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Alzheimer’s heartache for millions as wonder drug rejected by NHS

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Alzheimer’s heartache for millions as wonder drug rejected by NHS

The medicines watchdog’s decision means the drug will only be available privately. (Image: Getty) Hopes of a an Alzheimer’s treatment revolution have been dashed for millions of people after the medicines watchdog ruled a breakthrough drug was too expensive for use on the NHS. Lecanemab is the world’s first drug proven to slow the disease’s … Read more

Alzheimer’s breakthrough as new blood test can detect disease years before symptoms

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Alzheimer’s breakthrough as new blood test can detect disease years before symptoms

Alzheimer’s sufferers may soon be able to receive a diagnosis for the disease years before symptoms appear, thanks to a groundbreaking new blood test. Scientists believe a new blood test capable of measuring levels of a known marker protein that precedes the development of the debilitating neurodegenerative disease. A study by Alzheimer’s researchers has found … Read more