The FDA, Congress, A Young Woman Dying of ALS, Her Physician, and Her Parents Are All Struggling Over Access to an Untested Therapy

  The Hermstads of Spencer, Iowa lost Jaci’s twin to ALS and now they must watch Jaci, rapidly descend into the depths of the same disease. Jaci has a rare…

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Senator Cruz Encourages FDA to Expand Number of Conditions Covered by Parallel Track Policy
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Senator Cruz Encourages FDA to Expand Number of Conditions Covered by Parallel Track Policy

In a letter to Dr. Norman Sharpless, the acting commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration since April 5, Senator Ted Cruz encouraged the federal agency to expand the number…

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Drug Start Up Founder Says Drugs Will Work For You– But They Don’t Know Why

Although somewhat of an exaggeration, the title of this article falls in line with the thinking of Insitro’s founder, Daphne Koller. In a recent interview with Bloomberg, Koller said that…

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ALZHEIMER’S:  Scientists are Back to Square One; Will Bryostatin-1 be the Missing Link?

  Pharmaceutical companies have spent billions of dollars on Alzheimer’s research. The target has been the toxic protein, amyloid-beta. According to a recent article in NPR News, this theory was…

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