The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has agreed to review a supplemental application seeking authorization of once-monthly maintenance dosing…
Marisa Wexler, MS
Marisa holds a Master of Science in cellular and molecular pathology from the University of Pittsburgh, where she studied novel genetic drivers of ovarian cancer. Her areas of expertise include cancer biology, immunology, and genetics, and she has worked as a science writing and communications intern for the Genetics Society of America.
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Articles by Marisa Wexler, MS
An advisory committee to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has unanimously voted in favor of donanemab, an…
Eisai has started a rolling application seeking U.S. approval of a subcutaneous, or under-the-skin, injection version of Leqembi…
A U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory committee will meet June 10 to review clinical trial data related to…
Two Phase 3 clinical trials are testing the effectiveness of simufilam, an experimental oral therapy that’s…
Biogen is discontinuing development and commercialization of its controversial Alzheimer’s disease treatment Aduhelm (aducanumab) — a move that’s…
A commercially available blood test, sold by ALZpath, can identify with high accuracy Alzheimer’s disease patients who are…
The cell therapy candidate Lomecel-B significantly improved cognitive function and reduced brain volume loss relative to a placebo in a…
A rare variant in the APOE gene, known as the Christchurch mutation or APOE3ch, can protect against the development of…
A novel technique that detects DNA from dead nerve cells in the blood may help diagnose Alzheimer’s disease and…