Researchers from Lanzhou University have described the discovery and preclinical evaluation of new multifunctional opioid agonists being developed as potential antinociceptive agents.
Although several mouse models have been developed to investigate the mechanisms underlying Alzheimer’s disease (AD), most of them are transgenic and, therefore, present disadvantages in terms of costs and time constraints. To overcome these limitations and develop a more cost-effective and reliable animal model, a team of researchers from JSS Academy of Higher Education & Research and collaborators recently proposed a novel pharmacological AD model in zebrafish using aluminum chloride (AlCl3).
Synchron Inc. has acquired an equity stake in German manufacturer Acquandas GmbH in a move that will strengthen the company’s innovation and supply chain for its brain-computer interface system, Synchron founder and CEO Tom Oxley said.
Igc Pharma Inc. has reported additional results of preclinical studies investigating TGR-63, a potential treatment for Alzheimer’s disease. TGR-63 is designed to disrupt the structure of the amyloid-β (Aβ) peptide, one of the key hallmarks of Alzheimer’s.
Evidence from research has pointed to a positive correlation between high glucocorticoid levels and the advancement of Huntington's disease (HD). Researchers from Leiden University Medical Center and Corcept Therapeutics Inc. have reported on the evaluation of CORT-113176 (dazucorilant), a glucocorticoid receptor antagonist, in mouse models of HD.
Cognito Therapeutics Inc. closed a $35 million extension to the series B fundraising round it started in 2023, bringing the total for the round to $108 million and the total funding to date to $128 million. Cognito is developing Spectris, a wearable medical device that provides visual and auditory stimulation for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease and other neurological disorders.
Jaguar Gene Therapy LLC’s IND application for JAG-201, a gene therapy for a genetic form of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and Phelan-McDermid syndrome (PMS; 22q13.3 deletion syndrome), has been cleared by the FDA.
Vivet Therapeutics SAS has been awarded financing of €4.9 million (US$5.3 million) from the French government to advance the development of a gene therapy for the treatment of the neurodegenerative disease cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis (CTX).
Perioperative neurocognitive disorders (PNDs) refer to a variety of cognitive abnormalities mainly experienced by elderly patients after anesthesia procedures and include cognitive impairment and disorientation linked to oxidative stress and neuroinflammation. Insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1), a neurotrophic hormone that regulates microglia-mediated neuroinflammation, may represent a therapeutic target in this context.
Halia Therapeutics Inc. has, its CEO confidently asserts, taken an atypical road to building its infrastructure and financing. The Lehi, Utah-based company just completed a $30 million series C financing to further develop its lead asset, a selective and orally bioavailable first-in-class NLRP3/NEK7 inflammasome inhibitor.
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