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Researchers have discovered that Alzheimer’s may disrupt communication between nerves and blood vessels in fat tissue which could explain why people with Alzheimer’s are often diagnosed with heart disease and metabolic problems.
Scientists have developed a compound blend that reverses sugar-related cellular damage in mice, which could lead to future therapies to slow ageing and treat metabolic diseases.
Researchers have discovered an enzyme, PapB, that can ‘tie off’ therapeutic peptides into stable rings, which could help improve GLP-1 drugs for diabetes and obesity – making them more effective and longer lasting.
Vish Srivastava considers the benefits of expanding the role of real-world data in drug discovery to provide improved therapies, faster and with greater success.
A first-in-class obesity drug, presented at the European Association for the Study of Diabetes meeting in Vienna, aims to reprogramme metabolism rather than suppress appetite – offering the potential for long-lasting weight loss without regain.
Scientists have developed fluorescent probes that reveal how dual agonist drugs like tirzepatide target cells in the pancreas and brain, offering new insights into diabetes and obesity treatments.
Drug discovery is slow, costly and often unsuccessful. DTR hears how GATC Health is applying AI and multiomics to make the process faster, more precise and less reliant on trial and error.
Oral peptide-based drugs are set to revolutionise the pharmaceutical industry, overcoming the long-standing challenge of poor bioavailability. Santosh Kulkarni reveals how new breakthroughs in drug discovery and delivery offer the potential for more convenient, effective treatments for a range of conditions – without the need for injections.
Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have received a $250,000 grant from the Critical Path Institute’s Translational Therapeutics Accelerator (TRxA) to develop a novel CD22 bidentate therapeutic for type 1 diabetes to support formulation and new preclinical studies.
Mayo Clinic researchers have created the world’s first biobank of human salivary gland tissue-organoids, offering a resource for developing regenerative therapies to treat chronic dry mouth.
Scientists have developed lab-grown liver organoids with functional zonation, a discovery that brings regenerative medicine a step closer to personalised, transplant-free liver therapy.
rBIO is transforming the biosimilar insulin market with a novel biomanufacturing platform designed to reduce production costs while maintaining high-quality standards. CEO Cameron Owen shares how their approach is shaping drug discovery and improving patient access to life-saving treatments.
Find out how Phenomix Sciences is transforming obesity treatment by identifying patient subtypes for more targeted and effective therapies.
Study reveals how type 2 diabetes accelerates cognitive decline by damaging white matter in the brain. Sam Hashemi at Prenuvo explains how advanced AI and whole-body MRI technology are opening new possibilities for early intervention.
UVA researchers found that continuous glucose monitor data can predict nerve, eye, and kidney damage in type 1 diabetes.
