Athira Pharma, Inc will initiate an open-label extension study for two ongoing clinical trials investigating ATH-1017 to treat Alzheimer’s disease. Both clinical trials — the Phase 2/3 LIFT-AD (NCT04488419) and Phase 2 ACT-AD (NCT04491006) — are investigating ATH-1017, a small molecule designed to enhance the effect of hepatocyte growth factor (HGF), and its receptor, MET. Both are expressed in the central nervous system. […]

The advent and evolution of stem cell technology has transformed what is understood about human biology and disease. The biomolecular characterization of stem cells, and their ability to produce virtually any cell in the body revealed new mechanisms of early human development. Beyond their contribution to basic sciences, they show significant promise in the field […]

DiaCarta Inc., a precision molecular diagnostics company with proprietary technologies for the development of novel liquid biopsy oncology tests, announced today the publication of a study in Nature Scientific Reports that demonstrates that DiaCarta’s cfDNA biomarker algorithm could function as a prognostic biomarker and efficacy predictor for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients. DocWire News spoke with Mike Powell, PhD, […]