Scribe Therapeutics Inc. has obtained clearance from Australia’s Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) to initiate a first-in-human study of STX-1150 for the treatment of hypercholesterolemia, a major driver of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD). The phase I study will enroll adults with elevated LDL-C at increased cardiovascular risk at sites in Australia and New Zealand.
WAVES, an algorithm designed to extract menstrual-cycle metrics from physiological signals such as basal body temperature, which oscillates with sex hormones, shows how different parameters change with age and helps determine whether each person maintains a stable individual pattern or personal footprint. A study based on data from 5,674 cycles from 753 women demonstrates through this tool that age is associated with higher temperatures, shorter cycles, and greater irregularity. In addition, several metrics show within-person stability, suggesting they could serve as personalized health markers.
It is not surprising that a large Ebola outbreak would be considered a public health emergency of international concern. But the current PHEIC is notable for the speed with which it was declared, speaking to the urgency of the situation. World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus declared the outbreak a PHEIC on Sunday, May 17, without first convening an emergency committee. That step is unprecedented.
Nanjing Reju Therapeutics Inc. has reported new nicotinamide phosphoribosyltransferase (NAmPRTase; Nampt) activators potentially useful for the treatment of atherosclerosis, Duchenne muscular dystrophy, heart failure, multiple sclerosis, obesity, cardiomyopathy, Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease, among others.
Jiangsu Hansoh Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd. and Shanghai Hansoh Biomedical Co. Ltd. have discovered new phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase α (PI3Kα) H1047R mutant inhibitors potentially useful for the treatment of cancer, PIK3CA-related overgrowth spectrum (PROS), immune diseases and inflammatory diseases.
Gertrude Biomedical Pty. Ltd. has patented new transcription factor SOX18 inhibitors potentially useful for the treatment of renal disorders, eye disorders and cancer.
Nextgen Bioscience Co. Ltd. has identified new sphingosine 1-phosphate S1P1 and S1P4 receptor antagonists potentially useful for the treatment of autoimmune diseases, ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease.
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is still a highly lethal cancer with limited therapeutic options. Its lethality mainly stems from activating KRAS mutations and a metabolic dependence on nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD). Researchers from Remedy Plan Inc. have presented data on RPT-E-037, which exerts dual targeting of NAD metabolism through Nampt inhibition and KRAS signaling inhibition using a pan-RAS inhibitor (RMC-6236).
Recludix Pharma Inc. recently presented data on their new STAT1/3 inhibitors REX-6553 and REX-6547 for treating dermatological inflammatory skin diseases.
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