Patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD) frequently suffer from sleep disorders, in addition to the neurodegenerative processes associated with the disease. These disorders affect both rapid eye movement (REM) and non-REM (NREM) sleep, but the underlying mechanisms in PD patients remain largely unknown.
Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder that affects movement, and tremor is one of its signatures. But it is a much more wide-ranging disorder, and patients experience problems with cognitive and emotional processes as well. SCAN, the somato-cognitive action network identified in 2023, could reshape the definition of PD. Treating this circuit can improve outcomes.
Bexorg Inc. has been awarded a research grant from The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research (MJFF) through the Targets to Therapies initiative to identify translational biomarkers for TRPML1-targeted therapies.
Mair Therapeutics BV has established a scientific collaboration with Radboud University to accelerate the discovery of small-molecule agonists of TMEM175, a lysosomal ion channel genetically linked to Parkinson’s disease.
1st Biotherapeutics Inc. announced the closing of a ₩31.7 billion series D funding round Jan. 26 to advance its lead phase I oncology asset, FB-849, and portfolio of candidates for neurodegenerative diseases.
1st Biotherapeutics Inc. announced the closing of a ₩31.7 billion series D funding round Jan. 26 to advance its lead phase I oncology asset, FB-849, and portfolio of candidates for neurodegenerative diseases.
Insilico Medicine Cayman Topco has obtained IND approval from the FDA for ISM-8969 for the treatment of Parkinson’s disease, enabling initiation of a phase I trial in healthy volunteers.
Insilico Medicine Cayman Topco and Hygtia Therapeutics Co. Ltd. have entered into an exclusive license and co-development collaboration to advance ISM-8969 worldwide. ISM-8969 is an orally available, brain penetrant NLRP3 inhibitor for CNS disorders.
Keiferx LLC has entered into a research collaboration and option agreement with Amneal Pharmaceuticals Inc. to support the pre-IND development of KFRX-06, Keiferx’s brain-penetrant preclinical candidate designed to inhibit leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 (LRRK2), a gene strongly implicated in Parkinson’s disease biology.
Lysoway Therapeutics Inc. has completed IND-enabling studies for its lead TRPML1 agonist, LW-1017. A first-in-human study is planned in Australia, with dosing set to commence in May.
