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 ...

A new large-scale genetic analysis has revealed a set of small RNA molecules, called microRNAs, in human pancreatic islet cells strongly associated with type 2 diabetes (T2D). The important discovery ...

A group of researchers led by Alexander Tonevitsky, Dean of the Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology at HSE University, have discovered such characteristics in the microRNA overexpression method. The ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden announced the honor today. Victor R. Ambros, PhD, and Gary ...

The Nobel Prize in medicine was awarded to Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun for the discovery of microRNA, molecules that help control how genes are expressed. Their findings unlocked new areas of ...

American researchers Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun have been awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. The Nobel Assembly at the Karolinska Institute, Sweden, announced the award on Monday.

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 ...