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(Mary Ann Liebert, Inc./Genetic Engineering News) Small RNA-based nucleic acid drugs represent a promising new class of therapeutic agents for silencing abnormal or overactive disease-causing genes, and researchers have discovered new mechanisms by which RNA drugs can control gene activity.

A comprehensive review article in Nucleic Acid Therapeutics, a peer-reviewed journal published by Mary Ann Liebert Inc., details these advances.

(Mary Ann Liebert, Inc./Genetic Engineering News) Innovation in the design of vaccines is rapidly expanding their use, safety, and effectiveness for disease prevention and therapeutic interventions.

The enormous potential of OMICS sciences for global health and vaccine design is examined in "Vaccines of the 21st Century and Vaccinomics," a special issue of OMICS: A Journal of Integrative Biology, the peer-reviewed journal published by Mary Ann Liebert Inc.

(Mary Ann Liebert, Inc./Genetic Engineering News) Positive activity interventions (PAIs) offer a safe, low-cost, and self-administered approach to managing depression and may offer hope to individuals with depressive disorders who do not respond or have access to adequate medical therapy, according to a comprehensive review article in The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, a peer-reviewed journal published by Mary Ann Liebert Inc.

(Mary Ann Liebert, Inc./Genetic Engineering News) The dangers of cell phones have led to preventive policies in France, Israel, Finland and India, and there are simple ways to minimize the health risks associated with exposure to the radiation energy they emit, according to Devra Lee Davis, PhD, MPH, president of the Environmental Health Trust, in a timely and informative interview featured in Alternative and Complementary Therapies, published by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.

(Mary Ann Liebert, Inc./Genetic Engineering News) Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. announces the launch of Games for Health: Research, Development, and Clinical Applications (G4H), a new, peer-reviewed journal dedicated to the development, use, and applications of game technology for improving physical and mental health and well-being.

(Mary Ann Liebert, Inc./Genetic Engineering News) Sophisticated genetic tools and techniques for achieving targeted gene delivery and high gene expression levels in bone marrow will drive the successful application of gene therapy to treat a broad range of diseases.

Examples of these cutting-edge methods are presented in a series of five provocative articles in the latest issue of Human Gene Therapy.

(Mary Ann Liebert, Inc./Genetic Engineering News) Novel tools and methods for delivering therapeutic genes to cells in the central nervous system hold great promise for the development of new treatments to combat incurable neurologic diseases.

(Mary Ann Liebert, Inc./Genetic Engineering News) E. coli bacteria exposed to three common antibiotics were more likely to develop antibiotic resistance following low-level antibiotic exposure than after exposure to high concentrations that would kill the bacteria or inhibit their growth, according to a timely article in Microbial Drug Resistance, a peer-reviewed journal published by Mary Ann Liebert Inc.

(Mary Ann Liebert, Inc./Genetic Engineering News) For the first time, the barriers to breastfeeding are being addressed at the highest level of government.

With the release today of Healthy People 2020, the US Department of Health and Human Services has targeted the new 10-year goals for our nation's health -- and supporting breastfeeding is prominent among them.

(Mary Ann Liebert, Inc./Genetic Engineering News) Yoga has a greater positive effect on a person's mood and anxiety level than walking and other forms of exercise, which may be due to higher levels of the brain chemical GABA according to an article in the Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, a peer-reviewed journal published by Mary Ann Liebert Inc.

The article is available free online.