5 pharmaceuticals for the treatment of neurodegenerative disorders, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), dementia, cancer, Parkinson's Disease, and obesity; pharmaceuticals for the treatment of life-threatening diseases; pharmaceuticals, namely, ribonucleic acid (RNA) therapeutics; pharmaceuticals, namely, ribonucleic acid (RNA) therapeutics for use in the treatment of neurodegenerative disorders, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), dementia, cancer, Parkinson's Disease, and obesity; pharmaceuticals, namely, ribonucleic acid (RNA) therapeutics that feature RNA as their active ingredient; pharmaceuticals, namely, small molecule therapeutics that induce changes in the chemical modifications of ribonucleic acid (RNA)