
Arlene
Weintraub
Freelance Science Writer
Biography
Arlene Weintraub is a freelance writer with more than 25 years of experience as a journalist covering health, science, pharmaceuticals and biotechnology. She was most recently an associate director and health writer for APCO, where she provided writing and communications consulting to hospitals, biopharmaceutical companies, scientific equipment makers and health nonprofits. Weintraub’s work as a freelance journalist was published in Forbes.com, the New York Times, US News & World Report, CURE, Fierce Markets and other media outlets. She was previously a senior health writer based out of the New York City headquarters of BusinessWeek, where she wrote hundreds of articles that explored both the science and business of health. She is also the author two books: Heal: The Vital Role of Dogs in the Search for Cancer Cures (ECW Press 2015) and Selling the Fountain of Youth (Basic Books 2010).
Articles
Articles by
Arlene Weintraub

Could Finding and Treating Tiny Blood Clots in the Brain Delay Alzheimer’s?
A BrightFocus-funded scientist is investigating a novel imaging tool that could be used to find treatable blood clots in the brain and slow the progression of Alzheimer’s disease.

Helping the Eye Repair Itself: New Study Offers Clues to Restoring Vision Lost to Glaucoma
A new BrightFocus-funded study uncovers genetic clues that could point to new strategies for regrowing neurons in people living with glaucoma.

Exosomes: The New Frontier in Early Detection of Macular Degeneration
Motivated by his family’s experience with eye diseases, Dr. Miguel Flores-Bellver is searching for new biomarkers of age-related macular degeneration.