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.
Yichang Humanwell Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. has identified compounds acting as potassium voltage-gated channel subfamily KQT member 2/3 (KCNQ2/3) activators. They are reported to be useful for the treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, depression, epilepsy, stroke, multiple sclerosis, pain, and Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease, among others.
Researchers from the University of Oxford and the Health Research Institute La Fe (Spain) investigated the potential of multigene RNA-based therapeutics in Alzheimer’s disease, aiming to overcome potential compensatory mechanisms and patient heterogeneity.
Solute carrier family 2, member 5 (GLUT5) is known to be upregulated in metabolic disorders and cancer, but its potential role in ischemic stroke is not well defined. Japanese researchers have now explored the association of GLUT5 expression with oxidative stress in ischemic stroke.
Haisco Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd. has disclosed new muscarinic M4 receptor agonists described as potentially useful for the treatment of substance abuse and dependence, Alzheimer’s disease, pain, schizophrenia and sleep disorders.
Alterity Therapeutics Ltd. has divulged salts of ATH-434, the company's oral agent designed to inhibit the aggregation of pathological proteins implicated in neurodegeneration.
Acute ischemic stroke still represents a public health challenge due to its high incidence and mortality rate. Current treatments may effectively restore the blood flow, but recanalization by opening occluded vessels does not guarantee a favorable prognosis.
Following on from a successful phase IIa proof-of-mechanism study in myasthenia gravis, NMD Pharma A/S has added clinical data on a second neuromuscular disorder, reporting positive phase IIa results for ignaseclant, in both type I and type II Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease.
Shenzhen Hanlin Biomedical Technology Co. Ltd. has identified new urolithin A derivatives. They are reported to be useful for the treatment of neurological disorder, aging, muscle disorder and metabolic diseases.
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