Scientists at the University of Virginia have discovered an anti-aging mechanism mediated by an enzyme that metabolizes alcohol. Alcohol dehydrogenase, which in Caenorhabditis elegans and yeast replaces the rejuvenating effect of autophagy, would reduce age-associated glycerol levels, also promoting longevity in mice and humans. Read More

Mucopolysaccharidosis type IIIA (MPS IIIA) is a genetic disorder where mutations in SGSH lead to the accumulation of heparan sulfate (HS) and lysosomal dysfunction that translate into developmental delay and cognition decline in humans. To date, there is no cure for MPS IIIA and that is why finding new strategies is an urgent need. Read More

Performing experiments and potentially manufacturing products in space offers some unique advantages in a near-zero gravity environment. Space changes buoyancy, hydrostatic pressure and convective heat flow. Researchers are studying how those changes affect cells, but also looking to take advantage of the changes to create products in manufacturing processes that wouldn’t be possible on earth. Read More

Praetego Inc. has been granted a US$300,000 phase I Small Business Technology Transfer Research (STTR) award by the National Eye Institute (NEI) to advance the company's lead candidate, PTG-630, into preclinical proof of concept in diabetic retinopathy. Read More

A new study found that nebulized mRNA therapy could be an effective approach to treating acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), a rapidly progressing lung disease that can lead to respiratory failure and death. This work focused on two genes, nuclear factor kappaB (NF-κB) inhibitor α super-repressor (IκBα-SR) and superoxide dismutase 3 (SOD3), previously shown to reduce the severity of pneumonia when delivered prophylactically by viral vectors. Read More

Tyra Biosciences Inc. is expanding development of TYRA-300 into achondroplasia based on promising preclinical results from a study conducted in collaboration with the Imagine Institute. A specific mutation in fibroblast growth factor receptor 3 (FGFR3) causes over 97% of achondroplasia. Read More

Resistin-like molecule beta (RELMβ) is a gut-derived cytokine involved in both allergic responses and protection from pathogens, and it has been previously found to be dysregulated in mouse models of food allergy (FA). Researchers from Boston Children’s Hospital aimed assess the potential of RELMβ as a novel biomarker in children with FA. Read More

Shanghai Aryl Pharmtech Co. Ltd. and Zhejiang Hisun Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. have jointly patented aromatic acetylene derivatives acting as UDP-3-O-(R-3-hydroxymyristoyl)-N-acetylglucosamine deacetylase (LpxC) (bacterial) inhibitors and reported to be useful for the treatment of gram-negative bacterial infections. Read More

Thymmune Therapeutics Inc. has secured US$7 million in seed financing to support its work in developing scalable thymic cell therapies to restore immune function in aging and disease. Read More

The pathogenesis of eosinophilic gastroenteritis (EGE), a chronic inflammatory disease characterized by eosinophil infiltration in the gastrointestinal tract, is still not well understood. Read More

An ongoing outbreak of mpox, a viral disease of zoonotic origin, was confirmed in May 2022 and has affected many countries worldwide. The spread of the virus is due to human-to-human transmission, but it remains unclear whether the responsible mpox strain is adapting to a new host. Read More

Indole derivative compounds acting as ferroptosis inhibitors have been reported in a Mitoimmune Therapeutics Inc. patent as potentially useful for the treatment of neurodegeneration, diabetes, stroke, myocardial infarction, liver, lung diseases, eye, renal disorders, among others. Read More

Sisaf Ltd. has entered into a collaboration with the University of Leipzig to develop Bio-Courier targeted micro interfering RNAs (miRNA) for the treatment of cancer, with an initial focus on pancreatic cancer. Read More

Metabolic-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD) has emerged as a leading cause of progressive liver disease, even leading to a risk of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Animal models that mimic the key etiological and histological features of the liver in the context of metabolic dysfunction represent the basis of preclinical research in MAFLD. The aim of work from researchers at Guangdong Pharmaceutical University was to develop a diet-induced murine model of MAFLD progressing to fibrosis and HCC. Read More

Researchers at Flare Therapeutics Inc. have prepared and tested quinoline compounds acting as peroxisome-proliferator receptor γ (PPARγ) inverse agonists reported to be useful for the treatment of bladder cancer. Read More

Eurofarma Laboratórios SA and Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro have patented N-acylhydrazone compounds acting as sodium channel protein type 9 subunit α (SCN9A; Nav1.7) and/or SCN10A (Nav1.8) blockers which are described as being potentially useful for the treatment of pain. Read More

Researchers from Georgetown University presented data from a study that aimed to assess the intrinsic mechanisms by which myeloid cells regulate their activation states during remyelination and to identify new therapeutic targets for multiple sclerosis (MS). Read More

Research at Nimbus Saturn Inc. has led to the development of mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase kinase kinase 1 (MAP4K1; HPK1; MEKKK1) inhibitors reported in a recent patent to be useful for the treatment of cancer. Read More