Be Biopharma Inc. has developed a CRISPR/Cas9-based precision B-cell gene therapy to deliver active tissue non-specific alkaline phosphatase (ALP) for the potential treatment of hypophosphatasia (HPP).

Cardiovascular disease is among the leading causes of death in individuals with type 2 diabetes. The role that microRNA 210 (miR-210) plays in endothelial cells and in diabetes-driven endothelial dysfunction is not clearly understood. Its potential as a therapeutic target was investigated.

According to World Health Organization data, endometriosis affects about 10% of reproductive-age females globally. That already makes endometriosis a wildly underresearched and underfunded disease in relation to its prevalence. Plus, Rama Kommagani thinks even 10% is an underestimation. “Diagnosis is very underreported, particularly in low- and middle-income countries,” Kommagani, who is an associate professor of pathology at Baylor College of Medicine, told BioWorld.

The reticulon 4 (Nogo) family, which is located in the endoplasmic reticulum, consists of several members including Nogo-A, Nogo-B and Nogo-C. Since previous studies have linked Nogo-B to multiple metabolic processes, researchers from University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) and affiliated organizations investigated the role of Nogo-B in cholesterol metabolism and related metabolic diseases.

Seraxis Inc. has obtained IND clearance from the FDA for a phase I/II study of its novel islet replacement therapy SR-02 for type 1 diabetes. SR-02 is comprised of allogeneic pancreatic endocrine cell clusters that, when implanted to the omentum, form a functional endocrine pancreas outside of the native pancreas.