RNA interference (RNAi) is a fundamental cellular mechanism that regulates gene expression by inducing sequence-specific mRNA degradation. Researchers could utilize the RNAi as a powerful tool to ...

RNA interference, or RNAi, is all the rage these days. According to the Web of Science database (ISI, Philadelphia), the number of articles on the topic jumped from nine in 1998 to 229 in 2002. Why ...

A new possibility for managing cardiovascular disease through RNA interference (RNAi) gene therapies. As cardiovascular diseases continue to be the leading cause of death globally, this technology ...

Study identifies a new set of genes and cellular pathway that play a role in the risk of developing Parkinson’s disease Scientists searched the entire human genome using CRISPR interference technology ...

Mutant Caenorhabditis elegans strain NL1832 shows increased double-strand DNA breakage (DSB). To explore the synthetic-lethal effects of RNA interference, researchers nourished these nematodes on ...

Nearly 1.3 billion adults around the world have clinically high blood pressure, many of whom may be unaware that they are living with this condition. Nearly 1.3 billion adults around the world have ...

Sweetpotato farmers may soon have higher yields of the root crop after University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) ...

RNA interference (RNAi) therapeutics have garnered significant attention in clinical research due to their potential for treating various diseases, including genetic disorders, viral infections and ...

Parkinson's disease is the second most common neurodegenerative disease in the world, and an estimated 90,000 new patients are diagnosed every year in the US alone. Scientists have tried to learn more ...

A longstanding mystery in Parkinson's disease research has been why some individuals carrying pathogenic variants that increase their risk of PD go on to develop the disease, while others who also ...