At the Clinical Trials on Alzheimer’s Disease 2025 meeting, a panel of experts discussed the need for developing combination therapies for the complex diseases that result in Alzheimer's disease and other dementias.
Genescience Pharmaceuticals Co. Ltd. has described salts of known melanocortin MC4 receptor antagonists reported to be useful for the treatment of anorexia nervosa, cachexia, muscle atrophy, nausea and vomiting, sarcopenia, anxiety, bone disorders and inflammatory disorders.
LRRK2 plays a key role in the biology of multiple neurodegenerative disorders, including Parkinson’s disease (PD) and progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), where mutations or altered activity are associated with impaired cellular signaling and neuronal decline.
Arrakis Therapeutics Inc. has announced the presentation of preclinical data demonstrating the progress of its RNA-targeted small molecule (rSM) drug program for the treatment of myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1).
At the Clinical Trials on Alzheimer’s Disease 2025 meeting, a panel of experts discussed the need for developing combination therapies for the complex diseases that result in Alzheimer's disease and other dementias.
Brainomix Ltd. reported the publication of a prospective real-world study demonstrating that its AI imaging platform, Brainomix 360 Stroke, significantly increased rates of endovascular thrombectomy (EVT) treatment, a minimally invasive surgical procedure for patients with large vessel occlusion stroke, and reduced delays in patient triage and transfer.
Lynk Pharmaceuticals Co. Ltd. has received IND clearance from the FDA for LNK-01006, an allosteric TYK2 inhibitor with potential to treat neurodegenerative diseases.
Vectory Therapeutics BV has obtained IND clearance from the FDA for a phase I/II trial (PIONEER-ALS) of VTX-002, a first-in-class vectorized antibody targeting TDP-43 pathology in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). VTX-002 delivers an engineered antibody designed to selectively target toxic species of TDP-43.
Latus Bio Inc. has reported IND clearance by the FDA for LTS-101, a gene therapy candidate to treat the CNS manifestations of late-infantile neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis type 2 (CLN2) disease. The FDA has also granted orphan drug, rare pediatric disease and fast track designations to LTS-101.
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