery was recognized with the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, are central regulators of gene ...

Cancer is characterized by cells that divide and grow uncontrollably, creating tumors. Researchers have shown that a new cancer therapy, which was tested in mice, can slow or stop the division of ...

MicroRNAs Are More Plentiful and More Subtle In Action Than Was Once Suspected One of the unexpected findings of the Human Genome Project was that over 98% of the human genome does not encode for ...

By Dr. Liji Thomas, MD By analyzing microRNAs in blood, saliva, and vaginal mucus, researchers uncover fluid-specific molecular patterns that could inform future noninvasive diagnostics for ...

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are ∼22-nucleotide regulatory RNAs derived from endogenous transcripts containing inverted repeats. Their predominant function is to repress the activity of cellular target ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Andrea Kasinski, an assistant professor of biology in Purdue University’s College of Science, has been awarded grants to improve microRNA therapeutics for cancer by the American ...

BOULDER, Colo. -- May 19, 2008 - Miragen Therapeutics, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of breakthrough therapies for cardiovascular and muscle disease based ...

A novel angiogenic microRNA drug can be a new option for the treatment of ischemic cardiovascular disease, according to a new study. In the study, the researchers describe a novel nuclear acting ...

In a new study published in Journal of the American Chemical Society, Chen-Yu Zhang's group at Nanjing University reports photo-clickable miRNAs as probes for intracellular target identification of ...