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Your daily horoscope: March 25, 2025

  HOROSCOPES IF TODAY IS YOUR BIRTHDAY Listen carefully to what friends have to tell you this year but make sure you put their claims to the test. They may be more clued in about certain events than you are but that doesn’t mean their advice is infallible. Trust your own instincts first. ARIES (March 21 - April 20): Some people say that what does not destroy you only makes you stronger and you will get the chance to put that claim to the test today. The bigger the challenge the more you will have to raise your game to win. Defeat is not an option. TAURUS (April 21 - May 21): There may be times today when you wish you were some place else but the fact is you are in exactly the right situation at exactly the right time to learn the lessons the universe is trying to teach you. Forget about wishful thinking and act! GEMINI (May 22 - June 21): If your inner voice tells you to be careful today you would be a fool to ignore it, especially as Mercury, your ruler, links with Pluto, planet o...
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Alzheimer’s vaccines get a boost from new drug approval

 

After decades of disappointment and controversy, the field of Alzheimer’s disease research has finally seen a breakthrough with the approval of the first drug that targets the underlying pathology of the condition. 

Aducanumab, a monoclonal antibody that clears amyloid plaques from the brain, was granted accelerated approval by the US Food and Drug Administration in June 2021, despite mixed results from clinical trials and objections from some experts. 

The drug’s approval has rekindled interest in other therapeutic approaches that aim to prevent or slow down the progression of Alzheimer’s, such as vaccines that stimulate the immune system to attack amyloid or tau, another protein that accumulates in the brains of people with the disease. 

Several vaccine candidates are currently in various stages of development and testing, and some researchers are optimistic that they could offer a more effective and convenient way to treat Alzheimer’s than infusions of antibodies.


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