To read the full article sign up for free or sign in.

Vtv scores phase II TD in T1D as Alzheimer’s bid RAGEs against dying of light

Feb. 10, 2020

With the Simpliciti-T1 phase II trial testing new-mechanism TTP-399 as adjunct therapy in type 1 diabetes (T1D), High Point, N.C.-based Vtv Therapeutics Inc. nailed the HbA1c endpoint with none of the safety concerns foiling developers of type 2 diabetes (T2D) drugs who sought to broaden their labels.

BioWorld Clinical Drugs Diabetes

Today's news in brief

BioWorld

Illustration of head with maze that is missing parts

Inhibiting the NLRP3 inflammasome for cognitive impairment, stroke

BioWorld Science

Vascular cognitive impairment and dementia (VCID) and cerebral small vessel disease are among the leading causes of dementia, where inflammation is known to play...

New mechanism of action identified for QC-6352

BioWorld Science

QC-6352 is a small molecule developed to inhibit the histone demethylase 4 (KDM4) that has shown potent antitumoral activity and which has a derivative named...

3D rendering of skin cells and elastin with collagen layer

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

BioWorld Science

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.

Illustration of SCAN in Parkinson’s vs healthy subcortex

SCAN is core circuit affected in Parkinson’s disease

BioWorld

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...