Some Apple Watch users will be able to monitor their blood oxygen levels through their iPhone, thanks to a software update the company planned to issue Aug. 14. The Cupertino, Calif.-based company pulled the feature from its watches in the U.S. in 2024, following a patent dispute with Masimo Corp., of Irvine, Calif., that threatened an import ban.
Etern Therapeutics (Wuxi) Co. Ltd. has divulged polycyclic compounds acting as receptor-interacting serine/threonine-protein kinase 1 (RIPK1; RIP-1) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of ischemia-reperfusion injury.
Shanghai Qilu Pharmaceutical Research and Development Centre Ltd. has synthesized Werner syndrome ATP-dependent helicase (WRN; RECQ3; RECQL2) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.
The Jackson Laboratory has disclosed short transient receptor potential channel 3 (TRPC3) and short transient receptor potential channel 6 (TRPC6) antagonists reported to be useful for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease.
The reach of the med-tech patent wars now includes devices for electroencephalography thanks to a complaint recently filed by Sunnyvale, Calif.-based Ceribell Inc. with the U.S. International Trade Commission. The company alleged infringement of six of its patents by two units under the Natus umbrella of companies, but this conflict is also under review in Delaware district court, promising a drawn-out conflict that may not resolve for years.
F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd. and Hoffmann-La Roche Inc. have divulged monoglyceride lipase (MGLL; MAGL) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, multiple sclerosis, pain, neuroinflammation, neurodegeneration, Alzheimer’s disease and inflammatory bowel disease, among other disorders.
Suzhou Zion Pharma Technology Co Ltd. has identified KRAS inhibitors, in particular GTPase KRAS G12D mutant and/or G13D mutant, reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.
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