Sruthi S Balakrishnan

Radiation treatments for cancer often come with side effects like fatigue, hair loss, nausea and skin irritation because as the waves traverse through the body, they affect all the cells they pass on the way to the cancer cells. Despite this, radiation is still used because it is simply good at treating certain cancers.

Pictured: Illustration of a clipboard with check marks, and two people shaking hands/iStock, PCH-Vector The Catch-22 of needing experience for jobs and jobs for experience may soon be a thing of the past. Some life science companies are adopting a model called skills-based hiring, in which they focus on applicants’ abilities and potential for growth. This model not only opens up jobs to a broad range of candidates but it also allows people to move between jobs with ease.

Pictured: Fractured time and melting clock/Taylor Tieden for BioSpace While the past few decades have seen a focus on treating Alzheimer's disease at the source, which is widely considered to be the build-up of amyloid fibrils and tau tangles, many companies are also chasing the first approval of a drug to treat the related psychosis.