The effects of aging pose an additional challenge for people with HIV due to the neurological and psychological consequences that persist despite antiretroviral therapy. At the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) held Feb. 22-25, 2026, in Denver, the scientific community examined how the virus affects the brain, how the reservoir is established in the CNS, and which genetic, immunological or treatment-related factors influence cognitive health. Read More

Researchers from Synklino A/S have published preclinical data supporting the potential of SYN-002, a targeted antiviral therapy that eliminates human cytomegalovirus (HCMV)‑infected cells by specifically targeting US28, a CMV‑encoded receptor expressed during infection. Read More

Kivu Bioscience Inc. has announced receipt of Human Research Ethics Committee approval and clinical trial notification clearance in Australia to initiate a first-in-human trial of KIVU-305, its CEACAM5-targeted antibody-drug conjugate. Read More

Rgenta Therapeutics Inc. has announced preclinical data on RGT-0474060, an oral PMS1 inhibitor for Huntington’s disease. RGT-0474060 is an orally bioavailable small molecule designed to inhibit PMS1 RNA and protein expression, to modulate splicing of CAG repeat expansion known to cause Huntington’s disease. Read More

The University of Southern California has identified (2-oxo-2H-chromen-3-yl) scaffold-based carboxamide analogues acting as potent microtubule-associated protein τ (PHF-τ; MAPT) aggregation inhibitors. Read More

Breezebio Inc., formerly known as Genedit Inc., has closed $60 million in series B financing to advance its first internal therapeutic programs toward the clinic and to continue expansion of the company’s Nanogalaxy delivery platform. Read More

To overcome the challenges of current CAR T-cell strategies and enhance their efficacy and specificity for acute myeloid leukemia, researchers at the Sino-American Cancer Foundation and collaborating institutions have developed a nanobody-based CAR T-cell platform directed against C-type lectin-like molecule-1 (CLL-1). Read More

Gan & Lee Pharmaceuticals Co. Ltd. has disclosed proteolysis targeting chimera (PROTAC) compounds comprising an E3 ubiquitin ligase-binding moiety covalently linked to a probable global transcription activator SNF2L2 (SMARCA2; BAF190B; SNF2-α)- and/or SMARCA4-targeting moiety. Read More

Biofront Therapeutics (Beijing) Co. Ltd. has prepared and tested cathepsin L (CTSL) inhibitors potentially useful for the treatment of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), cancer, diabetes, liver injury, viral infections and bone, inflammatory and renal disorders, among others. Read More

CF Pharmtech Inc. has announced approval from China’s National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) of an IND application filed by subsidiary Changfeng Suyue Pharmaceutical (Guangzhou) Co. Ltd. for ICF-004. Read More

Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC (MSD) has reported compounds acting as Werner syndrome ATP-dependent helicase (WRN; RECQ3; RECQL2) inhibitors designed for use in the treatment of cancer. Read More

Retex Pharmaceuticals Inc. has patented vasopressin V2 receptor antagonists potentially useful for the treatment of hyponatremia, cardiovascular disorders, autosomal dominant and autosomal recessive polycystic kidney. Read More

Hepatic ischemia-reperfusion injury (HIRI) is a severe pathologic condition associated with poor outcomes when individuals suffer from hemorrhagic shock, liver resection or transplantation surgery, leading to severe liver impairment and sometimes dysfunction in other organs. Chinese researchers have explored the potential of prolyl 3-hydroxylase OGFOD1 as a target for HIRI management, since it has been reported as a crucial regulator of gene expression, especially for translation. Read More