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CDC plans to transfer monkeys to nonprofit’s sanctuary as it seeks to reduce animal testing

The CDC intends to transfer more than 160 macaques to Born Free USA, a nonprofit that runs a large primate sanctuary in Texas ...
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MIT says research has fallen 10%, and grad student enrollment is down

At MIT, research has shrunk 10% from a year ago, and the school expects a persistent drop in graduate admissions.
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Biogen’s tau-targeting Alzheimer’s drug posts mixed results in mid-stage study

Adam Feuerstein, a senior writer and biotech columnist, is the author of Adam’s Biotech Scorecard, a subscriber-only newsletter about the crossroads of drug development, business, Wall Street, and ...
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Pharmalittle: We’re reading about upbeat results for a Duchenne drug, Takeda layoffs, and much more

Biogen reported mixed results from a mid-stage clinical trial investigating a treatment for Alzheimer’s disease that targets ...
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What the Trump administration wants in its next FDA leader

Leaders want the next FDA commissioner to be someone who can rebuild trust, focus on food policy, and drive drug-approval ...
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Regenxbio says Duchenne gene therapy succeeded in clinical trial, paving way for FDA submission

Regenxbio said its experimental gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy succeeded in a trial, paving the way for a ...
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Three years of declining overdose deaths begets cautious optimism and some concerns

The next FDA leader, how the CDC is responding to hantavirus, and more health news from Morning Rounds ...
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‘No drama’ Diamantas should serve biotech well as acting FDA chief

Kyle Diamantas, the acting commissioner of the FDA, is expected to be a drama-free, stabilizing caretaker at the top of the ...
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The hantavirus is a wake-up call. Will the Trump administration answer it?

Arriving in the isolation ward of a biocontainment hospital is an unsettling, scary experience. In 2014, I spent 19 days in ...
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CREATE Medicines, a biotech company developing CAR-T therapies, raises $122 million

Allison covers what hot startups are getting up to, and who’s financing them. She is also co-host of the weekly biotech podcast, “The Readout Loud.” You can reach Allison on Signal at AllisonDeAngelis ...
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Hantavirus risk remains low, CDC says, citing its ‘playbook’ response

Despite rising concern about the hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship, two CDC doctors say the risk to the public remains low ...
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Officials say $1.3 billion in Medicaid money to California will be deferred over suspicions of fraud

Vice President JD Vance announced a $1.3 billion deferral in Medicaid reimbursements to California, as part of an initiative ...