The invention relates to compounds in the treatment or prevention of disorders associated with Lamin A and/or Lamin C depletion or LMNA mutations, such as laminopathy, premature ageing disorders, normal ageing and cancer (such as a cancer characterized by low levels of LMNA expression).

The present disclosure relates to compounds effective as human protein tyrosine phosphatase beta (HPTP-) inhibitors thereby regulating angiogenesis. The present disclosure further relates to compositions comprising said human protein tyrosine phosphatase beta (HPTP-) inhibitors, and to methods for regulating angiogenesis.

The present disclosure relates to compounds effective as human protein tyrosine phosphatase beta (HPTP-) inhibitors thereby regulating angiogenesis. The present disclosure further relates to compositions comprising said human protein tyrosine phosphatase beta (HPTP-) inhibitors, and to methods for regulating angiogenesis.

The present invention relates to HSF activating compounds, methods for their discovery, and their research and therapeutic uses, as well as pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates, chelates, non-covalent complexes, prodrugs, mixtures (including both R and S enantiomeric forms and racemic mixtures thereof), and pharmaceutical Formulations thereof. In particular, the present invention provides compounds capable of facilitating HSF1 homotrimerization, and methods of using such compounds as therapeutic agents to treat a number of conditions associated with irregular HSF1 activity.

The present invention relates to HSF activating compounds, methods for their discovery, and their research and therapeutic uses, as well as pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates, chelates, non-covalent complexes, prodrugs, mixtures (including both R and S enantiomeric forms and racemic mixtures thereof), and pharmaceutical Formulations thereof. In particular, the present invention provides compounds capable of facilitating HSF1 homotrimerization, and methods of using such compounds as therapeutic agents to treat a number of conditions associated with irregular HSF1 activity.

The present invention relates to substituted pyrazole compounds, methods for their discovery, and their research and therapeutic uses, as well as pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates, chelates, non-covalent complexes, prodrugs, mixtures (including both R and S enantiomeric forms and racemic mixtures thereof) and pharmaceutical formulations thereof.

The present invention relates to substituted pyrazole compounds, methods for their discovery, and their research and therapeutic uses, as well as pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates, chelates, non-covalent complexes, prodrugs, mixtures (including both R and S enantiomeric forms and racemic mixtures thereof) and pharmaceutical formulations thereof.

Described are ROR modulators of the formula (I), or stereoisomers, tautomers, pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates, or prodrugs thereof, wherein all substituents are defined herein. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same. Such compounds and compositions are useful in methods for modulating ROR activity in a cell and methods for treating a subject suffering from a disease or disorder in which the subject would therapeutically benefit from modulation of ROR activity, for example, autoimmune and/or inflammatory disorders. ##STR00001##

Described are ROR modulators of the formula (I), or stereoisomers, tautomers, pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates, or prodrugs thereof, wherein all substituents are defined herein. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same. Such compounds and compositions are useful in methods for modulating ROR activity in a cell and methods for treating a subject suffering from a disease or disorder in which the subject would therapeutically benefit from modulation of ROR activity, for example, autoimmune and/or inflammatory disorders. ##STR00001##

An organic thin film transistor containing a compound represented by one of the following formulae in a semiconductor active layer has a high carrier mobility and a small change in the threshold voltage after repeated driving. X represents S or O, and at least one of R.sup.1 to R.sup.6 represents -L-R wherein L represents alkylene, etc., and R represents alkyl, etc. ##STR00001##