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. Read More
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. Read More
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. Read More
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. Read More
Immunic AG has identified deuterated dihydroorotate dehydrogenase (DHODH) inhibitors containing a carboxylic acid bioisostere. They are reported to be useful for the treatment of Crohn’s disease, influenza, lupus erythematosus, multiple sclerosis, psoriasis, rheumatoid arthritis, SARS-CoV-2 infection (COVID-19) and cancer, among others. Read More
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. Read More
A Gossamer Bio Inc. patent describes oxime derivatives that act as diacylglycerol kinase α (DGKA) and/or diacylglycerol kinase ζ (DGKZ) inhibitors and are thus reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer and viral infections. Read More
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co. KG has prepared and tested heteroaromatic compounds described as GTPase KRAS G12C mutant inhibitors and reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer. Read More
Several neurodegenerative disorders have TAR DNA-binding protein 43 (TDP-43) inclusions as a pathological hallmark; thus, the development of PET tracers able to detect TDP-43 aggregates is essential to advance the diagnosis and treatment monitoring in diseases such as frontotemporal dementia, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and others. Read More
Work at Shanghai Haihe Biopharma Co. Ltd. has led to the development of pyrimidine-2(1H)-one-fused bicyclic compounds acting as S-adenosylmethionine synthase isoform type-2 (Mat2A) inhibitors and thus reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer. Read More
Saniona AB has established a new research collaboration with Astronautx Ltd. in Alzheimer’s disease. The aim of the collaboration is to identify new treatments for Alzheimer’s disease and other neurodegenerative conditions by modulating a novel, undisclosed ion channel target. The research collaboration will use Saniona’s proprietary platform, Ionbase, for the modulation of ion channels. Read More
