Structure-based RNA could lead to treatment for neuromuscular disorders

Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University have discovered a way to target RNA that could lead to new treatment options for ...

This Viral RNA Structure Could Lead to a Universal Antiviral Drug

Researchers identify a shared RNA-protein interaction that could lead to broad-spectrum antiviral treatments for enteroviruses ...
Nature

RNA function follows form – why is it so hard to predict?

At a virtual conference in November 2020, the winner of a biennial protein-structure-prediction challenge was announced: AlphaFold. Created by Google DeepMind, this computational tool had blown its ...
Yale Environment 360

Yale-developed method offers view into earliest stages of RNA production

When RNA molecules are synthesized by cells — a critical process in the creation of proteins and other cellular functions — they typically undergo a series of “folding” events that determine their ...

Scientists transform enigmatic cell structures into devices for recording RNA activity

Scientists can peer into cells to get a limited view of their activity using microscopes and other tools. However, cells and ...
Carnegie Mellon University

Breakthrough in RNA Research Could Lead to Treatment for Neuromuscular Disorders

Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University have discovered a way to target RNA that could lead to new treatment options for myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1), the most common adult-onset form of ...
Science Daily

Researchers advance RNA medical discovery decades ahead of schedule

Ribonucleic acid, commonly known as RNA, is involved in many biological functions, and some, including gene silencing, are utilized to cure diseases. RNA has recently gained attention as a promising ...
News Medical

New insights into cationic polymer structure in RNA drug delivery

LMU researchers have investigated how cationic polymers organize on a molecular level when transporting RNA drugs. Cationic polymers are promising tools for transporting RNA therapeutics or RNA ...
Morning Overview on MSN

Frozen mammoth discovery shatters what scientists knew about ancient RNA

When scientists sliced into a block of Siberian permafrost and pulled out a woolly mammoth nicknamed Yuka, they expected to ...

Pioneering RNA-Based Drug Therapies in Naples

RNA Drugs: presented yesterday in Naples, at the research area of Naples of the CNR, in via Pietro Castellino, the results of ...
Purdue University

Purdue researchers advance RNA medical discovery decades ahead of schedule

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Ribonucleic acid, commonly known as RNA, is involved in many biological functions, and some, including gene silencing, are utilitized to cure diseases. RNA has recently gained ...