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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Hanna Geissler

Alzheimer's disease could be slowed down by new drug as NHS urged to speed up testing

The first drug proven to slow the progression of Alzheimer’s disease may be available here next year.

Geneticist Prof Sir John Hardy believed Lecanemab may mark “the end of the beginning” in the decades-long fight against dementia.

It was found to reduce brain decline in those with mild dementia. But he and other experts fear a fraction of patients will benefit until the NHS cuts diagnosis waiting times.

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