(Nanowerk Spotlight) Cancer treatments have traditionally involved a difficult balance between effectiveness and side effects. For skin cancers, this challenge is particularly pronounced. Researchers ...

A team led by Dr. Shiwei Duan (Department of Clinical Medicine, School of Medicine, Hangzhou City University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China) analyzed literature on miRNA. Their work, summarizing the close ...

A new University of Cincinnati Cancer Center study has identified a particular strand of microRNA as a promising new target for overcoming breast cancer treatment resistance and improving outcomes.

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Discover how urinary microRNA biomarkers can non-invasively identify aggressive bladder cancer subtypes. Read more on this ...

In a unique finding, researchers at Georgetown's Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center discovered that when pancreatic cancer ...

A new University of Cincinnati Cancer Center study has identified a particular strand of microRNA as a promising new target for overcoming breast cancer treatment resistance and improving outcomes.

The vector consists of a polyethylene glycolylated liposomal outer coat (providing immune evasion and prolonged circulation), a spindle-shaped nanomotor (resembling a flagellum, facilitating targeted ...

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.

A. miRNAs are cut in the nucleus, sent to the cytoplasm, and processed there to control certain mRNAs. They can also move between cells in tiny bubbles to regulate them. B. miRNA can act as both ...