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      <title>With $80M series D, Life Biosciences advances epigenetic reprogramming  </title>
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        <![CDATA[Armed with a fully subscribed $80 million series D round, Life Biosciences Inc. is making progress with its lead candidate, ER-100, which is in phase I trials testing its theory on reversing the biological effects of aging via partial epigenetic reprogramming.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.bioworld.com/articles/730208</guid>
      <pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 12:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.bioworld.com/articles/730208-with-80m-series-d-life-biosciences-advances-epigenetic-reprogramming</link>
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        <media:title type="plain">Illustration of double helix </media:title>
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      <title>Topical ASO restores WRN function for chronic skin ulcers in Werner syndrome</title>
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        <![CDATA[Werner syndrome results from biallelic mutations in the WRN gene on chromosome 8, leading to accelerated aging symptoms. Researchers at Sumitomo Pharma Co. Ltd. have reported the development and characterization of WRN-108, a splice-switching antisense oligonucleotide (ASO) designed to induce exon 27 skipping in WRN transcripts carrying the c.3139-1G>C mutation.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.bioworld.com/articles/730187</guid>
      <pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 09:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.bioworld.com/articles/730187-topical-aso-restores-wrn-function-for-chronic-skin-ulcers-in-werner-syndrome</link>
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        <media:title type="plain">Missing puzzle piece and broken DNA chain</media:title>
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      <title>Five-drug VIPOR regimen shows promise in aggressive blood cancer </title>
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        <![CDATA[Deep molecular advances are enabling precision medicine for the field of hematology, Wyndham Wilson said during a plenary session at the 2026 Korean Society of Hematology International Conference March 26.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.bioworld.com/articles/730204</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 11:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.bioworld.com/articles/730204-five-drug-vipor-regimen-shows-promise-in-aggressive-blood-cancer</link>
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        <media:title type="plain">PET scans showing before and after treatment with VIPOR</media:title>
        <media:description type="plain">Before (top) and after (bottom) treatment with VIPOR. Full-body and cross-sectional PET scans of a patient show large lymphoma tumors (circled in red) that have disappeared with treatment. Credit: Center for Cancer Research/National Cancer Institute</media:description>
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      <title>Five-drug VIPOR regimen shows promise in aggressive blood cancer </title>
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        <![CDATA[Deep molecular advances are enabling precision medicine for the field of hematology, Wyndham Wilson said during a plenary session at the 2026 Korean Society of Hematology International Conference March 26.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.bioworld.com/articles/729980</guid>
      <pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 12:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.bioworld.com/articles/729980-five-drug-vipor-regimen-shows-promise-in-aggressive-blood-cancer</link>
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        <media:title type="plain">PET scans showing before and after treatment with VIPOR</media:title>
        <media:description type="plain">Before (top) and after (bottom) treatment with VIPOR. Full-body and cross-sectional PET scans of a patient show large lymphoma tumors (circled in red) that have disappeared with treatment. Credit: Center for Cancer Research/National Cancer Institute</media:description>
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      <title>Braveheart finds phase II positive for cardiac myosin inhibitor </title>
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        <![CDATA[Braveheart Bio Inc. reported positive results from an open-label randomized phase II dose-ranging study of BHB-1893 (HRS-1893) in obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Results presented at the American College of Cardiology’s Annual Scientific Session and Expo in New Orleans showed BHB-1893 treatment was associated with rapid and substantial reductions in left ventricular outflow tract gradient, the primary endpoint of the study.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.bioworld.com/articles/729968</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 12:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.bioworld.com/articles/729968-braveheart-finds-phase-ii-positive-for-cardiac-myosin-inhibitor</link>
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        <media:title type="plain">3D illustration of heart cross section</media:title>
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      <title>Small-molecule TREM2 agonist advances to treat Alzheimer’s</title>
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        <![CDATA[Microglia play a central role in the neuroinflammation associated with Alzheimer’s disease (AD). At the 20th International Conference on Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Diseases (AD/PD), scientists focused on TREM2, a microglial receptor that regulates immune responses, exploring new ways to address neuroinflammation.&nbsp;]]>
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      <guid>http://www.bioworld.com/articles/730054</guid>
      <pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 12:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.bioworld.com/articles/730054-small-molecule-trem2-agonist-advances-to-treat-alzheimers</link>
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        <media:title type="plain">Comparison of neurons in a healthy brain and nerve cells in neurodegenerative disease with amyloid plaques</media:title>
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      <title>Small-molecule TREM2 agonist advances to treat Alzheimer’s</title>
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        <![CDATA[Microglia play a central role in the neuroinflammation associated with Alzheimer’s disease (AD). These cells act as the brain’s immune system and respond to damage signals such as amyloid accumulation. When the process starts, the initial microglial response can be protective. However, in later stages, this response becomes dysfunctional and contributes to disease progression. At the 20th International Conference on Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Diseases (AD/PD), scientists focused on TREM2, a microglial receptor that regulates immune responses, exploring new ways to address neuroinflammation.&nbsp;]]>
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      <guid>http://www.bioworld.com/articles/729927</guid>
      <pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 09:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.bioworld.com/articles/729927-small-molecule-trem2-agonist-advances-to-treat-alzheimers</link>
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        <media:title type="plain">Comparison of neurons in a healthy brain and nerve cells in neurodegenerative disease with amyloid plaques</media:title>
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      <title>Emerging therapeutic strategies for Parkinson’s at ADPD 2026</title>
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        <![CDATA[Parkinson’s disease (PD) involves the progressive loss of dopaminergic neurons, particularly in the substantia nigra. This neurodegeneration is linked to the abnormal accumulation of α-synuclein, a protein that forms toxic aggregates and spreads between cells, damaging them. At the 20th International Conference on Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Diseases (AD/PD), held from March 17 to 21, 2026, in Copenhagen, several strategies were presented that aim to modify the course of the disease and offer real alternatives to purely symptomatic treatments.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.bioworld.com/articles/729789</guid>
      <pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 09:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.bioworld.com/articles/729789-emerging-therapeutic-strategies-for-parkinsons-at-adpd-2026</link>
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        <media:title type="plain">Art concept for Parkinson's disease</media:title>
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      <title>ADPD 2026: Three inflection points to target Alzheimer’s disease</title>
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        <![CDATA[A new way of understanding Alzheimer’s disease, based on biological inflection points that mark decisive moments in the progression of the disorder, could change how new drugs are developed to achieve more effective therapies. This new perspective could rethink strategies that depend not so much on the target itself, but on the precise moment at which it is addressed.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.bioworld.com/articles/729852</guid>
      <pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 09:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.bioworld.com/articles/729852-adpd-2026-three-inflection-points-to-target-alzheimers-disease</link>
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        <media:title type="plain">Illustration of Alzheimer's disease in the brain</media:title>
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      <title>ADPD 2026: Three inflection points to target Alzheimer’s disease</title>
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        <![CDATA[A new way of understanding Alzheimer’s disease, based on biological inflection points that mark decisive moments in the progression of the disorder, could change how new drugs are developed to achieve more effective therapies. This new perspective could rethink strategies that depend not so much on the target itself, but on the precise moment at which it is addressed.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.bioworld.com/articles/729719</guid>
      <pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 09:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.bioworld.com/articles/729719-adpd-2026-three-inflection-points-to-target-alzheimers-disease</link>
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        <media:title type="plain">Illustration of Alzheimer's disease in the brain</media:title>
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      <title>ADPD 2026: Can we prevent dementia? Scientists quantify it</title>
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        <![CDATA[Neurodegenerative disease and cognitive decline cannot be explained by a single process. Beta-amyloid plaques, hyperphosphorylated tau, alpha-synuclein, activated microglia and astrocytes, altered receptors such as TREM2, mitochondrial dysfunction, epigenetic changes and cerebrovascular alterations all seem to contribute to the development of dementia in Alzheimer’s disease (AD). While scientists attempt to address each of these elements, prevention is growing as a primary goal.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.bioworld.com/articles/729688</guid>
      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 09:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.bioworld.com/articles/729688-adpd-2026-can-we-prevent-dementia-scientists-quantify-it</link>
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        <media:title type="plain">MRI image brain on black background</media:title>
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      <title>Kanaph, Imbiologics to kick off 2026 Korea biotech, med-tech IPOs </title>
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        <![CDATA[Two biotech and three med-tech companies are slated for Kosdaq debuts this month, signaling a potential rebound for Korea financings in 2026. Kanaph Therapeutics Inc. will open with a ₩40 billion (US$26.99 million) raise and Imbiologics Corp. will debut with ₩52 billion. Additionally, Mezoo Co. Ltd., Cosmo Robotics Co. Ltd. and Recensmedical Inc. will launch IPOs.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.bioworld.com/articles/729714</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 11:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.bioworld.com/articles/729714-kanaph-imbiologics-to-kick-off-2026-korea-biotech-med-tech-ipos</link>
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        <media:title type="plain">Ha Gyong sik giving a presentation</media:title>
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      <title>Kanaph, Imbiologics to kick off 2026 Korea biotech, med-tech IPOs </title>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[Two biotech and three med-tech companies are slated for Kosdaq debuts this month, signaling a potential rebound for Korea financings in 2026. Kanaph Therapeutics Inc. will open with a ₩40 billion (US$26.99 million) raise and Imbiologics Corp. will debut with ₩52 billion. Additionally, Mezoo Co. Ltd., Cosmo Robotics Co. Ltd. and Recensmedical Inc. will launch IPOs.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.bioworld.com/articles/729495</guid>
      <pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 12:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.bioworld.com/articles/729495-kanaph-imbiologics-to-kick-off-2026-korea-biotech-med-tech-ipos</link>
      <media:content url="https://www.bioworld.com/ext/resources/BW-source/2026/Imbiologics-CEO-Ha-Gyong-sik-hero-03-13-26.webp?t=1773432672" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" fileSize="633322">
        <media:title type="plain">Ha Gyong sik giving a presentation</media:title>
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      <title>Korean ARPA-H to invest ₩162B in nine projects in 2026</title>
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        <![CDATA[The K-health MIRAE Initiative, also known as Korean ARPA-H, announced plans to allocate about ₩162 billion (US$110 million) in nine new projects over the next five years, with a focus on strengthening national health security.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.bioworld.com/articles/729582</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 12:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.bioworld.com/articles/729582-korean-arpa-h-to-invest-162b-in-nine-projects-in-2026</link>
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        <media:description type="plain">K-health MIRAE Initiative Director General Sun Kyung, center, and project managers at a roundtable meeting in Seoul, South Korea on March 5.</media:description>
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      <title>Taiwan to invest $752M in biopharma security over four years</title>
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        <![CDATA[Taiwan plans to invest NT$24 billion (US$752 million) over four years to bolster national biosecurity, expand domestic pharmaceutical production and safeguard against global supply chain volatility.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.bioworld.com/articles/729579</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 12:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.bioworld.com/articles/729579-taiwan-to-invest-752m-in-biopharma-security-over-four-years</link>
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        <media:title type="plain">Taiwan President Lai Ching-te presides over the seventh meeting of the Healthy Taiwan Promotion Committee.</media:title>
        <media:description type="plain">Taiwan President Lai Ching-te, center, presides over the seventh meeting of the Healthy Taiwan Promotion Committee.</media:description>
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      <title>Synthetic peptide and CAR-A each clear amyloid-β in Alzheimer’s</title>
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        <![CDATA[If one could sweep the brain clean and send the toxic substances that drive neurodegeneration to the recycling bin, perhaps one could treat Alzheimer’s disease. Researchers at the Chinese Academy of Sciences propose a new therapeutic strategy that uses synthetic peptides that bind to amyloid-β (Aβ) and direct it toward lysosomes. In addition, researchers at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have genetically modified astrocytes in vivo to express chimeric antigen receptors (CARs) that recognize and phagocytose Aβ plaques.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.bioworld.com/articles/729577</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 09:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.bioworld.com/articles/729577-synthetic-peptide-and-car-a-each-clear-amyloid-in-alzheimers</link>
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        <media:title type="plain">Illustration of amyloid plaques on neurons</media:title>
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      <title>Taiwan to invest $752M in biopharma security over four years</title>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[Taiwan plans to invest NT$24 billion (US$752 million) over four years to bolster national biosecurity, expand domestic pharmaceutical production and safeguard against global supply chain volatility.]]>
      </description>
      <guid>http://www.bioworld.com/articles/729440</guid>
      <pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 12:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.bioworld.com/articles/729440-taiwan-to-invest-752m-in-biopharma-security-over-four-years</link>
      <media:content url="https://www.bioworld.com/ext/resources/BW-source/2026/Taiwan-President-Lai-Ching-te-and-Healthy-Taiwan-Promotion-Committee-3-9.webp?t=1773090303" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" fileSize="506790">
        <media:title type="plain">Taiwan President Lai Ching-te presides over the seventh meeting of the Healthy Taiwan Promotion Committee.</media:title>
        <media:description type="plain">Taiwan President Lai Ching-te, center, presides over the seventh meeting of the Healthy Taiwan Promotion Committee.</media:description>
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      <title>Synthetic peptide and CAR-A each clear amyloid-β in Alzheimer’s</title>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[If one could sweep the brain clean and send the toxic substances that drive neurodegeneration to the recycling bin, perhaps one could treat Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Researchers at the Chinese Academy of Sciences propose a new therapeutic strategy that uses synthetic peptides that bind to amyloid-β (Aβ) and direct it toward lysosomes. In addition, researchers at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have genetically modified astrocytes in vivo to express chimeric antigen receptors (CARs) that recognize and phagocytose Aβ plaques.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.bioworld.com/articles/729411</guid>
      <pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 09:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.bioworld.com/articles/729411-synthetic-peptide-and-car-a-each-clear-amyloid-in-alzheimers</link>
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        <media:title type="plain">Illustration of amyloid plaques on neurons</media:title>
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      <title>Korean ARPA-H to invest ₩162B in nine projects in 2026</title>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[The K-health MIRAE Initiative, also known as Korean ARPA-H, announced plans to allocate about ₩162 billion (US$110 million) in nine new projects over the next five years, with a focus on strengthening national health security.]]>
      </description>
      <guid>http://www.bioworld.com/articles/729359</guid>
      <pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 12:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.bioworld.com/articles/729359-korean-arpa-h-to-invest-162b-in-nine-projects-in-2026</link>
      <media:content url="https://www.bioworld.com/ext/resources/BW-source/2026/Korea-ARPA-H-roundtable-3-6.webp?t=1772832533" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" fileSize="642632">
        <media:title type="plain">Korea ARPA-H roundtable</media:title>
        <media:description type="plain">K-health MIRAE Initiative Director General Sun Kyung, center, and project managers at a roundtable meeting in Seoul, South Korea on March 5.</media:description>
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      <title>CROI 2026 highlights depression and cognitive vulnerability in HIV</title>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[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.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.bioworld.com/articles/729051</guid>
      <pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 08:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.bioworld.com/articles/729051-croi-2026-highlights-depression-and-cognitive-vulnerability-in-hiv</link>
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        <media:title type="plain">Depression concept with human, broken brain and heavy rain</media:title>
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      <title>CROI 2026: Neurodegeneration, the challenge of aging with HIV  </title>
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        <![CDATA[Antiretroviral therapies against HIV have been in use for more than 30 years and have enabled people living with HIV to maintain undetectable viral levels. Many of them are aging in good health. However, others present symptoms of cognitive decline. HIV can reach the brain and establish a reservoir there. Yet, it is still unknown what this reservoir is like, which cells are affected, and which comorbidities are typical of aging or are associated with the virus.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.bioworld.com/articles/729031</guid>
      <pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 08:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.bioworld.com/articles/729031-croi-2026-neurodegeneration-the-challenge-of-aging-with-hiv</link>
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      <title>Innovacell’s $91M Tokyo IPO to fund incontinence cell therapies </title>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[Innovacell Inc. launched a ¥14.16 billion (US$91.2 million) stock sale on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Feb. 24, ending a near two-year lull of biotech listings in Japan while signaling a dynamic year ahead for cell-based therapeutics.]]>
      </description>
      <guid>http://www.bioworld.com/articles/729194</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 12:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.bioworld.com/articles/729194-innovacells-91m-tokyo-ipo-to-fund-incontinence-cell-therapies</link>
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      <title>Japan endorses two iPSC drugs for approval under CEA pathway</title>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[Japan is backing conditional approvals of Amchepry (raguneprocel, Sumitomo Pharma Co. Ltd./Racthera Co. Ltd.) and Reheart (Cuorips Inc.), positioning them to become the world’s first induced pluripotent stem cell-derived (iPSC) therapies to receive regulatory clearance.]]>
      </description>
      <guid>http://www.bioworld.com/articles/729235</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 11:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.bioworld.com/articles/729235-japan-endorses-two-ipsc-drugs-for-approval-under-cea-pathway</link>
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        <![CDATA[Japan is backing conditional approvals of Amchepry (raguneprocel, Sumitomo Pharma Co. Ltd./Racthera Co. Ltd.) and Reheart (Cuorips Inc.), positioning them to become the world’s first induced pluripotent stem cell-derived (iPSC) therapies to receive regulatory clearance.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.bioworld.com/articles/729099</guid>
      <pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 12:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.bioworld.com/articles/729099-japan-endorses-two-ipsc-drugs-for-approval-under-cea-pathway</link>
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        <![CDATA[Building on the foundation laid in 2020, researchers at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) have now shown that targeting the GPI-anchored vascular enzyme TNAP can reproduce the cognitive benefits previously attributed to the liver-derived exercise factor GLPD1.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.bioworld.com/articles/728933</guid>
      <pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2026 08:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.bioworld.com/articles/728933-a-closer-look-at-how-the-liver-rejuvenates-the-aging-brain</link>
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        <![CDATA[Med-tech companies with an AI component in their solutions will certainly find investors willing to back them. AI after all, is being used to develop more effective, smarter technologies. However, investors will only deploy capital into innovations that address genuine clinical needs. The aging population is driving interest in devices targeting cardiovascular and musculoskeletal disorders, and other solutions geared toward neurological conditions, women’s health and diagnostics are also attracting investor attention.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.bioworld.com/articles/729072</guid>
      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 12:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.bioworld.com/articles/729072-ai-transforming-med-tech-in-2026-clinical-need-drives-investments</link>
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        <![CDATA[In the inflamed joints of rheumatoid arthritis, CD4+ T lymphocytes accumulate lipid droplets that make them vulnerable and promote their death, thereby amplifying joint inflammation. A study led by scientists at Mayo Clinic and Stanford University suggests that blocking the formation of these lipid droplets or their contents could offer a therapeutic strategy for this condition.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.bioworld.com/articles/728915</guid>
      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 11:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.bioworld.com/articles/728915-t-cells-store-lipids-and-die-in-rheumatoid-arthritis-joints</link>
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        <![CDATA[Parkinson’s disease is a neurodegenerative disorder that affects movement, and tremor is one of its signatures. But it is a much more wide-ranging disorder, and patients experience problems with cognitive and emotional processes as well. SCAN, the somato-cognitive action network identified in 2023, could reshape the definition of PD. Treating this circuit can improve outcomes.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.bioworld.com/articles/729173</guid>
      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 08:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.bioworld.com/articles/729173-scan-is-core-circuit-affected-in-parkinsons-disease</link>
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        <media:description type="plain">The brain network that links thinking with movement, called SCAN, has been identified in a new study as the neurological basis of Parkinson’s disease. An experimental therapy that targeted this network more than doubled symptom improvement in a small group of patients with Parkinson’s, which is characterized by hyperconnectivity (left side of illustration) between SCAN and the brain’s subcortex. Credit: Sara Moser, WashU Medicine.</media:description>
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        <![CDATA[Insight Lifetech Co. Ltd. listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange’s STAR market via an unprofitable biotech track reinstated last year, with the Feb. 5 IPO raising ¥998.64 million (US$143.93 million).]]>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 11:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[Insight Lifetech Co. Ltd. listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange’s STAR market via an unprofitable biotech track reinstated last year, with the Feb. 5 IPO raising ¥998.64 million (US$143.93 million).]]>
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      <guid>http://www.bioworld.com/articles/728662</guid>
      <pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2026 12:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.bioworld.com/articles/728662-heart-intervention-device-maker-insight-lands-143m-sse-ipo</link>
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        <media:description type="plain">Insight Lifetech bell-ringing ceremony at the Shanghai Stock Exchange Feb. 5, 2026. Credit: Insight Lifetech Co. Ltd.</media:description>
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