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Reversing Alzheimer's damage: Two cancer drugs demonstrate surprising power

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

In an exciting breakthrough, researchers have identified cancer drugs that might reverse the effects of Alzheimer's disease in the brain. By analyzing gene expression in brain cells, they discovered that some FDA-approved cancer medications could reverse damage caused by Alzheimer's.

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FDA Picks George Tidmarsh to Head Center for Drug Evaluation and Research

Drugs.com

as director of the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER).The WEDNESDAY, July 23, 2025 -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has appointed George Francis Tidmarsh, M.D., The CDER ensures the safety and effectiveness of.

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Reports Document FDA Review Delays: What Drugmakers Should Know Now

FDA Law Blog: Drug Discovery

Butler Recent reductions in force (RIFs) and leadership changes at FDA are already affecting key agency functionsand as the administration plans a broader reorganization, the impact will likely grow. Thats all bad news if your timeline depends on FDA sticking to theirs. By John W.M. Claud & Michelle L.

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Repurposing of FDA‐Approved Drugs to Disrupt Iron Uptake in Mycobacterium abscessus: Targeting Salicylate Synthase as a Novel Approach

Chemical Biology and Drug Design

abscessus, through a virtual screening of FDA approved drugs on salicylate synthase. A drug repurposing strategy was applied against M. Eleven potential ligands were found; among these, three were confirmed as potent inhibitors of the enzyme.

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Regulator and Funder? FDA’s Orphan Products Grants Program awards significant funding to help move promising treatments through clinical development

FDA Law Blog: Drug Discovery

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) plays a pivotal role in fostering the development of treatments for rare diseases through its Orphan Products Grants Program. Each year, FDA selects a limited number of clinical trials to fund to help sponsors pursue development of medical products for rare diseases and advance their field.

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Time for change: non-human primates in drug research

Drug Target Review

But growing ethical scrutiny, supply shortages, cost burdens, scientific innovation and regulatory shifts like the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s new alternative methods roadmap are bringing the continued reliance on live NHPs into question, and opening the door to next-generation solutions that could eventually replace them altogether.

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The AI model that is changing clinical trial design

Drug Target Review

Chief Executive Officer Steve Herne has spent more than 25 years in clinical research, with senior roles at WCG, Bioclinica and Covance. The company worked closely with agencies including the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and European Medicines Agency (EMA) from the outset, aligning its methodology with evolving guidance.