This isn't the first time RNA has been honored recently. The molecule has been something of a scientific darling of late: last year, Katalin Kariko and Drew Weissman were awarded the Nobel Prize in ...

Using a CRISPR-based biosensor platform, researchers have detected microRNA biomarkers of Alzheimer’s disease, with the ...

Neuroscientists discover that Rett syndrome mutations cause a leaky brain via overexpressed miRNA-126-3p, pointing to a new therapeutic target for vascular repair.

Victor Ambros receives funding from the U.S. National Institutes of Health. The Conversation Weekly podcast caught up with Victor Ambros from his lab at the UMass Chan Medical School to learn more ...

Andrea Kasinski receives funding from the National Institutes of Health, Department of Defense, and the American Lung Association. She is the inventor on multiple patients associated with her ...

STOCKHOLM − U.S. scientists Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun won the 2024 Nobel Prize in Medicine for the discovery of microRNA and its crucial role in how multicellular organisms grow and live, the ...

MicroRNAs can make plants more capable of withstanding drought, salinity, pathogens and more. However, in a recent study scientists showed just how much we didn't know about the intricate processes ...

A new cancer therapy developed by Purdue University researchers attacks tumors by tricking cancer cells into absorbing a snippet of RNA that naturally blocks cell division. As reported Monday (Sept. 4 ...

Prostate cancer remains one of the most common cancers among men, yet current screening tools often fail to distinguish between harmless and aggressive forms of the disease. This review highlights how ...