yunowu
12-01-2008, 09:00 PM
2008-12-01
Scientists have halted the advance of heart disease in mice - and even reversed some of its effects.
The study provides hard evidence that tiny pieces of genetic material called microRNA can play a key role in the development of heart disease.
The therapy, featured in the journal Nature, targets and blocks microRNA in heart cells.
A US specialist said that, with trials under way in other animals, human tests may be only a few years away....
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7750855.stm
Scientists have halted the advance of heart disease in mice - and even reversed some of its effects.
The study provides hard evidence that tiny pieces of genetic material called microRNA can play a key role in the development of heart disease.
The therapy, featured in the journal Nature, targets and blocks microRNA in heart cells.
A US specialist said that, with trials under way in other animals, human tests may be only a few years away....
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7750855.stm