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Targeting senescent cancer cells

Focus on elimination of senescent cancer cells. Researchers at the Netherlands Cancer Institute just reported in PNAS that SLC25A23 (involved in mitochondrial transmembrane transport) is a

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HIV drug is Breakthrough of the Year

Science’s 2024 “Breakthrough of the Year” is Gilead’s drug Lenacapavir, an injectable drug that demonstrated remarkable success at preventing HIV infection with one shot every 6

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ALK inhibitor FDA approval

Focus on Drug Approvals. This week the FDA approved Ensartinib for ALK-positive locally advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer. Ensartinib is a potent and specific

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Epigenetic drug approval

Focus on Drug Approvals. The FDA has approved Syndax Pharmaceuticals’ Revumenib (SNDX-5613, inhibitor of menin-KMT2A interaction) for relapsed or refractory acute leukemia with lysine methyltransferase 2A

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Coffee and Parkinson’s

Is coffee good for your brain? N-Eicosanoyl-serotonin (EHT), a novel natural product found in coffee, has been shown to have a protective effect in models of

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Novel treatment for T-cell lymphoma

Focus on Drug Discovery. A biopharmaceutical company called Soligenix is developing the natural product hypericin as a treatment for cutaneous T-cell lymphoma. Hypericin, applied as a

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