BioSpace News Archive

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has posted new draft guidance that will guide drug and medical device manufacturers that aim to develop treatments for “the underlying pathophysiology and structural progression” of osteoarthritis (OA).

As Brexit creeps closer and closer, the British government, as well as pharmaceutical companies and the European Medicines Agency, are preparing contingency plans for dealing with the possibility that healthcare-related companies will not have contracts in place in time.

Researchers at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio have found a type of cellular stress in Alzheimer’s disease for the first time that is involved in cancer and aging. The stress is called cellular senescence, which is linked to the tau protein tangles associated with end-stage Alzheimer’s disease. The research was published in the journal Aging Cell.

There are plenty of great scientific research stories out this week. Here’s a look at just a few of them.

The NIH’s National Institutes on Aging (NIA) and the Alzheimer’s Association brought together various experts and stakeholders to create the National Strategy for Recruitment and Participation in Alzheimer’s Disease Clinical Research.