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FOCUS on Reversal of Tau Pathology. In a January Communications Biology paper, Eric McGregor and coworkers showed that adiponectin receptor activation with the small molecule agonist,

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Ginger component alleviates gut inflammation

FOCUS on Bioactive Natural Products. In a February Nature Communications paper, Wang and coworkers showed that a sesquiterpenoid found abundantly in ginger, known as furanodienone, alleviated

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Tyrosine kinase drug approval

FOCUS on New Drug Approvals. Last Friday the FDA granted full approval of Deciphera’s Romvimza™ (Vimseltinib) for the treatment of symptomatic tenosynovial giant cell tumor (TGCT)

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MEK inhbitor drug approval

FOCUS on New Drug Approvals. Yesterday the FDA approved SpringWorks Therapeutics‘ Mirdametinib (PD-325901) for the treatment of patients with neurofibromatosis type 1 with symptomatic plexiform neurofibromas

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Parkinson’s drug failure

Focus on drug discovery failure. Development of Risvodetinib for Parkinson’s disease was halted following disappointing Phase II results. The drug, which is a potent, brain-penetrant c-Abl

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New non-opioid pain drug

Focus on New Drug Approvals. The FDA approved Vertex Pharmaceutical’s Suzetrigine (VX-548) for the treatment of moderate to severe acute pain in adults. Suzetrigine is a

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