Tsukuba, Japan – Type 2 diabetes, a prominent form of diabetes, is widely recognized for its association with insulin resistance—a condition wherein insulin becomes ineffective. This ineffectiveness stems from factors such as obesity, disruption of compensatory insulin secretion by pancreatic beta cells (pancreatic beta cell dysfunction), and a decrease in...
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Reston, VA — A newly developed PET imaging agent has been found to be effective in identifying medullary thyroid cancer (MTC) in preclinical and clinical studies, according to research published in the January issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine. The results of the studies indicate that the PET imaging agent...
Reston, VA — A new molecular imaging technique that pairs a novel tracer with a next-generation PET/CT scanner can identify neuroblastoma in children with high sensitivity, requiring a scan time of only minutes and no sedation or anesthesia. With its ability to accurately diagnose neuroblastoma, this technique, known as 18F-MFBG LAFOV...
Vienna, Austria – Groundbreaking research presented today at UEG Week 2024 reveals a promising new treatment strategy for type 2 diabetes (T2D) that could significantly reduce or even eliminate the need for insulin therapy.1 This innovative approach, which combines a novel procedure known as ReCET (Re-Cellularization via Electroporation Therapy) with...
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue University researchers are developing and validating a patent-pending treatment for incurable glioblastoma brain tumors. Glioblastomas are almost always lethal with a median survival time of 14 months. Traditional methods used against other cancers, like chemotherapy and immunotherapy, are often ineffective on glioblastoma. Sandro Matosevic, associate...
Reston, VA—A new radiotheranostic system has the ability to detect and treat ovarian cancer noninvasively, according to new research published in the April issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine. Combining the highly specific huAR9.6 antibody with PET and therapeutic radionuclides, this theranostic platform may provide more personalized treatment to improve...
Rehovot, Israel – Researchers from Israel identified novel small molecules that can selectively lower the levels of mutant Huntington (Htt) mRNA and protein in Huntington disease (HD). These molecules reduced mitochondrial dysfunction, restored the expression of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), improved motor function, and reduced anxious-like behavior in a mouse model...
Boston, Mass. — In the development of Parkinson’s disease (PD), the changes that will lead to neurodegeneration take place in the brain long before patients show any symptoms. But without a test that can detect these changes, it’s difficult to intervene early to more effectively slow disease progression. To address...
CLEVELAND, Ohio — NovelMed today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has awarded Orphan Drug Designation (ODD) to NM5072, an Alternative Pathway (AP) blocker anti-Properdin antibody, for the treatment of patients with Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria (PNH). NM5072 is being developed for PNH patients in the United States...
CLEVELAND, Ohio — NovelMed Therapeutics Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company specializing in alternative pathway (AP) complement-mediated therapies, today announced two major milestones in the clinical development of Ruxoprubart (NM8074) for Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria (PNH). The company has received regulatory clearance to initiate a Phase II study for the subcutaneous (SC)...