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Study reports drug that significantly reduces bacteria’s ability to develop antibiotic resistance

A team of researchers at Baylor College of Medicine is gaining ground in their search for solutions to the global problem of bacterial antibiotic resistance, which was responsible for nearly 1.3 million deaths in 2019. The team reports in the journal Science Advances a drug that, in laboratory cultures and animal models, significantly reduces the ability of bacteria to develop antibiotic resistance, which might prolong antibiotic effectiveness. The drug, called dequalinium chloride (DEQ), is a proof-of-concept for evolution-slowing drugs. “Most people with bacterial infections get better after completing antibiotic treatment, but there are also many cases in which people decline because the bacteria develop resistance to the antibiotic, which then can no longer kill the bacteria,” said corresponding author Dr. Susan M. Rosenberg, Ben F. Love Chair in Cancer Research and professor of molecular and human genetics, biochemistry and molecular biology and molecular virology and microbiology at Baylor. She also ...
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New study finds that plant extracts used by Indigenous people hold promise in treatment of ataxia

A University of California, Irvine-led team of researchers has discovered that extracts from plants used by the Kwakwaka’wakw First Nations peoples in their traditional botanical medicine practices are able to rescue the function of ion channel proteins carrying mutations that cause human episodic ataxia. The study, “Native American ataxia medicines rescue ataxia-linked mutant potassium channel activity via binding to the voltage sensing domain” was published in June in Nature Communications. “Episodic ataxia 1 (EA1) is a movement disorder caused by inherited mutations in the human KCNA1 gene, which encodes Kv1.1, a voltage-gated potassium channel essential for normal function of the human nervous system,” said Geoffrey W. Abbott, Ph.D., vice dean of basic science research and professor in the Department of Physiology & Biophysics at the UCI School of Medicine. “We found that extracts of stinging nettle, bladderwrack kelp and Pacific ninebark can all correct function of the mutation-carrying proteins causing ...
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- June 23, 2023
Omega-3 fatty acids linked with slower progression of ALS

Consuming omega-3 fatty acids—particularly alpha-linolenic acid (ALA), a nutrient found in foods including flaxseeds, walnuts, and chia, canola and soybean oils—may help slow the progression of disease in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), according to a new study led by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. The study is published on June 21, 2023, in Neurology. “Prior findings from our research group have shown that a diet high in ALA and increased blood levels of this fatty acid may decrease the risk of developing ALS. In this study, we found that among people living with ALS, higher blood levels of ALA were also associated with a slower disease progression and a lower risk of death within the study period,” said lead author Kjetil Bjornevik, assistant professor of epidemiology and nutrition. “These findings, along with our previous research, suggest that this fatty acid may have neuroprotective effects that could ...
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- June 23, 2023
Empress Therapeutics emerges with $50m to fund small molecule development

Life sciences venture capital firm Flagship Pioneering has unveiled Empress Therapeutics, a small molecule drug development startup. The Moderna-backed venture fund has launched Empress with a $50m investment. This will support development of its proprietary Chemilogics platform and drug discovery pipeline. So far, Empress claims to have generated 15 drug leads across multiple indications. These span multiple structural classes and target several classes of proteins, including cytokines, enzymes, G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs), and ion channels. With this pipeline, Empress hopes to address unmet clinical needs in immune and inflammatory conditions, and metabolic, neurologic, oncologic, and pain disorders. The company expects to file multiple IND applications in these areas over the next couple of years. Empress benefits from a wealth of clinical data, and recent advances in genomics, artificial intelligence (AI) and synthetic biology. This allows the company’s platform to read genetic code and use biosynthetic instructions to find, make and ...
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- June 23, 2023
Calliditas files sNDA to US FDA for TARPEYO to treat primary IgAN

Calliditas Therapeutics has submitted a supplemental new drug application (sNDA) to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for complete approval of TARPEYO (budesonide). The TARPEYO delayed-release capsule is a corticosteroid indicated for reducing proteinuria to treat primary immunoglobulin A nephropathy (IgAN) in adult patients at risk of quick disease progression, generally having a urine protein-to-creatinine ratio greater than or equal to 1.5g/g. The therapy received accelerated approval based on showing a reduction in proteinuria. The submission of sNDA to the regulator was based on the findings obtained from the Phase III NefIgArd clinical trial. The multicentre, randomised, double-blind trial was designed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of TARPEYO 16 mg compared with placebo against a background of optimised RASi (renin–angiotensin system inhibitor) therapy in primary IgA adult patients. TARPEYO showed a highly statistically significant benefit in estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) over a two-year period of treatment. The ...
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- June 23, 2023
ADVANZ PHARMA and Veeva Systems link for digital operations in Europe

ADVANZ PHARMA has collaborated with Veeva Systems to set up a unified digital-first commercial foundation in Europe. ADVANZ intends to drive a unified field strategy across all markets and strengthen field engagement with healthcare professionals (HCPs) using Veeva Commercial Cloud, a family of data, software and services for advancing commercial excellence in life sciences. ADVANZ is also using Veeva OpenData and Veeva CRM Suite to consolidate its operations and to gain a clear understanding of customers throughout the healthcare ecosystem, with a focus on products within oncology, anti-infectives, critical care, endocrinology and rare diseases. This allows the company’s newly merged field teams to coordinate more effectively with HCP touchpoints across channels and regions. Veeva Europe commercial strategy vice-president Philipp Luik stated: “With Veeva Commercial Cloud, ADVANZ now has a digital foundation to sustain growth as it expands operations in Europe. “By reaching the right people sooner and leading more impactful ...
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- June 23, 2023
SFDA approves Amarin’s VASCEPA to reduce CV risk in Saudi Arabia

The Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) has granted approval to Amarin’s VASCEPA (icosapent ethyl) capsules for reducing cardiovascular (CV) risk. VASCEPA is indicated as an adjunct to statin therapy for use in adult patients with elevated levels of triglycerides (TG). This means levels greater than or equal to 150 mg/dL. It has also been approved for use in patients at increased risk of CV events caused by at least one other CV disease risk factor and established CV disease, or who have diabetes mellitus. The therapy is the first and only medicine to receive approval from the regulator to reduce CV risk beyond cholesterol-lowering therapy in patients on high-risk statin treatment and who have increased TG levels. Amarin stated that the country’s National Heart Center (NHC) and the Saudi National Diabetes Center (SNDC) have mentioned icosapent ethyl (IPE) as an adjunct to statin therapy for CV risk reduction in ...
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- June 23, 2023
Philips gets slapped with two legal challenges by French patients in ‘Respiratorgate’

Dive Brief A lawyer has filed civil and criminal complaints against Philips in France over its recalled respiratory medical devices. The civil complaint covers 1,341 claimants who are seeking compensation for non-material damages tied to Philips’ failure to inform them of the danger the devices may present and for “anxiety-related harm.” A related criminal complaint was lodged by 215 people who accuse Philips of endangering the lives of others, aggravated deception and administration of harmful substances. Dive Insight France has emerged as a hotspot for action against Philips. Last year, the French device regulator ordered Philips to repair or replace all of its recalled respiratory devices by the end of 2022. When Philips missed the deadline, the agency applied more pressure to the company and referred the case to a prosecutor who could bring criminal proceedings. In parallel, lawyers behind a collective legal action platform have been preparing cases against ...
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- June 23, 2023
Ketone supplements used by some athletes may worsen performance

Kinesiologists at McMaster University have found ketone supplements, used by some athletes hoping to cross the finish line faster, may in fact worsen performance. The new study, published in the latest print edition of the International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism, tackles contradictory research findings related to the effectiveness of ketone supplements, which have gained popularity among athletes seeking a competitive advantage. Some previously published studies had shown the supplements improve performance, while others have reported they had no effect or even worsened performance. Natural ketones can serve as fuels for the brain and muscles. A ketogenic diet –characterized by very low carbohydrate and typically high fat intake – causes the body to produce more organic ketone compounds and increase their use for energy. Ketone supplements speed up that process, without the strict diet. One of the main perceived benefits is that ketones may serve as an alternative ...
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- June 23, 2023
Study finds that the human brain reactivates mental representations of past events during new experiences

Neuroscience studies have showed that as mice and other rodents navigate a maze, their brain often “replays” relevant past events. This mental replaying of events, such as the route taken until reaching their current position, could help rodents create a mental map of the spatial environment, and understand their position in it. Researchers at University College London and Queen Mary University of London recently explored the possibility that the human brain also replays past events to make sense of evolving, non-spatial experiences. Their findings, published in Nature Neuroscience, confirms this hypothesis and suggests that the process through which the human brain reactivates these events might be far more complex than that observed in rodents. “We know that the brain can ‘replay’ information that was encountered in the past, although this has mainly been studied in navigation tasks involving rodents,” Avital Hahamy, one of the researchers who carried out the study, ...
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- June 20, 2023

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