Small study hints anti-amyloid therapy may keep Alzheimer’s symptoms at bay in certain patients
For the first time, scientists say, they have evidence that using a biologic drug to remove sticky beta amyloid plaques from ...
Breakthrough Drug Cuts Alzheimer’s Risk by 50% in High-Risk Patients
A clinical trial involving individuals genetically predisposed to develop early-onset Alzheimer’s disease suggests that ...
Is This Experimental Drug A Promising Alzheimer's Treatment?
For the study, the researchers gave the study participants an experimental anti-amyloid drug. They found that 22 participants ...
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Anti-amyloid drug may help reduce the risk of early-onset Alzheimer's by 50%
An early Alzheimer's treatment that removes amyloid plaques from the brain many years before symptoms arise may help delay ...
Alzheimer’s-related dementia could be prevented by experimental drug, researchers say
For some people with a high risk of Alzheimer's who received a drug called gantenerumab for eight years, their risk of ...
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Promising drug cuts Alzheimer’s risk by half in rare cases
Research shows experimental anti-amyloid drug reduced cognitive symptom risk by 50% in people with rare genetic mutations ...
Scientists Discover How To Flip the Immune “Switch” Against Alzheimer’s Disease
The brain's immune cells removed plaques and helped restore a healthier environment in the brains of immunized patients. For over 30 years, scientists have focused on treating Alzheimer’s disease by ...
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Your Dementia Risk May Be Increased by Another Disease Diagnosis—Here’s How to Prevent It
If you’re in your 30s, 40s or 50s, dementia might feel like a distant concern, something you associate with advanced age.
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Scientists Say New Drug Could Help Prevent Alzheimer’s
An experimental drug has shown promise in preventing Alzheimer’s for people at higher risk of developing the disease.
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Anti-amyloid therapy shows promise in delaying Alzheimer’s in at-risk patients
A study examining the long-term effects of anti-amyloid therapy gantenerumab suggests that full amyloid plaque removal may help reduce Alzheimer’s symptoms in individuals at risk for dominantly ...
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Small study hints anti-amyloid therapy may keep Alzheimer’s symptoms at bay in certain patients
In the 1980s, researchers studying the autopsied brains of people with Alzheimer’s discovered that they were clogged with sticky plaques made from beta amyloid proteins and toxic tangles made of ...