Big role for microRNA in lethal lung fibrosis

Saturday, May 1, 2010 - 01:31 in Health & Medicine

A small piece of RNA appears to play a big role in the development of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, according to lung disease researchers. Their study, which is the first to examine microRNAs in the disease, points to novel ways to treat the typically lethal, lung-scarring disease.

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