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Regulus, GSK Ink $600M Deal for Drugs Targeting MicroRNA

April 18, 2008

Less than eight months after being formed as a joint venture between Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc. and Isis Pharmaceuticals Inc. to develop microRNA-targeted drugs, Regulus Therapeutics LLC landed its first major pharma collaboration, signing London-based GlaxoSmithKline plc in a potential $600 million inflammatory disease alliance. (BioWorld Today)

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SCAN is core circuit affected in Parkinson’s disease

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Parkinson’s disease is a neurodegenerative disorder that affects movement, and tremor is one of its signatures. But it is a much more wide-ranging disorder, and...

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First-in-class pan-inflammasome blocker for hidradenitis suppurativa

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Researchers from Paratus Sciences Corp. presented the preclinical profile of PS-1001, a novel pan-inflammasome inhibitor designed to prevent IL-1β and IL-18 release.

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RX-10616 improves radiotherapy efficacy in HNSCC

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Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) accounts for high number of new diagnoses each year. Current management is based on surgery followed by radiotherapy...

CROI 2026: Neurodegeneration, the challenge of aging with HIV

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Antiretroviral therapies against HIV have been in use for more than 30 years and have enabled people living with HIV to maintain undetectable viral levels. Many...