We can’t wait

Alzheimer; News from the web:

For this to hit the market: There are two drugs that have been developed by Salk Institute researchers to successfully treat Alzheimer’s in mice—and now, they have found that the very same drug compounds can also slow the aging process in the brains of healthy older mice.

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Hope from a new drug

Alzheimer; News from the web:

Alzheimer’s disease affects some 5 million people in the United States, and as the population ages, doctors estimate those affected will more than double by 2050.

A new drug might offer new hope, WOWT reported.

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Alzheimer surprise drug

Alzheimer; News from the web:

Despite many promising leads, more than 120 drug treatments for Alzheimer’s disease have failed. But Cambridge-based biotech company Biogen revived hope on Tuesday with its announcement that it would seek Food and Drug Administration approval for a drug it abandoned earlier this year.

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That new medicine for Alzheimer’s

Alzheimer; News from the web:

The biotech world went into a full-on frenzy Tuesday when drug giant Biogen dropped this whopper: The company is reviving its Alzheimer’s drug hopeful, aducanumab, after leaving it for dead all the way back in March. In fact, it’s marching forward with a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) application to approve the drug for certain patients facing cognitive decline.

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China has a new Alzheimer’s drug

Alzheimer; News from the web:

  • China has approved a new drug for Alzheimer’s disease.
  • But many experts remain skeptical without more evidence and phase 3 trials are ongoing.
  • The drug works to alter bacteria in the gut microbiome to affect changes in the brain.

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