June is Alzheimer's & Brain Awareness Month.
Worldwide, 50 million people are living with Alzheimer's and other dementias. Alzheimer's is a
disease that attacks the brain. It is the most common form of dementia.
If you or a loved one has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's or a related dementia, you are not alone.
The Alzheimer's Association is the trusted resource for reliable information, education, referral and support
to millions of people affected by the disease.
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LifeScience Moment: Congress passed the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.
On June 25, 1938, Congress passed the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with new
provisions. President Roosevelt signed it into law which for the first time
required manufacturers to show that a drug was safe before it could be marketed.
The 1938 act followed a therapeutic disaster when over 100 tragic deaths in 15 states,
as far east as Virginia and as far west as California were associated with an untested
medicine, Elixir Sulfanilamide, manufactured by S. E. Massengill Company in Bristol,
Tennessee (now part of GlaxoSmithKline). The regulatory authorities granted by this
law are still in effect today.
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Where do we come from?
Explore the genealogy of life science companies through one-of-a-kind posters!
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It's a Small World
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Image courtesy NIAID)
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Science Quote
"Whenever you look at a piece of work and you think the fellow was crazy, then you want to pay some attention to that. One of you is likely to be, and you had better find out which one it is. It makes an awful lot of difference."
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Charles Franklin Kettering, U. S. engineer
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(1876-1958)
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Info.Resource, owner and publisher of California LifeScience.com and the upcoming LifeScienceHistory.com, want
to thank all of the front line workers who have supported us during the COVID-19 Pandemic, an historical crisis not
experienced since the Influenza Pandemic of 1918-19.
