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Antisense Oligonucleotide
Antisense Oligonucleotide (ASO) is a synthetic polymer. It is a single-stranded deoxyribonucleotide, which is complementary to the mRNA target. Antisense oligonucleotides may be used to block the production of proteins needed for cell growth.
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SEP 17, 2025Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have learned more about the effects of an experimental amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) drug candidate tha ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 15, 2023Drug Discovery & Development
The exact match for a mutant protein's mRNA, called an antisense oligonucleotide (ASO), stops cancerous protein producti ...Written By: Amielle MorenoMAR 28, 2023Drug Discovery & Development
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Obesity is a common epidemic worldwide, but scientists are now bringing to light an associated health issue, fatty liver ...Written By: Jennifer EllisAUG 03, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Gene therapy research for spinal muscular atrophy is seemingly on an onwards and upwards trajectory. In the last week, r ...APR 19, 2016Health & Medicine
Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacterial species behind tuberculosis infections, is the leading cause of bacterial deat ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 30, 2015Neuroscience
Johns Hopkins researchers think that a common gene mutation triggers the brain damage associated with both amyotrophic l ...Written By: Ilene Schneider
SEP 17, 2025
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have learned more about the effects of an experimental amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) drug candidate tha
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 15, 2023
Drug Discovery & Development
The exact match for a mutant protein's mRNA, called an antisense oligonucleotide (ASO), stops cancerous protein producti
...
Written By:
Amielle Moreno
MAR 28, 2023
Drug Discovery & Development
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a neurodegenerative disease that is also known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease. It
...
Written By:
Greta Anne
MAR 02, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have discovered a novel type of cell, called the vasculogenic fibroblast, which can be found in mice and huma
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 07, 2023
Health & Medicine
One lab drops two papers touting the clearance of protein aggregation in ALS
Written By:
Amielle Moreno
AUG 09, 2022
Microbiology
This new approach could also be effective against many different types of RNA viruses.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 15, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
We live in an age of information and data, and more is being generated every day. It's estimated that there are about te
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 01, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
A patient with a genetic-based childhood blindness has gained vision after receiving an experimental RNA therapeutic tre
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
SEP 13, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
The surface of a cell carries many features to help it carry out its functions, communicate with other cells, gather inf
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 09, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers have used personalized medicine to develop a tailor-made genetic treatment for a girl diagnosed with a rare
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
SEP 25, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
DMD is a genetic disorder that causes degeneration in muscles. Now there may be a treatment for as many as 47% of patien
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 09, 2019
Cancer
Russian scientists are developing an ointment to undermine the growth of skin cancer, according to a review recently pub
...
Written By:
Julia Travers
OCT 30, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
Understanding how cancer cells avoid death despite their DNA being damaged will create new strategies to enhance cancer
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JUL 17, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
Roughly 20,000 people in the United States are diagnosed with Lou Gehrig’s Disease, better known as amyotrophic la
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
APR 11, 2018
Videos
Neurodegenerative disorders are diseases that cause a progressive loss of nerve cells; that can result in devastating pr
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 05, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Nusinersen may be a life-changer for patients with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) type 1.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 27, 2016
Chemistry & Physics
Obesity is a common epidemic worldwide, but scientists are now bringing to light an associated health issue, fatty liver
...
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
AUG 03, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Gene therapy research for spinal muscular atrophy is seemingly on an onwards and upwards trajectory. In the last week, r
...
APR 19, 2016
Health & Medicine
Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacterial species behind tuberculosis infections, is the leading cause of bacterial deat
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 30, 2015
Neuroscience
Johns Hopkins researchers think that a common gene mutation triggers the brain damage associated with both amyotrophic l
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider