4M Therapeutics Inc. has been awarded a $120,000 grant from SynGAP Research Fund (SRF) to evaluate central nervous system (CNS) effects of novel glycogen synthase kinase 3 β (GSK-3β) inhibitors 4MT-2001 and 4MT-1060.
Guangzhou Henovcom Bioscience Co. Ltd. has synthesized prodrugs of rotigotine reported to be useful for the treatment of restless legs syndrome, depression and Parkinson’s disease.
Six main cell types form glioblastomas (GBM), the most aggressive brain cancer due to its high rate of recurrence. Of these six, quiescent cancer stem cells are responsible for resistance to therapy and the reappearance of the tumor, according to a study that identified the six groups and highlighted the importance of these stem cells for the design of more effective therapies.
Complex genomic rearrangements (CGRs) involve large-scale genomic alterations with multiple breakpoints and are implicated in genetic diseases such as malformation syndromes, intellectual disability and neurodevelopmental disorders.
Lysoway Therapeutics Inc. has synthesized mucolipin-1 (MCOLN1; TRPML1) activators reported to be useful for the treatment of age-related macular degeneration, aging, Alzheimer’s disease, cancer, Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, cystic fibrosis, muscular dystrophy and type C Niemann-Pick disease.
Belief Biomed Inc.’s gene therapy drug BBM-D101 has been awarded U.S. orphan drug and rare pediatric disease designations by the FDA for the treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD).
Reducing microglial activity in the presence of apolipoprotein E4 (APOE4) has uncovered a mechanism associated with the deposition of misfolded amyloid and tau in a novel mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease. By transplanting human neurons into the mouse brain and eliminating the mouse microglia, scientists at the Gladstone Institutes in San Francisco observed that amyloid and tau deposition was reduced. These results support therapeutic strategies that target APOE4 and microglia.
Neushen Therapeutics Inc. has synthesized 5-HT2A receptor agonists reported to be useful for the treatment of depression, schizophrenia, anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder.
Damona Pharmaceuticals Inc. has obtained IND clearance from the FDA for DPX-101 for the treatment of cognitive deficits in brain disorders, including major depressive disorder.
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