Researchers from New York University and affiliated organizations have detailed data for C-2230, a Cav2.2 channel blocker being developed for the treatment of pain.
Shanghai Wennai Pharmaceutical Technology Co. Ltd. has disclosed sodium channel protein type 10 subunit α (SCN10A; Nav1.8) blockers reported to be useful for the treatment of acute and chronic pain.
Bial-Portela & Ca SA has identified orexin OX1 receptor antagonists reported to be useful for the treatment of cognitive, sleep, anxiety and eating disorders, depression, obesity, schizophrenia, substance abuse and dependence, among others.
2A Biosciences Inc. has synthesized tryptamine derivatives acting as 5-HT2A receptor agonists reported to be useful for the treatment of psychiatric, neurodegenerative, neurodevelopmental, inflammatory and eye disorders.
Bsense Bio Therapeutics Ltd. has disclosed new potassium voltage-gated channel subfamily KQT member 2/3 (KCNQ2/3) activators and transient receptor potential cation channel subfamily V member 1 (TRPV1) antagonists reported to be useful for the treatment of neuropathic pain, pruritus and tinnitus.
Mair Therapeutics BV has launched with pre-seed funding from Torrey Pines Investment and Oost NL and with a focus on developing treatments for neurodegenerative disorders, particularly Parkinson’s disease.
Brii Biosciences Inc. has identified substituted 2-(3,5-dichloro-4-(4-hydroxy-benzyl)phenoxy)acetamide derivatives that are prodrugs of thyroid hormone receptor β (TH-β) agonists and reported to be useful for the treatment of multiple sclerosis.
Loss of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra and accumulation of α-synuclein (α-Syn) aggregates are the major hallmarks of Parkinson’s disease (PD).