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People are open to testing for Alzheimer’s disease

The Alzheimer’s Association reports that nearly 4 in 5 older Americans would want to know if they had Alzheimer’s disease before having symptoms, or before those symptoms interfered with their activities. They also want treatment, even if it comes with risks, as long...

How will Trump’s second term affect biotech?

On Monday, Donald J. Trump was inaugurated as the 47th U.S. president, leading many in the biotech and pharmaceutical sectors to speculate on what impacts the second Trump administration will have on their industries. Back in December, an article in Biospace by...

First T-cell Engager Has Been Approved

As widely reported, earlier this week FDA approved the first in a novel class of immuno-oncology drugs called bispecific T-cell engagers for the treatment of small cell carcinoma. Small cell carcinoma, an aggressive type of lung cancer, currently has a few effective...

Possible dementia biomarkers in blood identified

Researchers at Fudan University in Shanghai have identified four blood proteins that could serve as early biomarkers for dementia. This is important news because early, pre-symptomatic diagnosis of Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia could be a big step in...