Researchers at the Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG) and Imperial College London have found a switch that regulates the activity of a gene that causes diabetes. The findings highlight potential...
Read More »Amaroq Therapeutics hits early milestones and makes key appointments to Scientific Advisory Board
Amaroq Therapeutics, a biotechnology company focussed on developing a new class of therapeutics that target lncRNA in cancer, is progressing towards clinical trials following a promising initial development..
Read More »New findings may contribute to better diagnosis and treatment of liver cancer
In a new study, researchers at Karolinska Institutet have identified the presence of a specific connection between a protein and an lncRNA molecule in liver...
Read More »lncRNA identified as potential new diagnostic and therapeutic target for lung cancer
Scientists recently reported the key role of histone acetylation-regulated long noncoding RNA termed as lysosome cell death regulator (LCDR) in tumor survival, providing a potential diagnostic and therapeutic target for lung cancer.Led by Prof. GAO Shan...
Read More »RNA molecules with no apparent function represent a new therapeutic approach against fungal infection by Candida
Fungi of the Candida genus cause diseases such as vaginal candidiasis (highly prevalent but not serious) and systemic candidiasis (rare but can be fatal in immunocompromised patients). Although some...
Read More »RNAging: An exercise-regulated long noncoding RNA counteracts muscle aging
Skeletal muscle displays remarkable plasticity upon exercise, but is at the same time one of our organs that is most affected by aging. Skeletal muscle aging is characterized by estimated yearly losses of ~1% muscle mass and ~3% muscle strength in the elderly...
Read More »Machine learning analysis of long non-coding RNAs reveals new prognostic cancer biomarkers
Catalogue of 166 biomarkers generated through machine learning analysis of long non-coding RNAs A new batch of prognostic cancer biomarkers have...
Read More »New strategy against treatment-resistant prostate cancer identified
A study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has identified an long non-coding RNA molecule that suppresses prostate tumors...
Read More »Novel lncRNA, Caren, counteracts heart failure progression
is abundantly expressed in cardiomyocytes. They showed that it enhances energy production by...
Read More »Researchers investigate whether respiratory cells can be ‘trained’ to help control allergic asthma
Allergic asthma is the most common form of asthma. It affects people of all ages. As the name implies, it is triggered by allergens—substances that cause...
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