Opko Health Inc. has recently presented data for their GLP-1/glucagon receptor dual agonist OPK-88006, which is in preclinical development for the treatment of metabolic disease, including metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH) and obesity.
Researchers at Shandong Second Medical University have developed a dimethyl quaternary ammonium derivative of harmane that shows strong potential for attacking the bacterium through diverse mechanisms.
In a recent study published in Cell Reports Medicine, researchers from the Institute of Chinese Materia Medica of the China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences and Xi’an Jiao Tong University Health Science Center found that Mesothelin (MSLN) was significantly elevated in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients and collagen-induced arthritis (CIA) rats and mice, where it drove osteoclast differentiation.
The field of gene therapy is experiencing major advances driven by precise editing technologies, such as base and prime editing, and by the design of increasingly sophisticated vectors to deliver payloads that could reverse the effects of diseases. However, in the transition to in vivo applications many approaches still fail in their attempt to effectively reach target tissues or cells.
Changes to a U.S. CDC website regarding autism and vaccines has sparked a backlash from numerous scientific and other groups, placing HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (RFK) in the spotlight once again for appearing to break promises made earlier this year to secure his nomination.
Vanderbilt University has divulged muscarinic M1 receptor positive allosteric modulators (PAMs) reported to be useful for the treatment of pain, Alzheimer’s disease, schizophrenia, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), tardive dyskinesia, Tourette syndrome, sleep disorders and cognitive disorders, among others.
Arrepath Inc. has identified UDP-2,3-diacylglucosamine hydrolase (LpxH) (bacterial) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of gram-negative bacterial infections.
Researchers from Johns Hopkins University, National Institutes of Health and University of Iowa have synthesized superstolide derivatives reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer and viral infections.
Nimbus Salacia Inc. has disclosed serine/threonine-protein kinase SIK2 (QIK) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of autoimmune diseases, cancer, diabetes, inflammatory bowel disease, osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, rheumatoid arthritis and skin hyperpigmentation, among others.
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