A significant share of the risk and heritability of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is explained by rare genetic variants. A study led by scientists from Aarhus University in Denmark has uncovered their weight in this condition and identified three variants that will help to better understand their role, the risk of developing it, or its comorbidities, in contrast with the common and more frequent variants associated with ADHD. Read More
It’s the biological resource that keeps on giving, and now UK Biobank has released the final tranche of data on the levels of 249 metabolites in the blood of its half a million participants. Read More
Evaxion A/S is advancing its cytomegalovirus (CMV) vaccine program, EVX-V1, with new data demonstrating protective effects of lead antigens in the program. EVX-V1 is a next-generation, multicomponent vaccine program combining novel AI-discovered antigens with AI-optimized versions of established CMV vaccine antigens. Read More
Revir Therapeutics Inc. has announced progress in its HTT-PMS1 genetic medicine program for Huntington’s disease with the identification of a lead compound and the award of a $4.6 million grant from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM). Read More
Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) is a complex disease with limited therapeutic options. Protein histone deacetylase 6 (HDAC6) is known to be involved in several biological processes, such as autophagy or inflammation, among others, but its impact on HFpEF has not been well evaluated to date. Read More
Researchers at Tubulis GmbH reported preclinical efficacy data on TUB-030, a novel 5T4-targeting antibody-drug conjugate (ADC), in several sarcoma subtypes. Read More
Humanwell Healthcare (Group) Co. Ltd. has disclosed Mas-related G-protein coupled receptor member X4 (MRGPRX4; SNSR5; SNSR6) antagonists reported to be useful for the treatment of pruritus. Read More
Human endogenous retroviruses (HERVs) are residues from ancient viral infections that have become integrated into the human genome. One of them – HERV-K – is aberrantly reactivated in solid tumors but silent in healthy tissues. Read More
Scineuro Pharmaceuticals Holdings Ltd. has received a $5 million research grant from The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research (MJFF) to accelerate the preclinical development of the company’s novel LRRK2-targeted antisense oligonucleotide (ASO) program, SNP-614, for Parkinson’s disease. Read More
Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. has synthesized heterocyclic compounds acting as orexin OX2 receptor (OX2R; HCRTR2) agonists reported to be useful for the treatment of narcolepsy, among others. Read More
Napa Therapeutics Ltd. has identified ADP-ribosyl cyclase/cyclic ADP-ribose hydrolase 1 (CD38) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of inflammatory disorders, metabolic diseases, cancer, obesity, diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, fibrosis and neurodegeneration, among others. Read More
Crossbridge Bio Inc. has been awarded a $15 million grant from the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) to support completion of IND-enabling activities and advancement of CBB-120 into first-in-human studies. Read More
Crossfire Oncology BV has divulged proteolysis targeting chimera (PROTAC) compounds comprising an E3 ubiquitin ligase binding moiety covalently linked to a serine/threonine-protein kinase PLK1 (STPK13) targeting moiety through a linker reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer, autoimmune diseases, transplant rejection, neurological disorders and inflammatory disorders. Read More
Molius Saglik Teknolojileri AS has described substituted hydroquinolines reported to be useful for the treatment of glioblastoma multiforme (GBM). Read More
Fibrobiologics Inc. has received public and private Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC) approvals in Australia for a phase I/II trial evaluating CYWC-628 for the treatment of refractory diabetic foot ulcers. Read More
