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BioWorld Science

July 2, 2025

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CRVBC: Cardiac diseases can start in utero after immune migration

A healthy life for a healthy heart is a popular saying. However, even when following good habits, heart health can be already compromised from the very earliest stages of development. Maternal cells reach the embryo through the placenta contributing to its normal formation. So, just as the mother helps form a functional heart, she can also induce a condition that may not appear until adulthood. Read More
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Unnatural Products joins Argenx in a $1.5B macrocyclic deal

Unnatural Products Inc. notched another collaboration by signing on with Argenx SE in a multitarget research collaboration. Unnatural Products, which is getting up-front, near-term payments and R&D funding, could end up with about $1.5 billion in milestones and options payments plus tiered royalties on net sales. Read More
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Dual-action anti-CD47 fusion protein has reduced hematotoxicity

Researchers at Caedo Oncology AS and collaborators have recently developed a new chimeric bifunctional anti-CD47 (IgG4) fusion protein, CO-001, and its optimized variant CO-005, a bivalent humanized single-chain fragment variable-fragment crystallizable fusion protein, which exhibited potent anti-cancer activity through a dual mechanism of action. Read More
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Redox-sensitive PET tracer detects ROS-driven neuroinflammation

Researchers at Washington University reported the preclinical validation of [18F]FQ-NeuroROS, a redox-sensitive reporter probe for imaging neuroinflammation in preclinical models of multiple sclerosis (MS). MS is a chronic autoimmune disorder of the central nervous system (CNS), characterized by inflammatory cell infiltration, demyelination and axonal damage. Read More

Hungarian scientists patent new potassium channel blockers

Researchers at Semmelweis University and University of Szeged have disclosed aminoalkylated benzoxy compounds acting as potassium channel blockers reported to be useful for the treatment of atrial fibrillation and ventricular arrhythmia. Read More
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Taming TIGAR prevents antitumor T-cell dysfunction

In a study published recently in Cancer Immunology, Immunotherapy journal, researchers from Jiangsu Province Hospital and colleagues investigated the impact of targeting the TP53-induced glycolysis and apoptosis regulator (TIGAR) on T-cell function and antitumor immunity in acute myeloid leukemia. Read More
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Immune checkpoint enhancer ALTB-268 decreases inflammation

Agonists of immune checkpoint modulators for treating autoimmune and inflammatory disorders have shown high potential in immunotherapy. P-selectin glycoprotein ligand 1 (PSGL-1) is known to exert immune checkpoint regulator functions in T cells aside from its classic role as an adhesion molecule involved in leukocyte trafficking. Read More

Euregen Biopharma divulges new Mat2A inhibitors

Euregen Biopharma Co. Ltd. has synthesized S-adenosylmethionine synthase isoform type-2 (Mat2A) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer. Read More

Kestrel Therapeutics describes new GTPase KRAS inhibitors

Kestrel Therapeutics Inc. has identified GTPase KRAS inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer. Read More
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Protagonist selects GLP-1/GIP/GCG receptor agonist peptide for obesity

Protagonist Therapeutics Inc. has nominated PN-477 as a development candidate for the treatment of obesity. Read More

New GPR40 agonists disclosed in Cascade Pharmaceuticals patent

Cascade Pharmaceuticals Inc. has divulged free fatty acid receptor 1 (FFAR1; GPR40) agonists reported to be useful for the treatment of diabetes. Read More

Pfizer discovers new KAT2A and KAT2B inhibitors

Pfizer Inc. has described acetyltransferase KAT2A and/or KAT2B inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer. Read More
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ASC-47 shows superior weight loss effect compared to semaglutide

ASC-47 is a thyroid hormone receptor β agonist, muscle-preserving weight loss compound for treating obesity developed by Ascletis Pharma Inc. ASC-47 demonstrated a half-life of 26 and 40 days in healthy subjects and in patients with obesity, respectively. Read More

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