Researchers at the University of Rochester have described a neuroimaging-based biomarker that could identify individuals with early psychosis, and improved their identification when it was added to a standard neurocognitive diagnostic test. In a group of roughly 160 participants in the Human Connectome Early Psychosis Project, individuals who were in the early stages of psychosis had stronger connections from the thalamus (a midbrain sensory processing area) to the cortex, but weaker connections between different cortical areas, than controls.
PTC Therapeutics Inc. said a “highly competitive process with several parties involved” led to the deal centered on the firm’s Huntington’s disease program with Novartis AG, an arrangement that brings $1 billion up front along with as much as $1.9 billion in development, regulatory, and sales milestone rewards.
Our immune cells are not just “defenders” against deadly viruses and pathogens but also a great balancer for tissue homeostasis. For neurological disorders, understanding the neuro-immune axis could be key to treating previously untreatable conditions such as autism spectrum disorder, according to Jun R. Huh, professor of immunology at Harvard Medical School.
Icagen Inc. has disclosed potassium voltage-gated channel subfamily KQT member 2 (KCNQ2; Kv7.2) activators reported to be useful for the treatment of pain, Alzheimer’s disease, epilepsy, motor neuron disease, neurodevelopmental disorders, depression, tinnitus and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, among others.
Genzyme Corp. (Sanofi Genzyme) has identified receptor-interacting serine/threonine-protein kinase 1 (RIPK1; RIP-1) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease, multiple sclerosis, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and Parkinson’s disease.
The collaboration aims to identify a small molecule that targets mutant androgen receptor (AR) mRNA splicing and causes selective destruction of the disease-causing mRNA.
Our immune cells are not just “defenders” against deadly viruses and pathogens but also a great balancer for tissue homeostasis. For neurological disorders, understanding the neuro-immune axis could be key to treating previously untreatable conditions such as autism spectrum disorder, according to Jun R. Huh, professor of immunology at Harvard Medical School.
Sarepta Therapeutics Inc. has signed a licensing and collaboration agreement with Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals Inc. to obtain exclusive global rights to multiple clinical, preclinical and discovery-stage programs for rare genetic diseases of the muscle, central nervous system (CNS) and the lungs. The deal includes ARO-DUX4, ARO-DM1, ARO-MMP7 and ARO-ATXN2.
Enveric Biosciences Inc. has completed preclinical pharmacokinetic (PK) studies of EB-003 in rats and dogs, further supporting EB-003’s oral bioavailability and targeted nonhallucinogenic profile. EB-003 is a neuroplastogen designed to promote neuroplasticity without inducing hallucinations in patients with difficult-to-address mental health disorders.
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