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  • Wednesday, 31 July, 2024
    High cholesterol critical factor in development of dementia, study finds

    Reducing 14 ‘modifiable’ risks can prevent or delay cognitive disorder, report says

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  • Friday, 26 July, 2024
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    European Medicines Agency rejects breakthrough Alzheimer’s drug

    Eisai and Biogen face uphill battle to win EU approval for Leqembi after committee’s ruling

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  • Thursday, 25 July, 2024
    Shingles vaccine ‘may prevent dementia’, research finds

    GSK’s Shingrix is latest drug to show potential for targeting previously untreatable brain disorders

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  • Monday, 8 July, 2024
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    Decision to associate charity with a cure turned it into Europe’s biggest funder of dementia research

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  • Tuesday, 2 July, 2024
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    Eli Lilly wins US approval for early-stage Alzheimer’s treatment

    New drug Kisunla will be 20% more than rival as drugmaker claims it requires fewer treatments

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  • Monday, 13 May, 2024
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    Japanese pharma group takes on new jab that makes immune system attack dangerous protein build-up in brain

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  • Monday, 22 April, 2024
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    Alzheimer’s drug Leqembi falls short of blockbuster status in faltering US rollout

    High costs and concerns over efficacy and side effects limit uptake of first treatment as another nears approval

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  • Wednesday, 20 March, 2024
    Drugs research
    UK dementia adviser wants half a million volunteers for clinical trials

    Ruth McKernan aims to make country a hub for research into the condition and accelerate development of new drugs

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  • Thursday, 14 March, 2024
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    Nervous system disorders found to be biggest cause of poor health

    Worldwide study finds neurological conditions affect billions as life expectancy rises

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  • Friday, 8 March, 2024
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    US regulator delays decision on Eli Lilly’s Alzheimer’s drug

    Breakthrough medicine will now be subject to further review by committee of independent experts

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  • Friday, 8 March, 2024
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    Whose house is it, anyway? The growing problem of inheritance

    With ageing populations and dementia rates rising fast, the family home — worth more than ever before — is increasingly the focus of discord

  • Wednesday, 21 February, 2024
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    Banks need to wake up to powers of attorney demands

    Research by Which? reveals huge disparity between the best and the worst

  • Monday, 12 February, 2024
    Blood protein test offers ‘reliable’ Alzheimer’s warning 15 years early

    Large study further boosts fast-evolving efforts to predict and prevent neurogenerative diseases

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  • Monday, 29 January, 2024
    Alzheimer’s was passed between humans in now-banned procedure, study finds

    Cases connected to growth hormone extracted from cadavers show disease’s parallels with CJD brain disorder

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  • Monday, 22 January, 2024
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    Blood test boosts hopes of early Alzheimer’s diagnosis

    Swedish trial finds ‘high accuracy’ in identifying protein associated with toxic build-up in the brain

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  • Friday, 19 January, 2024
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    England’s courts see rise in the number of inheritance disputes

    Boom in asset prices and increased prevalence of dementia drive costly family squabbles over wills

  • Tuesday, 31 October, 2023
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    Glimmers of hope in tackling dementia

    Further research on its underlying causes and preventive action is essential

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  • Monday, 30 October, 2023
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    What is behind the unexpected decline in dementia?

    Emerging research is challenging a widely held belief that new cases of the condition will rise exponentially as people live longer

  • Wednesday, 25 October, 2023
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    New studies find benefits in very early drug treatment of Alzheimer’s

    Pioneering medicines developed by Eisai and Eli Lilly shown to be more effective when taken earlier

    Screen showing brain patterns of an Alzheimer’s patient
  • Sunday, 8 October, 2023
    UK biotech group raises £48mn for Alzheimer’s research

    AstronauTx’s financing is step towards helping millions of people suffering from disease

  • Tuesday, 18 July, 2023
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    Promising trial results will not end scientific debate over the disease, but they further validate pharmaceutical research

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  • Monday, 17 July, 2023
    Eli Lilly drug shown to slow Alzheimer’s progression

    Dementia experts hail ‘watershed moment’ after trial results for donanemab antibody treatment

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  • Thursday, 6 July, 2023
    US regulators approve first drug to slow progression of Alzheimer’s

    Move by Food and Drug Administration paves way for millions of Americans to access medicine

    Vials and packaging for the medication Leqembi
  • Monday, 3 July, 2023
    The Big Read
    How a Swedish start-up reignited the search for an Alzheimer’s drug

    A decade ago a large part of Big Pharma gave up on one of humanity’s cruellest diseases. But then a new treatment showed promise

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