Artificial intelligence (AI)-based models developed by a team of international researchers were able to identify ovarian cancer in ultrasound images more accurately than humans. Results from a study published in Nature Medicine showed that the AI models achieved an accuracy rate of 86.3%, compared to 82.6% for the experts and 77.7% for the non-expert examiners.
In a recently published study, researchers from the University of Pennsylvania and collaborators aimed to identify compounds with high affinity to α-synuclein aggregates and high selectivity toward pathological α-synuclein compared to other brain targets.
Peptidream Inc. has announced a new peptide radiopharmaceutical development candidate, PD-29875, a novel first-in-class highly selective macrocyclic peptide-radioisotope conjugate against Claudin 18.2 (CLDN18.2).
Researchers at Stichting AMC Foundation and Vrije Universiteit van Amsterdam have identified [18F]-labeled pyrazolidine-3,5-dione compounds targeting P2Y purinoceptor 12 (P2RY12; P2Y12) acting as PET and SPECT imaging agents. They are reported to be useful for the diagnosis of multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease.
Telix Pharmaceuticals Ltd. is expanding its theranostic pipeline with new assets targeting fibroblast activation protein (FAP). The company has entered into asset purchase and exclusive worldwide in-license agreements for a suite of clinically validated FAP-targeting therapeutic and precision medicine (diagnostic) radiopharmaceutical candidates developed at Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz.
Many studies have linked the presence of specific bacteria to various diseases. But a general overgrowth of gut bacteria can be a symptom of different conditions, including colorectal cancer and inflammatory bowel disease. A study counting gut microbiome proposes that microbial load, rather than the disease, could explain the presence of certain pathogens.
WDR45 is located on the X chromosome. Its pathogenic variants are associated with various neurodegenerative disorders that are predominantly reported in females and present a wide range of clinical phenotypes, from early-onset developmental delay to neurodegeneration and multiple epileptic syndromes.
Antelope Surgical Solutions Inc. has received commercial IND approval from the FDA for its novel prostate cancer technology, AS-1986NS. AS1986NS, a fluorescent and lutetium-175 bearing drug, will be evaluated in trials with the aim of addressing prostate cancer identification and surgical margin delineation.
Ifast Diagnostics Ltd. raised $6.5 million (£5 million) in seed funding to bring its rapid Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (AST) platform to the market. The company’s technology is vital in the fight against antimicrobial resistance and the funds will be used to conduct clinical trials to get the product to the market in the U.K., U.S. and EU, CEO Toby King, told BioWorld.
Beijing Normal University presented data on fibroblast activation protein (FAP)-targeting agents containing a nitroimidazole moiety, [68Ga]/[177Lu]AAZTA-NI-FAPI-04, being developed for the potential imaging and treatment of cancer.
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