When the drug fomivirsen was approved by the FDA in 1998 for the treatment of cytomegalovirus retinitis in patients with HIV/AIDs, it was hailed as a milestone in drug discovery because it was the ...

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Alloy Therapeutics, a biotechnology ecosystem company, announced the launch of its novel AntiClastic™ Antisense Oligonucleotide (AntiClastic ASO) platform, which employs ...

The function of non-coding RNA in the cell has long been a mystery to researchers. Unlike coding RNA, non-coding RNA does not produce proteins -- yet it exists in large quantities. A research team has ...

The function of non-coding RNA in the cell has long been a mystery to researchers. Unlike coding RNA, non-coding RNA does not produce proteins – yet it exists in large quantities. A research team from ...

When LINE-1 RNA was depleted in human progeroid cells using antisense oligonucleotides the senescent phenotypes were ameliorated, while in the premature aging mouse model this therapy restored tissue ...

Courtesy of Antisense Therapeutics Ltd. Antisense strategies use polymeric nucleic acids or nucleic acid analogs to bind to and silence specific messenger RNAs. The silencing can be caused either by ...

People around the globe suffer from a myriad of rare diseases, many of which have no cure or limited treatment options. Many patients have been living without hope of a significant improvement in ...

An antisense therapy restores production of the protein FMRP in cell samples taken from patients with fragile X syndrome. This breakthrough was possible because of the novel findings, also presented ...

Patients treated with high-dose BIIB080 saw positive trends on the global Clinical Dementia Rating Sum of Boxes, Mini-Mental State Exam cognitive scales and Functional Activities Questionnaire at week ...

Arnatar Therapeutics has unveiled with $52 million in series A financing to bankroll new RNA-based therapies, including a candidate that takes aim at a rare genetic disease called Alagille syndrome ...