Vanderbilt University has identified new 1-heteroarylazetidine-3-heteroarylmethylcarboxamide 5-HT2B receptor antagonists reported to be useful for the treatment of myocardial infarction, systemic sclerosis and pulmonary arterial hypertension.
Bacillus anthracis is a spore-forming soil bacterium that becomes metabolically active when taken up by a host, causing anthrax. Research efforts are now focused on developing new classes of antibiotics effective against both wild-type and fluoroquinolone-resistant B. anthracis.
Vanderbilt University has divulged muscarinic M1 receptor positive allosteric modulators (PAMs) reported to be useful for the treatment of pain, Alzheimer’s disease, schizophrenia, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), tardive dyskinesia, Tourette syndrome, sleep disorders and cognitive disorders, among others.
In an effort to develop next-generation treatments for cystinuria, researchers at Vanderbilt University and Tennessee Valley Health Services have used a non-viral piggyBac transposon approach to insert the Slc3a1 gene into one kidney of mice lacking the endogenous gene, which services as a model of type A cystinuria.
Vanderbilt University has synthesized muscarinic M4 receptor positive allosteric modulators (PAMs) reported to be useful for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease, pain, schizophrenia and sleep disorders.
Abvance Therapeutics Inc. secured an undisclosed amount of capital in a seed round led by Zubi Capital to support development of an insulin and glucagon combination product that the company has been in the process of developing for approximately 18 months. “We’re very excited that this round is able to get us positioned for a successful series A once we meet some internal confidential milestones,” Edward Raskin, CEO of Abvance, told BioWorld.
Abvance Therapeutics Inc. secured an undisclosed amount of capital in a seed round led by Zubi Capital to support development of an insulin and glucagon combination product that the company has been in the process of developing for approximately 18 months.
A Vanderbilt University patent discloses new muscarinic M4 receptor positive allosteric modulators and agonists reported to be useful for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease, pain, schizophrenia, sleep disorders and cognitive disorder.
Ono Pharmaceutical Co Ltd., Vanderbilt University and Wuxi Apptec Co. Ltd. have disclosed potassium channel subfamily K member 2 (TREK-1; KCNK2) and or member 10 (TREK-2; KCNK10) blockers reported to be useful for the treatment of depression, schizophrenia, anxiety disorders and bipolar disorder, among others.
Prothena Biosciences Ltd. and Vanderbilt University have jointly discovered dual specificity tyrosine-phosphorylation-regulated kinase 1A (DYRK1A) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease, cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular disorders and Down syndrome.
