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      <title>Pfizer discloses new dual calcitonin/amylin receptor agonists</title>
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        <![CDATA[Pfizer Inc. has synthesized substituted fused heteroaryl lactam compounds acting as dual calcitonin (CALCR; CT-R)/amylin receptor agonists potentially useful for the treatment of obesity and type 2 diabetes.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.bioworld.com/articles/731308</guid>
      <pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 09:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.bioworld.com/articles/731308-pfizer-discloses-new-dual-calcitonin-amylin-receptor-agonists</link>
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      <title>In the mix post-Ventyx, more NLRP3s to seize?  </title>
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        <![CDATA[Eli Lilly and Co.’s buyout of Ventyx Biosciences Inc. for $1.2 billion at the start of the year brought to the forefront NLR family pyrin domain containing 3 (NLRP3) inhibitors on which a handful of developers have been working, and research in the space continues to roll out, as with the paper published March 26 in <em>Nature</em> that delved into mechanisms that rev up the NLRP3 inflammasome.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.bioworld.com/articles/731061</guid>
      <pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 12:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.bioworld.com/articles/731061-in-the-mix-post-ventyx-more-nlrp3s-to-seize</link>
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      <title>Nvision secures $55 million, with backing from Abbott</title>
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        <![CDATA[Nvision Imaging Technologies GmbH raised $55 million in a series B financing round led by Abbott Laboratories for its quantum-enhanced sensing platform, Polaris, which uses quantum technology to boost the MRI signal of sugar-based imaging agents to enable real-time measurement of metabolism on standard MRI systems. Sella Brosh, CEO and co-founder of Nvision, told <em>BioWorld&nbsp;</em>that the funds are extremely important as the company is scaling the Polaris systems to many more sites worldwide, which is a capital intensive process.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.bioworld.com/articles/731059</guid>
      <pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 12:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.bioworld.com/articles/731059-nvision-secures-55-million-with-backing-from-abbott</link>
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      <title>Up to BAT in PSC, Mirum base case proven with phase IIb</title>
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        <![CDATA[Entering what Mirum Pharmaceuticals Inc. CEO Chris Peetz called “a new phase of growth and value creation,” the company plans to submit an NDA to the U.S. FDA in the second half of this year, based on phase IIb data from the Vistas trial with oral ileal bile acid transporter (IBAT) inhibitor volixibat in primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC).]]>
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      <guid>http://www.bioworld.com/articles/730831</guid>
      <pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 12:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.bioworld.com/articles/730831-up-to-bat-in-psc-mirum-base-case-proven-with-phase-iib</link>
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      <title>GSK licenses siRNA asset in $1B deal for Siranbio</title>
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        <![CDATA[In a deal that could be worth up to $1 billion for Suzhou Siran Biotechnology Co. Ltd. (Siranbio), GSK plc licensed exclusive worldwide rights to the siRNA oligonucleotide SA-030, which has recently entered phase I trials for cardiometabolic disease.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.bioworld.com/articles/731226</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 12:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.bioworld.com/articles/731226-gsk-licenses-sirna-asset-in-1b-deal-for-siranbio</link>
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      <title>Metis Techbio, Impact Tx cleared for Hong Kong IPOs</title>
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        <![CDATA[Metis Techbio Co. Ltd. is seeking a potential HK$2.11 billion (US$270 million) raise through a stock sale May 13, marking the largest biotech raise on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange this year to date. Hangzhou, China-based Metis is an AI-based nanoparticle drug formulation and delivery-focused company. Synthetic lethality-based cancer drugmaker Impact Therapeutics Inc., of Shanghai, plans to debut on the same day with a US$117 million IPO.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.bioworld.com/articles/731048</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 12:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.bioworld.com/articles/731048-metis-techbio-impact-tx-cleared-for-hong-kong-ipos</link>
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      <title>Fractyl Health’s RJVA-001 cleared to enter clinic in Netherlands</title>
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        <![CDATA[Fractyl Health Inc. has received clinical trial application authorization in the Netherlands to initiate a first-in-human phase I/II study of RJVA-001, the first clinical candidate from the company’s Rejuva Smart GLP-1 gene therapy platform. ]]>
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      <guid>http://www.bioworld.com/articles/731012</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 09:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.bioworld.com/articles/731012-fractyl-healths-rjva-001-cleared-to-enter-clinic-in-netherlands</link>
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      <title>MBX highlights early data for monthly obesity drug MBX-4291</title>
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        <![CDATA[Shares of MBX Biosciences Inc. hit a 52-week high on preliminary phase I data for its MBX-4291, a GLP-1/GIP co-agonist prodrug for obesity. Though early and still blinded, findings from the trial showed promising efficacy, along with good tolerability and the potential for once-monthly dosing, factors that will likely be critical for MBX to compete in the crowded obesity space.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.bioworld.com/articles/731031</guid>
      <pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 12:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.bioworld.com/articles/731031-mbx-highlights-early-data-for-monthly-obesity-drug-mbx-4291</link>
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      <title>FDA slowdown on Tzield sBLA underlines CNPV questions</title>
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        <![CDATA[Reports that Sanofi SA has asked to withdraw its sBLA for Tzield (teplizumab) from the U.S. FDA’s Commissioner’s National Priority Voucher (CNPV) program is once again raising questions about whether leadership skepticism is overruling approval decisions at the agency.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.bioworld.com/articles/730970</guid>
      <pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 12:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.bioworld.com/articles/730970-fda-slowdown-on-tzield-sbla-underlines-cnpv-questions</link>
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      <title>Ascletis Pharma divulges new GIPR and GLP-1R agonists</title>
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        <![CDATA[Ascletis Pharma (China) Co. Ltd. has reported new gastric inhibitory polypeptide receptor (GIPR) and glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor (GLP-1R) agonists potentially useful for the treatment of diabetes, obesity, Alzheimer’s disease, osteoporosis, psoriasis, sleep apnea, inflammatory bowel and cardiovascular disorders, among others.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.bioworld.com/articles/730943</guid>
      <pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 09:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.bioworld.com/articles/730943-ascletis-pharma-divulges-new-gipr-and-glp-1r-agonists</link>
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      <title>GSK licenses siRNA asset in $1B deal for Siranbio</title>
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        <![CDATA[In a deal that could be worth up to $1 billion for Suzhou Siran Biotechnology Co. Ltd. (Siranbio), GSK plc licensed exclusive worldwide rights to the siRNA oligonucleotide SA-030, which has recently entered phase I trials for cardiometabolic disease.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.bioworld.com/articles/730864</guid>
      <pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 12:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.bioworld.com/articles/730864-gsk-licenses-sirna-asset-in-1b-deal-for-siranbio</link>
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      <title>Apelin receptor agonists disclosed in Zhuhai United Laboratories patent</title>
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        <![CDATA[Work at Zhuhai United Laboratories Co. Ltd. has led to the identification of new apelin receptor (APLNR) agonists reported to be useful for the treatment of diabetes, heart failure, muscle atrophy, chronic kidney disease, pulmonary hypertension, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, atherosclerosis and Alzheimer’s disease, among others.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.bioworld.com/articles/730917</guid>
      <pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 09:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.bioworld.com/articles/730917-apelin-receptor-agonists-disclosed-in-zhuhai-united-laboratories-patent</link>
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      <title>MYO technology enables DNA delivery of incretin agonists for durable weight loss</title>
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        <![CDATA[Researchers from Renbio Inc. and Louisiana State University investigated the delivery of plasmid DNA encoding new glucagon-like peptide-1(GLP-1)-based biologics with MYO (Make Your Own) technology as a new therapeutic strategy. This approach ensures the continuous production of GLP-1-based biologics for an extended period, overcoming the need for weekly dosing.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.bioworld.com/articles/730903</guid>
      <pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 09:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.bioworld.com/articles/730903-myo-technology-enables-dna-delivery-of-incretin-agonists-for-durable-weight-loss</link>
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      <title>Bio Korea 2026 kicks off with spotlight on oligonucleotides</title>
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        <![CDATA[Three decades of trial-and-error, and the resulting safety data, in the oligonucleotide-based therapeutic space have paved way for the present-day innovations and the promise of “programmable,” precision medicine for patients, speakers at Bio Korea 2026 said April 28.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.bioworld.com/articles/730927</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 12:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.bioworld.com/articles/730927-bio-korea-2026-kicks-off-with-spotlight-on-oligonucleotides</link>
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      <title>Madrigal expands MASH pipeline in potential $1B Arrowhead deal</title>
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        <![CDATA[Three years after Johnson & Johnson handed back rights to an siRNA candidate targeting a genetic driver of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH), Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals Inc. found a new partner in Madrigal Pharmaceuticals Inc., a firm that markets the first U.S. FDA-approved MASH drug, Rezdiffra (resmetirom), and has been building a pipeline in the space.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.bioworld.com/articles/730851</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 12:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.bioworld.com/articles/730851-madrigal-expands-mash-pipeline-in-potential-1b-arrowhead-deal</link>
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      <title>Quintuple GLP-1-GIP-PPAR agonist for obesity and diabetes control</title>
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        <![CDATA[A new molecule combines the action of two incretins, GLP-1 and GIP, hormones that regulate glucose and appetite, with lanifibranor, a triple agonist of peroxisome proliferator activated receptors (PPAR α/γ/δ). GLP-1-GIP-Lani enables targeted delivery of the PPAR agonist to cells that express incretin receptors, enhancing weight loss, improving glucose control and reducing inflammation in obese mice. In these models, it surpassed the effects of GLP-1 receptor agonists such as semaglutide and GLP-1-GIP co-agonists such as tirzepatide in reducing body weight, improving glycemic control and enhancing metabolic outcomes during active treatment.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.bioworld.com/articles/730790</guid>
      <pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 09:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.bioworld.com/articles/730790-quintuple-glp-1gipppar-agonist-for-obesity-and-diabetes-control</link>
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      <title>Bio Korea 2026 kicks off with spotlight on oligonucleotides</title>
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        <![CDATA[Three decades of trial-and-error, and the resulting safety data, in the oligonucleotide-based therapeutic space have paved way for the present-day innovations and the promise of “programmable,” precision medicine for patients, speakers at Bio Korea 2026 said April 28.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.bioworld.com/articles/730686</guid>
      <pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 12:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.bioworld.com/articles/730686-bio-korea-2026-kicks-off-with-spotlight-on-oligonucleotides</link>
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      <title>Pfizer identifies new GIPR antagonists</title>
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        <![CDATA[Pfizer Inc. has discovered new gastric inhibitory polypeptide receptor (GIPR) antagonists potentially useful for the treatment of type 2 diabetes and obesity.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.bioworld.com/articles/730732</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 09:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.bioworld.com/articles/730732-pfizer-identifies-new-gipr-antagonists</link>
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      <title>Pfizer patents describe GIPR antagonists</title>
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        <![CDATA[Pfizer Inc. has patented new gastric inhibitory polypeptide receptor (GIPR) antagonists reported to be potentially useful for the treatment of type 2 diabetes and obesity.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.bioworld.com/articles/730711</guid>
      <pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 09:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.bioworld.com/articles/730711-pfizer-patents-describe-gipr-antagonists</link>
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      <title>Crinetics Pharmaceuticals patents TSHR antagonists</title>
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        <![CDATA[Work at Crinetics Pharmaceuticals Inc. has led to the identification of new thyroid-stimulating hormone (thyrotropin) receptor (TSHR) antagonists designed for use in the treatment of hyperthyroidism.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.bioworld.com/articles/730708</guid>
      <pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 09:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.bioworld.com/articles/730708-crinetics-pharmaceuticals-patents-tshr-antagonists</link>
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      <title>Single-gene therapy for LSDs with modified lysosomal enzyme shows preclinical efficacy</title>
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        <![CDATA[In previous work, researchers from Kawasaki Medical School and collaborating institutions engineered a modified HEXB construct, modHexB, to improve GM2 ganglioside (GM2) recognition and GM2-activating protein (GM2A) interaction. The team has now combined these previous advancements to develop a new gene therapy strategy for Sandhoff disease.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.bioworld.com/articles/730698</guid>
      <pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 09:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.bioworld.com/articles/730698-single-gene-therapy-for-lsds-with-modified-lysosomal-enzyme-shows-preclinical-efficacy</link>
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      <title>Suzhou Spring-Sea Bio-Pharmaceuticals discloses new GLP-1R/GCGR/GIPR agonists</title>
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        <![CDATA[Suzhou Spring-Sea Bio-Pharmaceuticals Co. Ltd. has synthesized glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor (GLP-1R), glucagon receptor (GCGR) and gastric inhibitory polypeptide receptor (GIPR) agonists that are potentially useful for the treatment of dyslipidemia, hepatic steatosis, metabolic syndrome, obesity and type 2 diabetes.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.bioworld.com/articles/730656</guid>
      <pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 09:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.bioworld.com/articles/730656-suzhou-spring-sea-bio-pharmaceuticals-discloses-new-glp-1r-gcgr-gipr-agonists</link>
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      <title>CMS to Bridge coverage for obesity drugs as BALANCE teeters</title>
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        <![CDATA[When the U.S. CMS didn’t get takers for its voluntary Better Approaches to Lifestyle and Nutrition for Comprehensive Health (BALANCE) model to cover obesity drugs under Medicare Part D, the agency punted. It announced late April 21 that it will indefinitely delay the BALANCE model in Medicare but extend its temporary Medicare GLP-1 Bridge demonstration model through the end of 2027. (The Medicaid BALANCE model will still kick in this year in states that choose to participate in it.)]]>
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      <guid>http://www.bioworld.com/articles/730497</guid>
      <pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 12:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.bioworld.com/articles/730497-cms-to-bridge-coverage-for-obesity-drugs-as-balance-teeters</link>
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      <title>Hinova Pharmaceuticals presents new prodrugs of orforglipron</title>
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        <![CDATA[Hinova Pharmaceuticals Inc. has synthesized prodrugs of orforglipron (a glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor [GLP-1R] agonist) for the potential treatment of diabetes, obesity, hypertension, arteriosclerosis, cerebral infarction, arthritis, polycystic ovary syndrome and Parkinson’s disease, among others.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.bioworld.com/articles/730567</guid>
      <pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 09:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.bioworld.com/articles/730567-hinova-pharmaceuticals-presents-new-prodrugs-of-orforglipron</link>
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      <title>Insilico Medicine divulges new NLRP3 inflammasome inhibitors</title>
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        <![CDATA[Insilico Medicine Inc. has reported new NLRP3 inflammasome inhibitors potentially useful for the treatment of obesity, autoimmune and autoinflammatory diseases.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.bioworld.com/articles/730550</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 09:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.bioworld.com/articles/730550-insilico-medicine-divulges-new-nlrp3-inflammasome-inhibitors</link>
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      <title>Tokyo universities describe new compounds for dyslipidemia</title>
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        <![CDATA[A joint Tokyo Denki University and Tokyo University of Science patent details new compounds designed for use in the treatment of dyslipidemia.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.bioworld.com/articles/730526</guid>
      <pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 09:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.bioworld.com/articles/730526-tokyo-universities-describe-new-compounds-for-dyslipidemia</link>
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      <title>Obesity-focused Kailera goes for US biopharma record with $625M IPO</title>
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        <![CDATA[Kailera Therapeutics Inc.’s “obesity-first” approach continues to resonate with investors, with the company pricing an upsized IPO, offering 39 million shares at $16 apiece for gross proceeds of $625 million. Full exercise of the underwriters’ option could add another $93.8 million, bringing the total to nearly $719 million, easily topping Sana Biotechnology Inc.’s $675.6 million 2021 IPO and setting a new record for U.S. biopharma IPOs, according to <em>BioWorld</em> data.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.bioworld.com/articles/730403</guid>
      <pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 12:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.bioworld.com/articles/730403-obesity-focused-kailera-goes-for-us-biopharma-record-with-625m-ipo</link>
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      <title>Ascletis Pharma discovers new THR-β agonists</title>
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        <![CDATA[Ascletis Pharma (China) Co. Ltd. has patented new 2-phenyl-1,2,4-triazine-3,5(2h,4h)-dione derivatives acting as thyroid hormone receptor β (THR-β) agonists potentially useful for the treatment of diabetes, obesity, hyperlipidemia, fibrosis, hepatic steatosis, thyroid cancer and hypercholesterolemia, among others.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.bioworld.com/articles/730463</guid>
      <pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 09:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.bioworld.com/articles/730463-ascletis-pharma-discovers-new-thr-agonists</link>
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      <title>HYJ-2 arises as candidate for uric acid disorders</title>
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        <![CDATA[Hyperuricemia is defined as elevated uric acid levels in serum, usually exceeding 6.8 mg/dL, and the primary pathological cause of gout. Chinese investigators have reported recent results on the urate transporter 1 (URAT1) inhibitor HYJ-2 for the potential treatment of hyperuricemia.]]>
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        <![CDATA[Genes that are switched on or off in the human brain differ between men and women. Moreover, these differences are not uniform. They vary across cortical regions and cell types. Scientists at the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) and the National Institute on Aging (NIA) used single-cell sequencing and unveiled distinct gene expression patterns regulated by hormones and sex chromosomes. This detailed map of the brain’s molecular biology shows how women and men switch on and off more than 3,000 brain genes differently and expands the catalogue of X chromosome genes that escape inactivation.]]>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 09:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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