Researchers from Adipo Therapeutics LLC presented data from preclinical studies that aimed to assess the γ-secretase inhibitor ADPO-002 (dibenzazepine) for the treatment of obesity.
Researchers at Harvard Medical School have found that blocking the neuron-released peptide CGRP decreases pain sensitivity and reduces lesion size in endometriosis. Endometriosis is a painful, steroid-dependent inflammatory condition in which tissue similar to that of the endometrial lining grows and establishes outside the uterine mucosa.
Gastric inhibitory polypeptide receptor (GIPR) antagonists potentially useful for the treatment of type 2 diabetes and obesity have been disclosed in a Pfizer Inc. patent.
Korro Bio Inc. has announced a submission to the Australian Bellberry Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC) for a phase I/II study of KRRO-110 for α-1 antitrypsin deficiency (AATD).
Endevica Bio Inc. has announced the spin-off of a newly created company, Abisati LLC, to develop an oral melanocortin MC4 receptor agonist, 710GO, as a weight loss therapy.
Dartmouth College has divulged fatty acid mimetics acting as free fatty acid FFA1 receptor (GPR40) and/or FFA4 receptor (GPR120) agonists reported to be useful for the treatment of obesity and type 2 diabetes.
Be Biopharma Inc. has developed a CRISPR/Cas9-based precision B-cell gene therapy to deliver active tissue non-specific alkaline phosphatase (ALP) for the potential treatment of hypophosphatasia (HPP).
Terns Inc. has divulged glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor (GLP-1R) agonists reported to be useful for the treatment of diabetes, obesity and liver diseases.