Researchers from Zhejiang Ocean University and affiliated organizations have reported the discovery and preclinical evaluation of a novel potent histone lysine-specific demethylase 1 (LSD1) inhibitor, FY-21, being developed for the treatment of leukemia.
Researchers from Prothena Biosciences Ltd. recently presented preclinical data for the full effector-function IgG1 monoclonal antibody PRX-012, which binds with high affinity to both soluble and insoluble forms of toxic amyloid-β (Aβ) aggregates.
Circle Pharma Inc. has selected CID-078 as its first clinical development candidate. CID-078 is an orally bioavailable macrocycle with dual cyclin A and B inhibitory activity that drives synthetic lethality in multiple tumor types.
The most in-depth study to date of the genetic risk factors for long COVID has identified 73 genes that are highly associated with severe or fatigue-dominant forms of the disease. Many of these genes also are known to be associated with other disorders, including myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) and neurodegenerative, autoimmune, cardiovascular and metabolic diseases.
The Hubmap consortium has released the atlas of three human organs, a cell-by-cell map based on overlaid images from microscopy and molecular data. Maps of the intestine, the kidney and the placenta, published in three simultaneous articles, have revealed the cellular morphology and architecture of these organs in healthy and diseased conditions.
Since its emergence in late 2019, SARS-CoV-2 has killed nearly 7 million people. But at the same time, many infections, in particular in children and young adults, are asymptomatic with rapid viral clearance from the body. It remains unclear why many individuals are able to successfully clear infection without major complications while others develop severe disease, even without known risk factors for severe COVID-19 outcomes.
Now, a new study involving nearly 30,000 individuals has found that variation in the human leukocyte antigen (HLA) loci may underlie processes mediating asymptomatic infection. The findings were reported in the July 19, 2023, online edition of Nature.
Several patents from Bristol Myers Squibb Co. describe relaxin receptor 1 (RXFP1; LGR7) agonists reported to be useful for the treatment of heart failure and fibrosis.
Shanghai Maxinovel Pharmaceuticals Co. Ltd. has reported the identification of programmed cell death 1 (PD-1; PDCD1; CD279)/PD-1 ligand 1 (PD-L1; CD274) interaction inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.