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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Ian Sample Science editor

Slow Alzheimer’s diagnoses ‘mean UK patients missing out on experimental treatments’

A scientist looking at a screen of brain scans while holding samples in a laboratory
Research into Alzheimer’s is ramping up around the world but there are concerns people in the UK risk losing access to new trials and experimental medicines. Photograph: Tek Image/Science Photo Library/Getty Images

People with Alzheimer’s disease are missing out on experimental treatments because they are not diagnosed early or accurately enough to be enrolled in clinical trials, a UK charity has said.

Trials of Alzheimer’s drugs reached a record high this year, according to data published on Tuesday, but Alzheimer’s Research UK said too few UK patients were taking part because their diagnoses were delayed or were not specific enough.

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