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John Elder

‘Historic moment’: Drug slows cognitive decline in Alzheimer’s

The new drug won't put a demented brain together again, but may help to enjoy some normalcy for longer. Photo: Getty

It’s being widely reported – and celebrated by experts – that an experimental drug has, for the first time, “unambiguously” slowed the cognitive decline and brain damage in Alzheimer’s patients.

All we really know comes from a drug company press release, and full data is expected to be released at a conference in November – but already esteemed scientists not involved in the trial are calling the results “historic”.

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