The orthopoxvirus family is a lineage of pathogens that cause severe pox in humans and animals, including members such as monkeypox virus (MPXV), vaccinia virus (CPXV), and the historically notorious smallpox virusRead More…
Key Mechanisms Revealed: tRNA Fragments Regulate Brain Aging and Alzheimer’s Disease
The primary characteristic of brain aging is the decline in cognitive functions, including episodic memory, working memory, and the speed of information processing. During the aging process of the brain, the structureRead More…
Science: mRNA Therapies for Rare Liver Genetic Diseases
Researchers from University College London, King’s College London, and Moderna have published a paper in the journal Science Translational Medicine titled: mRNA therapy corrects defective glutathione metabolism and restores ureagenesis in preclinicalRead More…
Chem.Rev: Research Progress of the Chemically Modified RNA Therapy Platform
RNA therapy is a novel therapeutic strategy that leverages RNA molecules to regulate gene expression or induce immune responses. RNA therapy possesses several advantages, such as programmability, diversity, flexibility, and safety, andRead More…
Progress in mRNA Delivery-Novel LNPs Take the Stage
Despite the significant progress made in mRNA delivery based on classical cationic carriers, adverse events inevitably occur, including high inflammation and cellular toxicity, due to the need to compact mRNA through electrostaticRead More…
Nature Subjournal: Novel Aerosolized Lipid Nanoparticles for Efficient mRNA Delivery to the Lungs
The research team led by Daniel Anderson at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has published a research paper titled “Combinatorial development of nebulized mRNA delivery formulations for the lungs” in the journalRead More…
Lipid Nanoparticles Carrying Toxin mRNA – A Novel Strategy for Treating Solid Tumors
In recent years, messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) therapy has garnered significant interest and has been developed for the treatment of a range of diseases, including rare genetic disorders, neurodegenerative diseases, inflammation, cancer,Read More…
New mRNA Vaccines Show Potentials to Prevent Lyme Disease
Lyme disease is the most common vector-borne infectious disease in the United States, in part because there is currently no human vaccine against it. In a recent research report titled “Development ofRead More…
The Nobel Prize in Medicine Released: mRNA Technology Crowned with Laurel!
On October 2, 2023, the Nobel Committee announced that this year’s Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine would be jointly awarded to Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman for their discoveries in nucleosideRead More…
Using mRNA Delivery-Based Gene Editing Technology Brings New Hope for Hematological Disorders
In a recent study, researchers from the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania developed a proof-of-concept model for delivering gene-editing tools to treatRead More…