FDA fully approves Leqembi, first drug shown to slow Alzheimer's ...
Jul 6, 2023 · In studies reviewed by the FDA, Leqembi appeared to slow declines in memory and thinking by about 27% after 18 months of treatment. It also dramatically reduced the sticky beta-amyloid plaques...
Lifestyle changes may slow or improve Alzheimer’s and dementia…
Jun 7, 2024 · Following a vegan diet, reducing stress, exercising and sharing feelings with others helped people slow the progression of Alzheimer’s disease, a new study found.
FDA approves a second Alzheimer's drug, Eli Lilly's Kisunla | AP News
Jul 2, 2024 · WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials have approved another Alzheimer’s drug that can modestly slow the disease, providing a new option for patients in the early stages of the incurable, memory-destroying ailment. The Food and Drug Administration approved Eli Lilly’s Kisunla on Tuesday for mild or early cases of dementia caused by Alzheimer’s.
Dementia News - ScienceDaily
2 days ago · Read the latest medical research on dementia. Causes, symptoms, lowering the risks, care, medications and new treatments for dementia.
First Alzheimer’s drug to slow disease progression gets full FDA ...
Jul 7, 2023 · The US Food and Drug Administration on Thursday granted traditional full approval to the Alzheimer’s drug Leqembi, the first medicine proven to slow the course of the memory-robbing disease.
News | Alzheimer's Association
Nov 14, 2024 · News updates for Alzheimer's and related dementias – find the latest information on treatments, care, research and Alzheimer's Association events.
New Drug Approved for Early Alzheimer’s - The New York Times
Jul 2, 2024 · The medications belong to a new class of drugs that address the underlying biology of Alzheimer’s by attacking amyloid, which begins to accumulate in the brain years before symptoms appear.
Start of new era for Alzheimer’s treatment — Harvard Gazette
Jun 5, 2023 · Researchers say we appear to be at the start of a new era for Alzheimer’s treatment. Trial results published in January showed that for the first time a drug has been able to slow the cognitive decline characteristic of the disease.
News & Events - Alzheimers.gov
Oct 15, 2024 · Read the latest scientific news and updates on Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. November 21, 2024 Could brain fat droplets play a role in Alzheimer’s? Fat droplets in microglia may explain why certain genetic variants increase Alzheimer’s disease risk, …
Alzheimer's drug lecanemab hailed as momentous breakthrough - BBC
Nov 30, 2022 · The research breakthrough ends decades of failure and shows a new era of drugs to treat Alzheimer's - the most common form of dementia - is possible.