Tiny RNA molecules control labor, may be key to blocking premature birth
Monday, November 15, 2010 - 16:00
in Health & Medicine
Nov. 15, 2010 Tiny molecules called microRNAs act together with hormones to control the onset of labor, raising the prospect that RNA-based drugs might be able to prevent premature labor, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have discovered in a preclinical study.