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Epilepsy drug prevents brain tumors in mice with NF1

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Researchers have discovered that an FDA-approved epilepsy drug can prevent or slow the growth of NF1-linked optic gliomas in mice, laying the groundwork for a clinical trial.

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Molecular Bidents with Two Electrophilic Warheads as a New Pharmacological Modality

Covalent Modifiers

Gray ACS Central Science 2024 DOI: 10.1021/acscentsci.3c01245 Currently, all FDA-approved covalent small molecules feature one electrophile, leaving open a facile route to acquired resistance. Marto, Tinghu Zhang, Jianwei Che, and Nathanael S.

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Binghamton researchers get FDA approval for drug to treat world’s most common genetic disease

SCIENMAG: Medicine & Health

— A new drug developed by professors from the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at Binghamton University has received Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for the treatment of patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), a common genetic disease that mostly affects young boys. BINGHAMTON, N.Y.

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The science of ageing and restoring healthspan

Drug Target Review

Jerry has over 30 years of experience in the biopharmaceutical industry and has been involved in the discovery, clinical development, and global commercialisation of more than a dozen FDA-approved drugs with multiple successful exits. Most recently, Jerry was President and CEO for Neos Therapeutics, Inc.,

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FDA Approves Duvystat, New Oral Treatment for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD)

PLOS: DNA Science

Results from the study that led to the FDA approval appeared in The Lancet Neurology in April 2024 with commentary. The post FDA Approves Duvystat, New Oral Treatment for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) appeared first on DNA Science.

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HP&M Attorneys Receive Accolades: Top Lawyer Under 40 and WWL: Life Sciences 2023 Global Elite Thought Leader

FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

James was only one of five life sciences attorneys selected and the only food and drug lawyer to make the list. Amongst his accomplishments, Law360 considered the role James has played in leveraging little-used pathways to FDA approval for often first-ever drugs to treat rare diseases (e.g., HP&M’s Kurt R. Dormer Jeffrey N.

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New gene delivery vehicle shows promise for human brain gene therapy

Broad Institute

But FDA-approved forms of the most commonly used vehicle for packaging and delivering these therapies to target cells, adeno-associated viruses (AAVs), aren’t able to efficiently cross the blood-brain barrier at high levels and deliver therapeutic cargo. Paper cited Huang Q, Chan KY, et al. Online May 16, 2024.

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