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New anti-evolocumab antibodies could aid drug development

Drug Discovery World

Bio-Rad Laboratories has introduced a range of type 1 antibodies that inhibit the binding of evolocumab (Repatha) to its target, human proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9), a protein that has been shown to play a key role in the regulation of cholesterol levels. .

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Immunotherapy partnership advances space medicine research

Drug Discovery World

US company Vaxxinity and the University of Central Florida (UCF) have announced plans to work together to advance space medicine research. The research, funded by a grant from the State of Florida, aims to develop Vaxxinity’s active immunotherapies to prevent and mitigate muscle and bone wasting.

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Research reveals the unique biological features of roginolisib 

Drug Discovery World

iOnctura, a clinical stage biotechnology company developing cancer therapies, has published non-clinical research on roginolisib in the AACR journal Cancer Research Communications. Consistent with first-generation PI3Kdinhibitors, roginolisib inhibits the in vitro growth of lymphoma cells.

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Early Detection of Alzheimer’s Disease: New Research Shows How a Blood Test Could Lead to Earlier Diagnosis

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Researchers at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King’s College London have found that a blood test could aid in the early detection of Alzheimer’s disease up to three and a half years before diagnosis. However, not all people with MCI develop Alzheimer’s. years before a clinical diagnosis.

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Pneumagen raises £8 million for further study of intranasal antiviral

Pharmaceutical Technology

Pneumagen has raised £8m ($10 million) for the further development of its intranasal antiviral drug neumifil in Phase II studies for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients suffering from virus-induced exacerbations. Neumifil consists of an engineered carbohydrate-binding module domain of a Streptococcus pneumoniae protein.

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News from AACR 2024: Sunday’s highlights

Drug Discovery World

The American Association of Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting launched on Sunday 7 April in San Diego with an Opening Plenary Session showcasing cutting-edge technological advances opening new frontiers in cancer science.

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Parkinson’s and Melanoma Share an Amyloid Link, Says New Research

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While it has been known for about five decades now that patients with Parkinson’s disease have a higher likelihood of developing melanoma than the general population, the exact reasons for this were unknown. Now, thanks to a study funded by the National Institutes of Health Intramural Research Program, scientists have discovered that ?-synuclein,