A new patient advocacy organization, the ApoE4 Alzheimer’s Alliance, has launched in the U.S., with a goal of helping…
Andrea Lobo
Andrea Lobo is a Science writer at BioNews. She holds a Biology degree and a PhD in Cell Biology/Neurosciences from the University of Coimbra-Portugal, where she studied stroke biology. She was a postdoctoral and senior researcher at the Institute for Research and Innovation in Health in Porto, in drug addiction, studying neuronal plasticity induced by amphetamines. As a research scientist for 19 years, Andrea participated in academic projects in multiple research fields, from stroke, gene regulation, cancer, and rare diseases. She authored multiple research papers in peer-reviewed journals. She shifted towards a career in science writing and communication in 2022.
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved monthly maintenance dosing for Leqembi (lecanemab), a treatment for early…
After completing a third review of interim safety data, an independent safety monitoring board has recommended the continuation — without…
Fujirebio Diagnostics asked the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to approve its Alzheimer’s disease diagnostic blood test, …
Alzamend Neuro is partnering with Massachusetts General Hospital to conduct a Phase 2 clinical trial of AL001, an oral…
The use of Montelukast oral film, an experimental therapy being repurposed by Intelgenx to treat mild to moderate…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted regenerative medicine advanced therapy (RMAT) designation to Longeveron’s experimental cell…
Note: This story was updated June 21, 2024, to correct that SNK01 was given approval by NKGen Biotech’s Safety Review Committee.
Otsuka Pharmaceutical has stopped the development of AVP-786, an investigational oral therapy to treat agitation in people with…
BioXcel Therapeutics plans to launch a pivotal Phase 3 in-care trial — one involving patients in nursing or assisted living…