Understanding psychiatric disorders at a cellular and molecular level could provide a different perspective to design diagnostic and therapeutic tools searching for the origin of these disorders and the alterations they cause. Fourteen simultaneous studies from the PsychENCODE Consortium have delved into the cellular atlases of human neurodevelopment, reporting the broadest view of neuropsychiatry to date.

Tetra Pharm Technologies ApS and Kvanctify ApS have entered into a strategic partnership to accelerate the identification and development of novel drug candidates targeting the endocannabinoid system.

Chinese investigators have reported that high levels of triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2 (TREM2) expression, which are immunosuppressive in multiple solid tumors, were protective in glioblastoma multiforme (GBM). The findings were published May 23, 2024, in Cancer Cell.

Neuren Pharmaceuticals Ltd.’s NNZ-2591 met the primary endpoints in a phase II trial in children with Pitt Hopkins syndrome, with improvements seen in communication, social interaction, cognition and motor abilities, according to top-line results.

Phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate (PI(4,5)P2), also known as PIP2, is a cellular membrane phospholipid generated by phosphatidylinositol phosphorylation that regulates the functions of several proteins.

Bristol Myers Squibb Co. has exercised its option for an exclusive global license for PRX-019, a potential treatment of neurodegenerative diseases with an undisclosed target, under an agreement with Prothena Corp. plc.

Since utrophin compensates for lack of dystrophin in mdx mice, which results in a milder phenotype of muscular dystrophy compared to humans, the mdx/utrn-/- mouse has been developed to mimic early onset of muscle dystrophy, severe muscle weakness and premature death.