Red Chip Featured Company: Duska Therapeutics, Inc. (DSKA.OB)
Duska Therapeutics, Inc. (DSKA.OB) is a specialty pharmaceutical company that is focused on developing cardiovascular and pulmonary medicines based on the new pharmacology of adenosine 5’-triphosphate (ATP) and nitric oxide (NO). The two molecules play a role in cellular metabolism and signal transduction, which Duska feels can be used in new therapeutic modalities or the treatment of major cardiovascular disorders. ATP is a naturally-occurring substance found in every human cell and whose energy fuels all functions of the human body. ATP is released from cells into the extracellular space under physiologic and disease conditions. The extracellular ATP then activates the…