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CAMP4’s funding influx paves the way for tapping regulatory RNA to treat urea cycle disorders

Pharmaceutical Technology

The most common marketed drugs in this space aim to address the hyperammonaemia caused by the defective genes in this disorder. In 2013, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Ravicti (glycerol phenylbutyrate), manufactured by Hyperion Therapeutics, which has since then been acquired by Horizon Pharma.

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Eli Lilly’s Olumiant Wins FDA Approval as First Systemic Treatment for Alopecia Areata

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Eli Lilly’s Olumiant (baricitinib) has won US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval as the first systemic treatment for severe alopecia areata (AA), an autoimmune disorder that leads to patchy baldness. The Olumiant approval is therefore a big win as it helps fulfill a significant unmet need in the area.

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Data dive finds cheap diuretic could be Alzheimer’s drug

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Bumetanide’s potential was discovered by analysing data on more than 1,300 FDA-approved drugs derived from brain tissue samples, laboratory experiments involving animal and human cells, and human population studies.

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World Mental Health Day 2023: Drug discovery breakthroughs

Drug Discovery World

Read more: Another milestone achieved in major depressive disorder trial More accessible treatment The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Sage Therapeutics’ Zurzuvae (zuranolone) in August, making it the first oral medication indicated to treat postpartum depression (PPD) in adults.

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Vtama (tapinarof) Cream Gains FDA Approval for the Treatment of Plaque Psoriasis in Adults

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Tapinarof treatment in a mouse model of psoriasis resulted in the downregulation of inflammatory cytokine expression in skin tissue, which involved IL17A , IL17F , IL19 , IL22 , IL23A and IL1B gene expression. Clinical Trials of Vtama.

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AI tool may help doctors select best drugs for COVID patients

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Researchers in the US have developed an artificial intelligence-based tool that is able to predict COVID-19 symptoms and suggest which FDA-approved drugs might be used to treat patients.

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Artificial intelligence could be new blueprint for precision drug discovery

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online issue of Nature Communications, researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine describe a new approach that uses machine learning to hunt for disease targets and then predicts whether a drug is likely to receive FDA approval. “Academic labs and pharmaceutical and? Nature Communications, 2021.

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