Parkinson’s UK is investing £2.1million to support Neumora Therapeutics to carry out preclinical testing of NMRA-NLRP3, a NLRP3 inhibitor with the potential to reduce inflammation and protect brain cells in Parkinson’s. NLRP3 is a protein that plays a role in regulating a number of inflammatory processes that are believed to contribute to the damage to brain cells that underlies Parkinson’s.
Palisade Bio, Inc. (PALI) saw a 88% increase in its stock on Monday following the announcement of positive preclinical data for its main asset, PALI-2108, at the Crohn's & Colitis Congress on January 25-27, 2024.
Researchers have for the first time used human neural stem cells to print 3D brain tissues that mimic the architecture of the brain’s outer layer, the cerebral cortex. This breakthrough technique, developed by a team from the U.K.’s University of Oxford, could one day be used to provide tailored repairs to the millions of people who suffer from severe brain injuries, for which there is no effective treatment.
Biotechnology company BiVictriX Therapeutics updated the market on the pre-clinical evaluation of BVX001 on Thursday - its first-in-class ‘Bi-Cygni’ antibody drug conjugate (ADC) developed for the potential treatment of acute myeloid leukaemia (AML).
Ubiquigent Limited (Ubiquigent), a drug discovery and development company harnessing novel deubiquitinase (DUB) modulators as new therapeutics for areas of high unmet medical need, today announced it is supporting a PhD student in the Institute of Chemical Biology EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) in Chemical Biology, at Imperial College London.