MicroRNAs play a role in cocaine addiction

Tuesday, July 27, 2010 - 14:21 in Health & Medicine

MicroRNAs, short stretches of RNA that silence genes, have already been linked to cancer, heart disease and mental disorders such as schizophrenia. New research by Rockefeller University scientists suggests microRNAs are also involved in regulating the motivation to consume cocaine, a finding that could ultimately lead to new ways of combating addictive diseases in humans.

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