New Alzheimer’s drug slows disease by a third
The second such drug in a year raises hopes we can start treating dementia. Source link
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Monkeypox Outbreak Slows as Feds Promise Action, Outreach
Sept. 15, 2022 – The number of Americans newly diagnosed with monkeypox has decreased by about 50% since early August, White House and other federal health officials announced Thursday. Although the overall picture is improving, there are still some areas in the U.S. seeing increasing infection numbers. For this and other reasons, the CDC plans … Read more
New Alzheimer’s Drug Slows Cognitive Decline in Early Test
March 15, 2021 — An experimental drug appeared to slow cognitive decline in people with early Alzheimer’s disease, according to newly published research. The drug, donanemab, is an antibody that targets and removes plaques from the brain called amyloid-beta, which are thought to play a role in Alzheimer’s disease. Compared to people in the study … Read more
Covid-19: Study showing Oxford vaccine slows virus spread ‘superb’ – Hancock
Figures from Tuesday show there were 16,840 new confirmed cases of coronavirus, with the number of new infections dropping 27% since last week. More than 9.6 million people have received a first dose of the vaccine, with 496,796 people having had both shots. Source link