Cambridge, UK – For the first time, the developmental stages of the deadliest human malaria parasite have been mapped in high resolution, allowing researchers to understand this ever-adapting adversary in more detail than previously possible. The study, published today (2 May) in Science, details the critical developmental stages of the...
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Chapel Hill, NC – Throughout the day and night, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) pulses through small fluid-filled channels surrounding blood vessels in the brain, called perivascular spaces, to flush out neuroinflammation and other neurological waste. A disruption to this vital process can lead to neurological dysfunction, cognitive decline, or developmental delays....
PARIS, France — Enterome, a clinical-stage company developing first-in-class immunomodulatory drugs for solid and liquid malignancies and inflammatory diseases based on its unique Mimicry platform, today announced database lock of its Phase 2 study of EO2401, in combination with an immune checkpoint inhibitor (nivolumab) +/- an anti-VEGF therapy (bevacizumab), for...
Investigational drugs that inhibit enzymes involved in protein production partially normalize the maturation of brain cells derived from boys and men with fragile X syndrome, according to a new study. The drugs could one day help treat problems linked with the syndrome, says Randi Hagerman, professor of pediatrics at the University of California,...
HOUSTON –– An overactive enzyme is behind a leaky calcium channel that plays a role in the development of atrial fibrillation, which is the most common cardiac arrhythmia that is responsible for a third of all strokes. However, it doesn’t act alone, say researchers at Baylor College of Medicine. The...
New York, NY – Epithelioid sarcoma, a rare aggressive cancer that usually strikes young adults, and rhabdoid tumors, which affect children, have long been difficult to treat. But the outlook for people with these subtypes of soft tissue sarcoma brightened in 2020 when the Food and Drug Administration approved a targeted therapy called tazemetostat (Tazverik™) for certain...
New Haven, Conn. — Yale researchers have identified a drug target that may alleviate joint degeneration associated with osteoarthritis, a debilitating condition that afflicts as many as 30 million people in the United States alone, which they report on Jan. 3 in the journal Nature. Pain relievers and lifestyle changes, such as exercise...
LA JOLLA, Calif. – Equillium, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQ), a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing itolizumab to treat severe autoimmune and inflammatory disorders with high unmet medical need, today announced publication of a manuscript featured on the front cover of the Journal of Clinical Investigation (www.jci.org), confirming the role of T cells...
Egham, UK – Essential Pharma, an international specialty pharma group focused on ensuring that patients have sustainable access to low volume, clinically differentiated, niche pharmaceutical products across key therapeutic areas, announces that it has completed the acquisition of the entire issued share capital of Renaissance Pharma Ltd. Renaissance, a clinical...
Zurich, Switzerland – Glioblastoma is a particularly aggressive brain tumour that at present is incurable. Cancer doctors can extend patients’ life expectancy through operations, radiation, chemotherapy or surgical interventions. Nevertheless, half of patients die within twelve months of diagnosis. Drugs that are effective against brain tumours are difficult to find,...