Kinetin identified as a potential new SARS-CoV-2 antiviral compound

Feb. 6, 2023

Researchers from Fundacao Oswaldo Cruz (Fiocruz) have evaluated kinetin (MB-905) as an antiviral against SARS-CoV-2.

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Tanycytes in green capturing tau protein in red.

Brain’s hidden tau-clearing pathway uncovered

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Researchers at INSERM and collaborators have identified hypothalamic tanycytes as mediators of tau clearance and shown that their structural and genetic...

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MSD synthesizes α-synuclein PET agents

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Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC (MSD) has prepared and tested new positron emission tomography (PET) agents for binding and imaging α-synuclein (SNCA) for the diagnosis...

Muscarinic M4 receptor positive allosteric modulators described in Neurosterix patent

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Neurosterix Pharma Sarl has divulged 3-cyclopropylpyrazole derivatives acting as muscarinic M4 receptor positive allosteric modulators. They are reported to be...