State University of New Jersey (Rutgers) has divulged flavonoids acting as GABA-A receptor positive allosteric modulators (PAMs) reported to be useful for the treatment of alcoholism.
A recent Astrazeneca AB patent describes 2,5-diazabicyclo[4.2.0]octanes and octahydrofuro[3,4-b]pyrazines acting as glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor (GLP-1R) agonists potentially useful for the treatment of type 2 diabetes.
Research at Iteos Belgium SA has led to the discovery of macrocyclic compounds acting as equilibrative nucleoside transporter ENT1 inhibitors and reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.
2-Oxo-3-azabicyclo[3.1.0]hexane derivatives acting as ketohexokinase (KHK) inhibitors have been reported in a recent Hua Medicine Ltd. patent as potentially useful for the treatment of diabetes, fibrosis, obesity, neurological, metabolic, gastrointestinal, cardiovascular and renal diseases, among others.
GSK plc and Ideaya Biosciences Inc. have jointly developed cyclic vinyl sulfone compounds acting as Werner syndrome ATP-dependent helicase (WRN; RECQ3; RECQL2) inhibitors that are reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. researchers have patented targeted activator of cell kill (TACK) compounds acting as Gag polyprotein (HIV-1)/protein Pol dimerization inducers and thus reported to be useful for the treatment of HIV infection.