In this review of RNA therapies, we paint an overview of what’s going on in a field that is addressing a number of diseases.

Benitec has a market cap of $250mn, $67.8mn in cash, and a cash runway of over 10 quarters, but faces risks due to its small ...

Lampreys are jawless vertebrates that can offer unique insights into vertebrate evolution. Here they generate a comprehensive cell atlas of the lamprey, uncovering 70 distinct cell types across 14 ...

The Phase Ib trial is set to test a gene therapy designed to target a rare disorder that causes muscle and respiratory failure.

This review focuses on intergenerational and transgenerational epigenetic inheritance in different plants, animal species and ...

The US biotech has just reported phase 2 trial results with the small, interfering RNA (siRNA) gene-silencing drug showing that it an cause a 90% or greater reduction in Lp(a) levels – a risk ...

The TP53 gene is a gene that is mutated in many cancers ... the small molecules noted (which inhibit the binding of MDM2 to TP53), phytonutrients in some plant-based foods may directly reduce MDM2 ...

Not all stressors have the same impact on health. Stress arising from threats to social safety is most likely to affect psychological, biological, and clinical outcomes. This is the conclusion ...

Gerry Baker is Editor at Large of The Wall Street Journal. His weekly column for the editorial page, “Free Expression,” appears in The Wall Street Journal each Tuesday. Mr. Baker is also host ...

Jan. 21, 2025 — Trypanosomes are parasites that cause sleeping sickness, Chagas disease, and various animal diseases. Diagnosis and treatment remain complex and no effective vaccine has been ...

Gene Demby is a founding member of NPRs Code Switch team, where he serves as a host of the show's podcast. In 2020, Code Switch was named Apple's inaugural Podcast Of The Year. Demby's essays for ...