For years, artificial intelligence has promised to shave months, if not years, off the total amount of time needed to develop a brand-new drug—and for potentially millions of dollars less, to boot. But by exactly how much has typically been left up to the imagination, though perhaps coming into clearer focus with each occasional breakthrough.

The FDA has approved its first 3D-printed metal implant designed to replace the main bone in the ankle joint connecting the leg to the foot.

Dermavant Sciences has linked its plaque psoriasis prospect tapinarof to deepening improvements in outcomes over the first year of treatment. The number of responders rose in an interim analysis of a 40-week extension study, which followed successful phase 3 clinical trials that read out last year.

Eli Lilly has penned a research and sales pact with Rigel Pharmaceuticals for its experimental med R552, a receptor-interacting serine/threonine-protein kinase 1 (RIPK1) inhibitor.

In 2018, a research group led by David Holtzman, M.D., at Washington University in St. Louis developed an antibody drug in collaboration with Denali Therapeutics that showed promise as a potential Alzheimer’s disease therapy. Now, the team has returned with mouse data suggesting the drug prospect might be a safer option than Biogen’s much-hyped aducanumab.

Guardant Health has launched a simple blood test to monitor patients after undergoing surgery for colorectal cancer to spot any early signs that tumor cells remain or to catch the disease before it returns.

As it looks for a new way to treat Alzheimer’s and clear a near 20-year backlog of failed R&D for the memory-wasting disease, big-name-backed biotech Cortexyme has hit a snag.

Neurodegenerative biotech and pharma friend Denali Therapeutics has revealed a positive peek at some early Hunter syndrome data.

After what the diabetes data company has described as its best year ever, Dexcom is starting to spend its extra cash—first on its inaugural Super Bowl ad, and now to launch its very own venture capital fund.

Scientists in the field of regenerative medicine have long been interested in using muscle stem cells to repair injuries, but growing the cells in the lab has proven to be challenging. Now, a team of Australian researchers is suggesting an alternative: a naturally occurring protein that regenerates muscle.