Neuropeptide S receptor agonists are provided. The NPS agonists include trimeric, tetrameric, pentameric or hexameric peptidomimetic analogs exhibiting affinity for and activity at the neuropeptide S receptor. The peptidomimetic molecules may be useful in the treatment of disorders, syndromes and conditions mediated by modulation of the neuropeptide S receptor such as substance abuse, narcolepsy, insomnia, obesity, cognitive decline, dementia, Alzheimer's disease, panic disorder, generalized anxiety, PTSD, phobias, schizophrenia and as supportive medication during any kind of cessation program in cognitive behavioral therapy, such as drug addiction, eating disorders and gambling.

Provided is the novel class of platinum compounds shown in formula (I), and their use as pharmaceutical agents, especially for treating cancer alone or in combination and for preventing cancer. The described novel platinum compounds have been shown, through experimentation, to have superior in vivo antitumor effects, significantly better than the clinical drug carboplatin, and to have significantly improved the aqueous solubility of platinum-based drugs, and can be made into lyophilized powder or injectable solution, resolving the defect of inconvenient clinical use. In view of the foregoing, the disclosed class of platinum compounds has good prospects for clinical application.

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The present disclosure relates to an in vitro method for enhancing engraftment of neurosensory precursor cell comprising the step of contacting an isolated neurosensory precursor cell prior to a transplantation in a subject in need thereof, with a gem-difluorinated C-glycopeptide compound of general formula I, or a pharmaceutically acceptable base, addition salt with an acid, hydrate or solvate thereof: ##STR00001##

Compounds, compositions and methods for preventing, treating or curing a coronavirus, picornavirus, and/or hepeviridae virus infection in human subjects or other animal hosts. Specific viruses that can be treated include enteroviruses. In one embodiment, the compounds can be used to treat an infection with a severe acute respiratory syndrome virus, such as human coronavirus 229E, SARS, MERS, SARS-CoV-1 (OC43), and SARS-CoV-2. In another embodiment, the methods are used to treat a patient co-infected with two or more of these viruses, or a combination of one or more of these viruses and norovirus.

The disclosure pertains to conformational epitopes in oligomeric tau, antibodies thereto and methods of making and using immunogens and antibodies specific thereto. The antibodies bind activity neutralizing sites in tau. Also provided are methods for making and using, including methods for treating a tauopathy.

The present disclosure relates to an in vitro method for enhancing engraftment of neurosensory precursor cell comprising the step of contacting an isolated neurosensory precursor cell prior to a transplantation in a subject in need thereof, with a gem-difluorinated C-glycopeptide compound of general formula I, or a pharmaceutically acceptable base, addition salt with an acid, hydrate or solvate thereof:

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Provided herein are tripeptide epoxy ketone protease inhibitors, methods of their preparation, related pharmaceutical compositions, and methods of using the same. For example, provided herein are compounds of Formula (X): ##STR00001##
and pharmaceutically acceptable salts and compositions including the same. The compounds and compositions provided herein may be used, for example, in the treatment of diseases including inflammation and neurodegenerative disease.

The invention provides novel compounds having the general formula (I) ##STR00001##
wherein R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.4, R.sup.5, R.sup.6, R.sup.7, R.sup.8, R.sup.9, R.sup.10, R.sup.11 and R.sup.23 are as described herein, compositions including the compounds and methods of using the compounds.

The present invention provides compounds of formula (I) ##STR00001## wherein X.sup.1 to X.sup.8 and R.sup.1 to R.sup.8 are as described herein, as well as pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. Further the present invention is concerned with the manufacture of the compounds of formula (I), pharmaceutical compositions comprising them and their use as medicaments for the treatment of diseases and infections caused by Acinetobacter baumannii.

The present disclosure relates to an in vitro method for enhancing engraftment of neurosensory precursor cell comprising the step of contacting an isolated neurosensory precursor cell prior to a transplantation in a subject in need thereof, with a gem-difluorinated C-glycopeptide compound of general formula I, or a pharmaceutically acceptable base, addition salt with an acid, hydrate or solvate thereof: (I).