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Mariendistel fördert funktionelle Nervenregeneration

Die Benediktendistel (Cnicus benedictus) ist eine Pflanze aus der Familie der Korbblütler (Asteraceae) und wächst auch in unserem Klima. Seit Jahrhunderten wird es als Heilkraut als Extrakt oder Tee verwendet, beispielsweise zur Unterstützung des Verdauungssystems. Forscher des Zentrums für Pharmakologie des Universitätsklinikums Köln und der Medizinischen Fakultät der Universität zu Köln haben nun unter der Leitung von Dr. Philipp Gobrecht und Professor Dr. Dietmar Fischer eine völlig neuartige Anwendung für Cnicin gefunden. Sowohl Tiermodelle als auch menschliche Zellen haben gezeigt, dass Cnicin das Wachstum von Axonen (Nervenfasern) deutlich beschleunigt. Die Studie „Cnicin fördert die funktionelle Nervenregeneration“ wurde in Phytomedicine veröffentlicht . Entsprechend lang sind die Regenerationswege verletzter Nerven bei Menschen und Tieren mit langen Axonen. Dies macht den Heilungsprozess oft langwierig und häufig sogar irreversibel, da die Axone ihr Ziel nicht rechtzeitig erreichen können. Eine beschleunigte Regenerationswachstumsrate kann hier also… 

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Multiple Sklerose Jahre vor Symptombeginn nachweisbar

Eine heute in Nature Medicine veröffentlichte neue Studie enthüllt einen bedeutenden Durchbruch beim Verständnis und der Früherkennung von Multipler Sklerose (MS). Forscher haben eine einzigartige Autoantikörpersignatur identifiziert, die bei etwa 10 % der Patienten mit MS Jahre vor dem Einsetzen der klinischen Symptome vorhanden ist. Autoantikörper sind im Grunde genommen Antikörper, die Eindringlinge abwehren sollen, sich aber letztendlich gegen den eigenen Körper wenden und Probleme wie Autoimmunerkrankungen verursachen. Mithilfe des Serum Repository des US-Verteidigungsministeriums, einer Kohorte mit mehr als 10 Millionen Personen, führten die Forscher ein Autoantikörper-Profiling des gesamten Proteoms an Hunderten von Proben von MS-Patienten durch, die vor und nach dem Einsetzen der Symptome gesammelt wurden. Sie entdeckten eine bestimmte Gruppe von Patienten, die eine Autoantikörpersignatur aufwiesen, die auf ein gemeinsames erkennbares Muster abzielte. Bemerkenswerterweise zeigten diese Patienten bereits Jahre vor dem Auftreten jeglicher MS-Symptome eine Antikörperreaktivität und hatten… 

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Breaking news at ACP’s Internal Medicine Meeting 2024

Authors discuss evidence-based research on obesity, antibiotic resistance, and type 2 diabetesToday at ACP’s annual meeting, Internal Medicine Meeting 2024, Annals of Internal Medicine presented three breaking scientific research articles during a live meeting. Today at ACP’s annual meeting, Internal Medicine Meeting 2024, Annals of Internal Medicine presented three breaking scientific research articles during a live scientific plenary session that featured the authors of those articles. The articles were published in ACP’s flagship journal concurrent with the live meeting presentation. During the session, New in Annals of Internal Medicine: Hear it First from the Authors, the authors of two research studies addressing the topics of obesity, antibiotic resistance, and an ACP clinical guideline on type 2 diabetes presented their work to meeting attendees. https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/M23-3132 https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/M23-2309 https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/M23-2788

Gene therapy is halting cancer

A type of gene therapy called CAR-T that has extended survival for thousands of patients with leukemia and other blood cancers is being adapted at UC San Francisco to treat people with glioblastoma, the most common and deadly adult brain tumor. This new more powerful version of CAR-T employs a novel technology developed at UCSF called synthetic notch (synNotch) that both protects healthy tissue from damage and enables the treatment to work more effectively.  UCSF opened enrollment this week for a clinical trial that is using the technology for the first time in people. A second trial, also at UCSF, is slated for 2025.  Approximately 12,000 Americans are diagnosed each year with glioblastoma. Patients survive on average for just 15 months after their diagnosis, and new treatments are urgently needed.  “This project is a prime example of bench-to-bed translation within… 

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BiomX Announces the Appointment of Susan Blum to its Board of Directors

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. and NESS ZIONA, Israel, April 18, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — BiomX Inc. (NYSE American: PHGE) (“BiomX” or the “Company”), a clinical-stage company advancing novel natural and engineered phage therapies that target specific pathogenic bacteria, today announced the appointment of Susan Blum to its Board of Directors. Ms. Blum was also appointed to serve as a member and chair of the audit committee of the Board. BiomX Announces the Appointment of Susan Blum to its Board of Directors

Korro Announces $70 Million Private Placement

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., April 18, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Korro Bio, Inc. (Korro) (Nasdaq: KRRO), a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing a new class of genetic medicines based on editing RNA for both rare and highly prevalent diseases, announced today that it has entered into a subscription agreement with certain new and existing accredited investors to issue and sell an aggregate of 1,249,283 shares of its common stock in a private placement (PIPE) that is expected to result in gross proceeds of approximately $70.0 million, before deducting placement agent fees and estimated offering expenses. The PIPE is expected to close on April 22, 2024, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions. Korro Announces $70 Million Private Placement

NKGen Biotech Announces Upcoming Presentation on SNK01 NK Cell Therapy in Neurodegenerative Disease at the 12th Annual Alzheimer’s & Parkinson’s Drug Development Summit

SANTA ANA, Calif., April 18, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — NKGen Biotech, Inc. (Nasdaq: NKGN) (“NKGen” or the “Company”), a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on the development and commercialization of innovative autologous, allogeneic and CAR-NK natural killer (“NK”) cell therapeutics, today announced that Paul Y. Song, MD, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of NKGen Biotech, will present details around its NK cell therapy in neurodegenerative disease, review its preclinical data in Parkinson’s disease, and highlight clinical safety and efficacy data from the Company’s recently completed Phase 1 clinical trial of SNK01, autologous natural killer cell therapy, in Alzheimer’s disease at the 12th Annual Alzheimer’s & Parkinson’s Drug Development Summit to be held in Boston, MA, from April 23–25, 2024. NKGen Biotech Announces Upcoming Presentation on SNK01 NK Cell Therapy in Neurodegenerative Disease at the 12th Annual Alzheimer’s & Parkinson’s Drug Development… 

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NKGen Biotech Announces Upcoming Presentation on SNK01 NK Cell Therapy in Neurodegenerative Disease at the 12th Annual Alzheimer’s & Parkinson’s Drug Development Summit

SANTA ANA, Calif., April 18, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — NKGen Biotech, Inc. (Nasdaq: NKGN) (“NKGen” or the “Company”), a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on the development and commercialization of innovative autologous, allogeneic and CAR-NK natural killer (“NK”) cell therapeutics, today announced that Paul Y. Song, MD, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of NKGen Biotech, will present details around its NK cell therapy in neurodegenerative disease, review its preclinical data in Parkinson’s disease, and highlight clinical safety and efficacy data from the Company’s recently completed Phase 1 clinical trial of SNK01, autologous natural killer cell therapy, in Alzheimer’s disease at the 12th Annual Alzheimer’s & Parkinson’s Drug Development Summit to be held in Boston, MA, from April 23–25, 2024. NKGen Biotech Announces Upcoming Presentation on SNK01 NK Cell Therapy in Neurodegenerative Disease at the 12th Annual Alzheimer’s & Parkinson’s Drug Development… 

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Addex to Present at the Swiss Biotech Day 2024

Geneva, Switzerland, April 19, 2024 – Addex Therapeutics (SIX and Nasdaq: ADXN), a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company pioneering allosteric modulation-based drug development, announced today that CEO, Tim Dyer, will present at the Swiss Biotech Day 2024 conference taking place April 22 – 23, 2024 at the Congress Center in Basel, Switzerland. Addex to Present at the Swiss Biotech Day 2024

Alvotech signs U.S. agreement to expand access for newly approved high-concentration interchangeable biosimilar to Humira® (adalimumab)

Alvotech (NASDAQ: ALVO), a global biotech company specializing in the development and manufacture of biosimilar medicines for patients worldwide, announced today a long-term agreement with a strategic partner to further enhance access to Adalimumab-ryvk in the U.S. market, the newly U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved high-concentration interchangeable biosimilar to Humira. Alvotech signs U.S. agreement to expand access for newly approved high-concentration interchangeable biosimilar to Humira® (adalimumab)