Harvard University has filed a lawsuit claiming the Trump administration’s freezing of its federal funding is unlawful and beyond the government’s authority. Announcing the move, Harvard’s president, Alan Garber, highlighted the impact of freezing $2.2 billion in grants – and the threat to freeze a further $1.1 billion – will have on the university’s biomedical research. Read More
Diabetic nephropathy (DN), characterized by progressive damage to the glomeruli and tubulointerstitial compartments, is driven by metabolic reprogramming and mitochondrial dysfunction, including excessive mitochondrial fission mediated by dynamin-related protein 1 (Drp1). Read More
Ensem Therapeutics Inc. has gained IND clearance from the FDA for ETX-636, a novel allosteric pan-mutant-selective PI3Kα inhibitor and degrader. A first-in-human trial will begin this quarter. The phase I/II study will evaluate ETX-636 administered alone and in combination with fulvestrant in participants with advanced solid tumors, including breast cancer, harboring a PI3Kα mutation. Read More
Aclaris Therapeutics Inc. has gained IND clearance from the FDA for ATI-052, a bispecific anti-thymic stromal lymphopoietin (TSLP)/interleukin-4 receptor (IL-4R) monoclonal antibody being developed to treat certain immuno-inflammatory diseases. A phase Ia/Ib trial, including a proof-of-concept portion in an undisclosed indication, will begin in the current quarter. Read More
The U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID) and medical research charity Lifearc have announced a collaboration to develop an affordable and accessible monoclonal antibody (mAb) therapeutic for Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV). Read More
Acetaminophen (APAP), although recognized as a safe and effective antipyretic and analgesic drug, can lead to acute liver failure if taken in excess. Read More
Chengdu Chipscreen Pharmaceutical Ltd. has disclosed integrin αvβ1 and/or αvβ6 antagonists reported to be useful for the treatment of fibrosis. Read More
Researchers from Shanghai Electric Power Hospital have presented a study investigating NSUN5-mediated m5C modification in cholangiocarcinoma. Read More
A recent study in Respiratory Research further investigated the expression and role of the myristoylated alanine-rich C kinase substrate (MARCKS) protein in a horse model of asthma. Read More
Bristol Myers Squibb Co. has synthesized receptor-interacting serine/threonine-protein kinase 1 (RIPK1; RIP-1) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease, psoriasis, rheumatoid arthritis, nonalcoholic or metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (NASH/MASH), multiple sclerosis, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, heart failure and Alzheimer’s disease. Read More
Bayer AG has identified α2C-adrenoceptor antagonists reported to be useful for the treatment of dysphagia, snoring, neurodegeneration, neuroinflammation and cardiovascular disorders. Read More
α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (α7nAChRs), expressed in neurons and astrocytes at lower levels, have been implicated in neuroinflammatory and neurodegenerative processes associated with Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Evidence suggests that α7nAChRs interact with soluble amyloid-β (Aβ), contributing to reactive astrogliosis and formation of Aβ plaques in AD. Read More
Writing in Scientific Reports, researchers from the Stiftung Tieraerztliche Hochschule Hannover and collaborators present the design and evaluation of an artificial poly-epitope sequence comprising 20 potentially immunogenic conserved influenza A virus CD8+ T cell epitopes as a new vaccine candidate. Read More
