The European Medicines Agency’s expert committee does not recommend Alzheimer’s drug, lecanemab.
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The latest BBC Panorama episode, featuring Alzheimer’s Research UK’s Dr Susan Kohlhaas, explores two breakthrough Alzheimer's treatments and their potential impact on the NHS.
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Drugs used to treat erectile dysfunction could also be linked to a reduced risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease, according to new research.
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The pharmaceutical company, Biogen, announced this week that it will stop developing and marketing the Alzheimer’s drug aducanumab (commercially known as Aduhelm). Aducanumab is designed to target and clear amyloid, one of the hallmark proteins that builds up in the brains of people with Alzheimer’s, at an early stage of the disease. This is similar…
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Five cases of Alzheimer’s disease are believed to have arisen as a result of medical treatments decades earlier, according to a new study.
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More people with dementia across the UK will be able to take part in research and help accelerate the development of new treatments, as the Government announces new funding into research sites across the nation.
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Researchers have found that a blood test for Alzheimer’s could detect the disease as accurately as standard lumbar punctures.
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Race Against Dementia, in partnership with Alzheimer’s Research UK have awarded £500,000 to Dr Amy Lloyd at the University of Dundee.
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A new study involving 573,088 adults in Southern Denmark provides further data indicating that hearing loss is associated with increased dementia risk, especially among people not using hearing aids.
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New research from the University of California published today in Neurology has shown an association between quality of sleep and changes to cognitive function in midlife adults.
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