Shanghai Henlius Biotech Inc. has announced preclinical data showing that its small-molecule drug HLX-99 exhibited antineurodegenerative activities in multiple models, warranting further development.
The CMT Research Foundation has formed a strategic partnership with Revir Therapeutics Inc. to advance small-molecule therapeutics that modulate the expression of the gene that causes Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 1A (CMT1A).
Oblique Therapeutics AB has entered into an agreement with the KTH Royal Institute of Technology to utilize KTH’s supercomputer resources for analyzing protein structures.
Italfarmaco SpA and Iktos SA have entered into a collaboration to develop next-generation histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitors for a variety of non-oncological diseases, including diseases affecting the central nervous system.
The adverse effects of PD-1 blockers on the CNS observed in cancer patients could occur through their effects on an enzyme that activates microglia. Pharmacological inhibition of the enzyme in mice reduced microglial activation and cognitive deficit without altering the antitumor capacity of the immunotherapy.
Addex Pharma SA has divulged metabotropic glutamate mGlu7 receptor negative allosteric modulators reported to be useful for the treatment of pain, ear disorders and neurological disorders.
Genescience Pharmaceuticals Co. Ltd. has identified melanocortin MC4 receptor antagonists reported to be useful for the treatment of cachexia, anorexia nervosa, nausea and vomiting, sarcopenia, neuropathic pain, post-traumatic stress disorder and muscle and bone disorders.
Samsara Therapeutics Inc. has described autophagy inducers reported to be useful for the treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and Parkinson’s disease.
Variants in several subunits of the Mediator protein complex are responsible for MEDopathies, which present variable clinical manifestations and modes of inheritance. Researchers from Université de Paris Cité have investigated the role of MED16, a subunit of the evolutionary-conserved Mediator complex, in MEDopathies.
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