In the search for effective and safe Kv7 activators, a collaboration spanning Belgium, Germany and Italy has identified JNJ-37822681 as a promising lead.
GSK plc scientists have presented findings from studies on the therapeutic potential of GSK-5862611, an anti-Sortilin antibody, in addressing neurodegenerative disease mechanisms linked to the TDP43 G298S mutation.
Beijing Tide Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. has divulged nanobody-drug conjugates comprising a nanobody targeting B7 homolog 3 (B7-H3, CD276) covalently bound to exatecan through a linker reported to be useful for the treatment of lung cancer.
Primelink Biotherapeutics (Shenzhen) Co. Ltd. has discovered molecular glue degraders acting as eukaryotic peptide chain release factor GTP-binding subunit ERF3A (GSPT1) degradation inducers reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.
Beone Medicines (Beijing) Co. Ltd. has disclosed an antibody-drug conjugate comprising an antibody targeting fibroblast growth factor receptor 2 isoform 2 (FGFR2; FGFR2b) covalently linked to cytotoxic agent through a linker reported to be useful for the treatment of small-cell lung cancer (SCLC) and gastric cancer.
Researchers from the Cleveland Clinic and National Institutes of Health investigated the role of the neurobeachin (NBEA) gene in predicting weight loss response to glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists.
The threat of another influenza pandemic arising from bird-to-human and then human-to-human transmission drives continuing efforts to develop effective vaccines against avian influenza. In the latest advance in this area, researchers at Novavax Inc. have reported a new vaccine against avian influenza strain A(H5N1) clade 2.3.4.4b.