Researchers reveal new therapeutic avenue in the fight against cancer

Monday, July 4, 2016 - 15:31 in Health & Medicine

A team of researchers has identified NEAT1, a non-coding RNA, as a potential therapeutic target in the fight against cancer. Researchers have shown that NEAT1 plays an important role in the survival of highly dividing cells -- and in particular of cancer cells. These findings can help develop new drugs that target NEAT1, in order to kill cancer cells more effectively.

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