Recent findings have proposed the combination of two agonist mechanisms – glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) and fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21) – to have a synergistic effect for the treatment of obesity and its associated comorbidities, including metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH) and severe hypertriglyceridemia.
The map of the human brain is not a static image of the cellular architecture of the central nervous system (CNS). Throughout life, all living beings are born, develop and age. The brain of pregnant mothers reflects a dynamic that modifies this general picture. A collaboration of scientists from the University of California has studied the changes in the adult brain during pregnancy and observed that a large part of it adapts during the development of the fetus.
Shenzhen Zhongge Biotechnology Co. Ltd. has divulged stimulator of interferon genes protein (STING; TMEM173) agonists reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer, Alzheimer’s disease, pulmonary fibrosis, heart failure, infections, psoriasis, Sjögren’s syndrome and systemic lupus erythematosus, among others.
Omass Therapeutics Ltd. has identified compounds acting as melanocortin MC2 receptor antagonists reported to be useful for the treatment of congenital adrenal hyperplasia, Cushing syndrome, depression, ectopic ACTH syndrome, polycystic ovary syndrome and septic shock.
Shenzhen Genuine Biotech Co. Ltd. has disclosed tyrosine-protein phosphatase non-receptor type 11 (PTPN11; PTP-2C; SHP-2) allosteric inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.
Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) is characterized by low bone mass, with increased risk of bone fracture due to mutations in certain genes encoding type I collagen, such as COL1A1 and COL1A2.
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has established a pandemic preparedness research network to conduct research on high-priority pathogens most likely to threaten human health with the goal of developing effective vaccines and monoclonal antibodies.
OS Therapies Inc. has announced the development and in vitro concept data for two novel tunable antibody-drug conjugate (tADC) therapeutic candidates leveraging the company’s proprietary Silinker technology.
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