Tiny RNA molecules control labour, may be key to blocking premature birth

Tuesday, November 16, 2010 - 07:40 in Health & Medicine

Tiny molecules called microRNAs act together with hormones to control the onset of labour, raising the prospect that RNA-based drugs might be able to prevent premature labour, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Centre have discovered in a preclinical study...

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