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Ella Pickover, PA & John Besley, PA & Jacob Rawley

New Alzheimer's drug hailed as 'game-changing' as it's proven to slow disease

A new Alzheimer’s drug is being hailed as the "beginning of the end" in a search for an effective treatment for the condition.

The drug - called lecanemab - was found to reduce memory decline among patients with early stages of the disease.

This was found in a trial which involved 1,795 participants with early Alzheimer’s, with the drug slowing the disease progression by 27 percent compared with patients taking the placebo.

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