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Ribonucleic acid (RNA) is a biologically important type of molecule that consists of a long chain of nucleotide units. Each nucleotide consists of a nitrogenous base, a ribose sugar, and a phosphate.

Single dose of siRNA molecule offers protection against heart attack and stroke in high-risk patients

Even a single dose of a specific ribonucleic acid molecule, known as a small interfering RNA (siRNA), offers patients at high risk of cardiovascular disease long-lasting protection against high LDL cholesterol - one of the main risk factors for heart attack and stroke.

30 Mar 2017

Researchers enhance safety, effectiveness of potential HIV vaccine using on/off genetic switch

By engineering an on/off switch into a weakened form of HIV, University of Nebraska-Lincoln researchers have enhanced the safety and effectiveness of a potential vaccine for the virus that has killed approximately 35 million people during the past 35 years.

30 Mar 2017

Scientists develop new tool to analyse single-cell RNA data in pre-malignant blood cancers

Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute scientists and their collaborators have developed a new analysis tool that was able to show, for the first time, which genes were expressed by individual cells in different genetic versions of a benign blood cancer.

29 Mar 2017

TSRI researchers reveal how viruses incapacitate bacterial defense system

Picture bacteria and viruses locked in an arms race. For many bacteria, one line of defense against viral infection is a sophisticated RNA-guided "immune system" called CRISPR-Cas.

28 Mar 2017

Study identifies protein as potential therapeutic target for pancreatic cancer

A protein known as arginine methyltransferase 1 (PRMT1) may be a potential therapeutic target for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, the most common type of pancreatic cancer, and one of the most deadliest with a less than 10 percent, five-year survival rate.

28 Mar 2017

Scientists reveal novel drug delivery approach to fight swine flu at gene level

Scientists from Tomsk Polytechnic University together with their colleagues from St. Petersburg and London have elaborated a new approach to deliver anti-viral RNAi to target cells against H1N1 influenza virus infection.

28 Mar 2017

Research highlights threat of Zika virus to donated blood supplies in the U.S

Investigators have shown that certain screening methods that detect the genetic material of Zika virus can be used to ensure that donated blood supplies remain free of the virus.

28 Mar 2017

Treatment with microRNA re-insulates ravaged nerves, restores limb mobility in mouse models of MS

Scientists partially re-insulated ravaged nerves in mouse models of multiple sclerosis (MS) and restored limb mobility by treating the animals with a small non-coding RNA called a microRNA.

27 Mar 2017

Data protection in medical research: Computer scientists crack anonymity of genetic information

DNA profiles can reveal a number of details about individuals, and even about their family members. There are laws in place that regulate the trade of gene data, which has become much simpler and cheaper to analyze today.

27 Mar 2017

Study identifies correlations between gene data and brain activity during memory processing

Researchers have identified more than 100 genes important for memory in people. The study is the first to identify correlations between gene data and brain activity during memory processing, providing a new window into human memory.

27 Mar 2017

Hamilton Robotics and Zymo Research team up to strengthen epigenetics research

Hamilton Robotics and Zymo Research Corporation announced an ongoing collaboration that unites Zymo Research’s epigenetics innovations with Hamilton’s high-throughput workflow expertise.

25 Mar 2017

Berkeley researchers search for cancer clues in sample of blood

One day, patients may be able to monitor their body's response to cancer therapy just by having their blood drawn. A new study, led by bioengineers at UC Berkeley, has taken an important step in that direction by measuring a panel of cancer proteins in rare, individual tumor cells that float in the blood.

24 Mar 2017

Researchers unravel how drug interacts with ribosome to halt protein production

The discovery of a chemical compound that halts the production of a small set of proteins while leaving general protein production untouched suggests a new drug search strategy: Find compounds that target undesired proteins before they are even made.

23 Mar 2017

BioTek receives patent for imaging and microplate reading used in Cytation Cell Imaging Multi-Mode readers

BioTek has been granted US patent 9,557,217 for imaging and microplate reading in one instrument. The intellectual property protected by this patent is used in BioTek’s award winning line of Cytation™ Cell Imaging Multi-Mode readers. Other patents are pending.

23 Mar 2017

New genetic biomarker for colon cancer may lead to development of personalized treatment

Researchers at Baylor Scott & White Research Institute identified a new genetic biomarker for colon cancer that may lead to development of more targeted treatment of the disease.

22 Mar 2017

Machine learning helps researchers uncover cellular control networks

The flow of information between cells in our bodies is exceedingly complex: sensing, signaling, and influencing each other in a constant flow of microscopic engagements. These interactions are critical for life, and when they go awry can lead to the illness and injury.

22 Mar 2017

Researchers develop new software tool to provide fast, accurate quantification of gene expression

A group of computational biological researchers, led by Stony Brook University's Rob Patro, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science in the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, has developed a new software tool, Salmon — a lightweight method to provide fast and bias-aware quantification from RNA-sequencing reads.

22 Mar 2017

New technology may provide non-invasive approach to diagnose and monitor prostate cancer

Technology being developed at Washington State University provides a non-invasive approach for diagnosing prostate cancer and tracking the disease's progression.

22 Mar 2017

Use of FTIR spectroscopy could herald fast and easy way to spot early signs of disease

While more research is needed to confirm the findings published today in the FASEB Journal, the use of FITR could herald a fast and easy way to spot early signs of infection, cancer, and difficult to diagnose neurological conditions.

21 Mar 2017

Sandia researchers develop smartphone-based device to rapidly detect mosquito-borne viruses

Add rapid, mobile testing for Zika and other viruses to the list of things that smartphone technology is making possible. Researchers at Sandia National Laboratories have developed a smartphone-controlled, battery-operated diagnostic device that weighs under a pound, costs as little as $100 and can detect Zika, dengue and chikungunya within 30 minutes.

21 Mar 2017

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Single dose of siRNA molecule offers protection against heart attack and stroke in high-risk patients

Researchers enhance safety, effectiveness of potential HIV vaccine using on/off genetic switch

Scientists develop new tool to analyse single-cell RNA data in pre-malignant blood cancers

TSRI researchers reveal how viruses incapacitate bacterial defense system

Study identifies protein as potential therapeutic target for pancreatic cancer

Scientists reveal novel drug delivery approach to fight swine flu at gene level

Research highlights threat of Zika virus to donated blood supplies in the U.S

Treatment with microRNA re-insulates ravaged nerves, restores limb mobility in mouse models of MS

Data protection in medical research: Computer scientists crack anonymity of genetic information

Study identifies correlations between gene data and brain activity during memory processing

Hamilton Robotics and Zymo Research team up to strengthen epigenetics research

Berkeley researchers search for cancer clues in sample of blood

Researchers unravel how drug interacts with ribosome to halt protein production

BioTek receives patent for imaging and microplate reading used in Cytation Cell Imaging Multi-Mode readers

New genetic biomarker for colon cancer may lead to development of personalized treatment

Machine learning helps researchers uncover cellular control networks

Researchers develop new software tool to provide fast, accurate quantification of gene expression

New technology may provide non-invasive approach to diagnose and monitor prostate cancer

Use of FTIR spectroscopy could herald fast and easy way to spot early signs of disease

Sandia researchers develop smartphone-based device to rapidly detect mosquito-borne viruses

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