Scientists to use mRNA jab tech to treat cholesterol, cancer

London: With the success of mRNA drug technology in the fight against Covid-19, scientists are looking to use the therapies to develop new treatments for some diseases like cholesterol, heart disease and cancer.

RNA gene therapy is known to cleverly alter instructions to the body's cells so that they make specific proteins that perform a useful function. In the case of vaccines, the protein is recognised by the immune system, which is then primed to fight the virus.

For many years, scientists have been hopeful about the potential of RNA therapy but have been frustrated by the difficulty in securing an effective way to deliver it, Simon Waddington, Professor of gene therapy at University College London, was quoted as saying to Daily Mail.