Alejandra Manjarrez was an assistant editor at Drug Discovery News in 2023. She is now a freelancer. She earned her PhD from ETH Zurich, Switzerland, in 2018, and has written for The Scientist, Science, Knowable Magazine, The Atlantic, and others. She is an inveterate reader and dancer, and likes travelling.
Articles by Alejandra Manjarrez, PhD
With diverse emerging modalities and innovative delivery strategies, RNA therapeutics are tackling complex diseases and unmet medical needs.
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Macrophage-based therapies for liver cirrhosis are entering clinical trials, but key challenges remain before they become a viable treatment.
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A gene therapy targeting organs beyond the brain could improve quality of life and possibly extend survival in children with the neurodegenerative disease.
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Researchers developed a PET probe that targets all immune cells to help diagnose and monitor inflammatory diseases.
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Bacteria from healthy vaginas show promise in protecting women from pathogens, but advancing their development requires more funding and research.
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Sagimet’s denifanstat delivered significant improvements in disease activity and fibrosis for patients with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis.
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A small percentage of cells in healthy breast tissue show chromosomal abnormalities often linked to cancer, a finding with potential diagnostic implications.
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Novartis’ iscalimab may improve troubling symptoms in patients with Sjögren’s disease, though there may be safety concerns to address.
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The link between metabolism and sleep is helping scientists find new biomarkers to detect sleepless nights and diagnose chronic sleep disorders.
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Microparticle injections containing an immunomodulator protein inhibited bone loss and promoted repair in a mouse model of periodontal disease.
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Breast cancer cells can pass through the bone marrow to reach the tissues surrounding the brain and spinal cord in mice — a new way for cancer to spread.
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Rodent studies and clinical trials increasingly demonstrate the soothing effects of green light, and now, researchers are revealing the underlying neural mechanisms.
