Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is an immune-driven inflammatory disorder of the peripheral nervous system characterized by muscle weakness and paralysis. Despite treatment options, GBS stays severe, with a mortality rate of 3%-10%. The mechanisms behind GBS are poorly understood and new therapeutic options are needed.

Aminoglycoside antibiotics are essential for treating some severe bacterial infections but are notorious for causing irreversible hearing loss in 20%-47% of patients.

NLS Pharmaceutics Ltd., in collaboration with Aexon Labs Inc., has announced new preclinical findings on AEX-2, a non-sulfonamide dual orexin receptor agonist (DOXA) with potential for narcolepsy and related neurological disorders.

Bridgene Biosciences Inc. has signed a strategic collaboration and licensing agreement with Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. to discover small-molecule drug candidates against targets in immunology and neurology.

Researchers from Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red sobre Enfermedades Neurodegenerativas (CIBERNED), Miramoon Pharma SL and affiliated organizations published the preclinical characterization of FKBP12 ligand MP-010 and evaluated its efficacy in models of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection is a recognized risk factor that is now regarded as a prerequisite for the development of multiple sclerosis (MS). Recently, significant advances have been made in clarifying the precise mechanism by which EBV leads to the pathogenic features of MS. Now, a new study may have tied up more loose ends. Researchers from the University of Helsinki have mapped the immune landscape of deep cervical lymph nodes (dCLN) in patients recently diagnosed with MS.