Liraglutide, a glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist used in diabetes and obesity, could alleviate depression through a pathway that does not depend on the GLP-1 receptor but instead on the gut microbiota, since the treatment increases the presence of the bacterium Lactobacillus delbrueckii. This symbiotic microorganism produces a lipid that modulates neuronal activity, normalizing the hyperactivation of brain regions in mice involved in emotional processing, which ultimately reduces depressive behaviors.
Jiangsu Nhwa Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. has disclosed κ-opioid receptor antagonists that are potentially useful for the treatment of neurological disorders.
Researchers from Jiangsu Hansoh Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd. and Shanghai Hansoh Biomedical Co. Ltd. have disclosed tricyclic compounds acting as 5-HT2C receptor agonists reported to be potentially useful for the treatment of mood disorders.
Harness Therapeutics Ltd. has been awarded a grant from The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research (MJFF) to advance its Parkinson’s disease program targeting glucocerebrosidase (GCase) and lysosomal integral membrane protein-2 (LIMP2) in GBA1-Parkinson’s disease.
Gen1e Lifesciences Inc. has obtained both orphan drug and rare pediatric disease designations from the U.S. FDA for GEn-1123 for the treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD).
Flobiotech GmbH has signed an agreement with UCLA Health to advance a novel class of therapeutics targeting biologically validated protective pathways in neurodegeneration.
New York University has discovered new analogues of mannose-6-phosphate reported to be potentially useful for the treatment of memory impairment, neurodegeneration and neurodevelopmental disorders, among others.
Arvinas Inc. has joined the LRRK2 Investigative Therapeutics Exchange (LITE) program and the Parkinson’s Precision Medicine Initiative (PPMI), both supported by The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research (MJFF).
Bial-Portela & Ca SA has patented new orexin OX1 receptor antagonists potentially useful for the treatment of anxiety disorders, depression, eating disorders, schizophrenia, obesity, sleep disorders, post-traumatic stress, substance abuse and dependence, among others.
Idefine, The Kleefstra Syndrome Foundation, has established a collaboration with UT Southwestern Medical Center to advance development of a potential gene therapy to treat Kleefstra syndrome, a rare neurodevelopmental disorder caused by changes or loss of the EHMT1 gene, which plays a critical role in brain development and function.
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