The effectiveness against infection of the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines dropped from 91 percent before the Delta variant became
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New system combines computer software and cryo-EM to determine 3D structures of RNA-only molecules
The single-stranded genetic material RNA is best known for guiding the assembly of proteins in our cells and carrying the
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Sensing junk RNA after chemotherapy enhances blood regeneration
Chemotherapy is widely used to treat cancer patients. During the treatment, chemotherapeutic agents affect various biochemical processes to kill or
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Researchers characterize regions of DNA that impact MECP2 expression
Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute at Texas Children's Hospital (NRI)
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The role of RNA capping of SARS-CoV-2 in immunity evasion
The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pathogen successfully uses multiple immune evasion mechanisms to achieve infection within its
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Low doses of aspirin may have a potential beneficial effect on COVID-19
Aspirin is an established, safe, and low-cost medication in long-standing common use in prevention and treatment of cardiovascular diseases, and
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New mRNA treatment appears to stop replication of flu and Covid-19 viruses
With a relatively minor genetic change, a new treatment developed by researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory
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A new hub established for development of oligonucleotide drugs
In recent years, techniques have been developed to treat diseases with what are known as oligonucleotide drugs, based on short
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New biomarker predicts individual anti-tuberculosis treatment duration
When can tuberculosis therapy be stopped without risk of relapse? Doctors are faced with this question time and again, because
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RNA structures of coronavirus reveal potential drug targets
The SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus RNA genome structure was studied in detail by researchers from the University of Groningen, the International Institute
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