Medical research
Is the COVID-19 virus pathogenic because it depletes specific host microRNAs?
Why is the COVID-19 virus deadly, while many other coronaviruses are fairly innocuous and just cause colds?
Aug 14, 2020
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News tagged with mirna
Medical research
Researchers identify microRNA that shows promise for hair regrowth
Researchers from North Carolina State University have identified a microRNA (miRNA) that could promote hair regeneration. This miRNA—miR-218-5p—plays an important role in regulating the pathway involved in follicle regeneration, ...
Jul 27, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Researchers identify possible immune targets in the SARS-CoV-2 genome
Otago researchers studying the COVID-19 virus (SARS-2) have discovered potential target points on its genome, which may contribute to future treatments for the virus.
Jul 9, 2020
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Medical research
How a microRNA protects vascular integrity
Short RNA molecules known as microRNAs (miRNAs) play a vital role in the regulation of gene expression. Anomalies in miRNAs expression and function have been implicated in pathological processes, such as the development of ...
Jun 4, 2020
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Medical research
Type 1 diabetes: A new starting point to delay autoimmune response
Regulatory T cells (Tregs) prevent excessive immune reactions in healthy people. In the development of autoimmune type 1 diabetes, this protection is not sufficiently effective. Researchers at Helmholtz Zentrum München and ...
Dec 19, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
Aggressive form of breast cancer influenced by dual action of genes and RNA
Women with an aggressive, less-common type of breast cancer, known as triple-negative, versus a more common form of the disease, could be differentiated from each other by a panel of 17 small RNA molecules that are directly ...
Oct 22, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
Novel strategy using microRNA biomarkers can distinguish melanomas from nevi
Melanoma is the least common but one of the most deadly skin cancers. It accounts for only about one percent of all cases globally, but the majority of skin cancer deaths. Accurate, timely and reliable diagnosis of cutaneous ...
Sep 30, 2019
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Medical research
New mechanisms that regulate pluripotency in embryonic stem cells are discovered
Embryonic stem cells (ESCs) can give rise to many types of tissues and organs. At the turn of the century, these cells were believed to offer hope of treatment for several health problems, but as research advanced, scientists ...
Sep 25, 2019
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Immunology
Different gammaherpesviruses suppress largely overlapping host cellular pathways
The discovery of thousands of host mRNAs targeted by gammaherpesvirus microRNAs (miRNAs) could shed light on the biology of gammaherpesviruses and how these pathogens establish lifelong infections, according to a study published ...
Aug 8, 2019
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Health
Micro-ribonucleic acid in milk: Health risk very unlikely
Ribonucleic acid (RNA) occurs in animal and plant cells and has many biological functions. RNA plays a central role in the reading of genetic material, thereby ensuring that important substances are produced for the cells. ...
Jul 16, 2019
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