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Lecanemab: Experimental drug is a ray of hope for Alzheimer's disease

On Nov. 30, Eisai and Biogen announced the results of their latest phase 3 clinical trial in Alzheimer’s disease. The verdict: an 18-month treatment with lecanemab slows functional and cognitive loss by 27 per cent in people with mild cognitive impairment or mild dementia due to Alzheimer’s disease. The study…

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Lots of breakthroughs, still no cure. Do new dementia drugs bring us any closer?

We often hear about dementia breakthroughs in the news – new genes being discovered, new blood tests being developed, new drugs being tested.

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Lots of 'breakthroughs', still no cure. Do the new dementia drugs bring us any closer?

We often hear about “dementia breakthroughs” in the news – new genes being discovered, new blood tests being developed, new drugs being tested.

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Lisa Jarvis: That blockbuster Alzheimer’s drug? It’s not a cure

Biogen Inc. and Eisai Co. caused a stir in September when they announced positive results in a late-stage trial for a closely watched Alzheimer’s drug, lecanemab. Doctors tempered their excitement, though, until they could scrutinize the full peer-reviewed data.

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Data shows drug slowing Alzheimer’s but doubts over effect remain

Lecanemab modestly slows disease’s inevitable worsening, but it remains unclear how much of a difference it will make.

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‘Momentous breakthrough’: New Alzheimer’s drug lives up to bold claims, with caveats

Data supports claims that a new drug reduced cognitive and functional decline in Alzheimer's patients by 27 per cent in a clinical trial.

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Study: Alzheimer's drug shows modest success slowing declines in memory, thinking

In a large study, the experimental Alzheimer's drug lecanemab reduced the rate of cognitive decline by 27 percent in people in the early stages of the disease.

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Alzheimer's drug sparks hot debate over benefits as risks like brain bleeding emerge

Eisai Co. unveiled much-anticipated findings on its experimental Alzheimer’s drug, providing tinder for the hot debate over whether its modest efficacy is worth potential risks that include serious brain bleeding.

Tribune News Service

Drug slows Alzheimer's but can it make a real difference?

New data shows an experimental Alzheimer's drug modestly slowed the brain disease's inevitable worsening

The Independent UK

Safety concerns hang over new Alzheimer's treatment

Two deaths linked to the drug may present a more complicated path to approval.

Axios

Gene therapy at $3.5m a dose approved for US adults with hemophilia B

Hemgenix frees patients from repeated treatments but initial cost makes it most expensive medicine in the world

The Guardian - US

‘This looks like the real deal’: are we inching closer to a treatment for Alzheimer’s?

After years of setbacks, dementia researchers are getting excited about a new antibody drug called lecanemab. No one expects it to stop cognitive decline, but even slowing it would be a breakthrough

The Guardian - UK

2 Stocks You Could Keep in Your Portfolio Forever

Despite signs of inflation cooling in the United States, the IMF is not expecting the global economic picture to improve anytime soon. However, the cooling inflation might induce the Fed to ease the pace of rate hikes. As economic uncertainties remain, we think fundamentally solid stocks McDonald’s (MCD) and Biogen…

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Biogen tabs veteran pharma leader Viehbacher as next CEO

Biogen has picked former Sanofi CEO Christopher Viehbacher to become its next leader, as the drug developer continues to recover from its failed launch of the Alzheimer’s treatment Aduhelm

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Biogen Whale Trades For October 20

A whale with a lot of money to spend has taken a noticeably bearish stance on Biogen. Looking at options history for Biogen (NASDAQ:BIIB) we detected 12 strange trades.

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For Alzheimer’s patients, a controversial drug brings hope

TAMPA, Fla. -- At 53, Michele Hall was at the height of her legal career. She’d just sent her three kids to college. She had decades ahead with her husband Doug — after nearly 30 years of marriage, the couple looked forward to celebrating 30 more.

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This Is What Whales Are Betting On Biogen

Someone with a lot of money to spend has taken a bearish stance on Biogen (NASDAQ:BIIB). And retail traders should know. We noticed this today when the big position showed up on publicly available options history that we track here at Benzinga.

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2 Stocks with Great Track Records to Buy Right Now

Despite the Fed's aggressive interest rate hikes, the job market remains strong. However, given the mounting recessionary fears, it may be prudent to invest in UnitedHealth Group (UNH) and Biogen (BIIB), based on their solid fundamentals and impressive growth prospects. Continue Reading….

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New Alzheimer's drug slows cognitive decline – and may be available as early as next year

Lecanemab is the first drug to help improve the symptoms of Alzheimer’s by slowing the disease. These are very promising results, although the only data we have at the moment is from the drugmaker’s press release.

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Mayo Clinic expert offers perspective on experimental Alzheimer's disease drug

According to drugmakers Eisai and Biogen, a Phase 3 clinical study on a potential new Alzheimer's disease drug shows promise. The study findings show that the drug, lecanemab, reduced clinical decline of people with Alzheimer's disease by 27% compared with a placebo after 18 months of treatment.

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

It's being widely reported that an experimental drug has slowed the cognitive decline and brain damage in Alzheimer's patients.

Daily Mirror

5 bits of good news you might have missed this week - including Alzheimer's breakthrough

The news has been pretty bleak lately and it's been hard to keep up with all the sombre events that have been going on, so you may have missed a few stories that could make you a bit more hopeful for the future

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