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Alnylam finds belly fat gene and drug target in UK Biobank study

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Alnylam Pharma has made a name for itself, developing gene-silencing therapies for rare disorders, but its latest discovery could take it into a much larger category – metabolic and cardiovascular disease. Transgenic mice in which the gene has been deleted have improved control of blood glucose and insulin sensitivity.

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Artificial intelligence could be new blueprint for precision drug discovery

The Pharma Data

The AI approach helps model a disease using a map of successive changes in gene expression at the onset and during the progression of the disease. The underlying algorithms ensure that the identified gene expression patterns are ‘invariant’ regardless of different disease cohorts. HUMANOID Center of Research Excellence?

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Bayer to present latest research across its advancing oncology portfolio at AACR 2023 Annual Meeting

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Based on these data, a first-in-human trial with BAY 2965501 in patients with advanced solid tumors was initiated and is currently enrolling patients. For the first time, Bayer will present the design of the clinical trial and the preclinical activity profile of the inhibitor in human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) mutant NSCLC.

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HFpEF vs. HFrEF: How To Improve Heart Failure Drug Development

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Late-stage clinical trial failures are largely to blame for the lack of effective treatment options for patients with HFpEF, and poor five-year survival rates make this an area of great unmet need. A lack of efficacy is the greatest reason for clinical trial failures, especially in Phase II and Phase III,” says Dr. Tyl.

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WORLD’S LARGEST BROWSABLE RESOURCE LINKING RARE PROTEIN-CODING GENETIC VARIANTS TO HUMAN HEALTH AND DISEASE

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Managed by the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, the browser gives access to results from analyses of whole exome sequencing data from 300,000 UK Biobank research participants. (Nasdaq: BIIB) and Pfizer (NYSE: PFE). These genetic data have been paired with detailed health information to create this browsable resource.

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How biomarkers can help discover new treatments for women’s health

Drug Discovery World

We previously conducted a hypothesis-free study using genotype data from the UK Biobank, which resulted in the first mechanism-based stratification of endometriosis patients. SG: Chronic diseases, like endometriosis, are polygenic, caused by a complex interplay of multiple genes and other factors.

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Fibrosis research: Advances and challenges 

Drug Discovery World

Fibrocor is on track to complete all IND-enabling work to support IND filing and initiation of clinical trials in 2024. The gene expression data were generated by RNAseq on biopsies stored at -78°C. He has been responsible for all aspects of drug discovery, preclinical research, CM&C, Phase I and Phase II clinical trials.