Last year, the FDA gave accelerated approval of the antibody aducanumab (marketed as Aduhelm by Biogen) for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease. The approval was based solely on a presumed reduction in the amount of the protein "amyloid" in the brain as assessed by amyloid-PET scans and without evidence of significant clinical effect.| medicalxpress.com
A new pathway that is used by cancer cells to infiltrate the brain has been discovered by a team of Canadian and American research groups led by the Singh Lab at McMaster University. The research also reveals a new therapy that shows promise in blocking and killing these tumors.| medicalxpress.com