First drug to SLOW Alzheimer's approved in US as pressure mounts on UK to follow

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First drug to SLOW Alzheimer's approved in US as pressure mounts on UK to follow
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First drug to SLOW Alzheimer’s lecanemab is approved in the US – as pressure mounts on UK to follow suit

It progressively destroys thinking and memory, eventually robbing people of the ability to carry out the simplest of tasks.

Changes in behaviour – unexpected and uncharacteristic anxiety and changes in mood, perhaps becoming passive and disinterested, or easily angeredForgetting words and experiencing problems with speech and languageDifficulty in performing every day tasks such as making a cup of tea or unpacking the grocery shoppingMisplacing items such as putting keys in freezer or milk in the dishwasher and not being able to retrace steps to find...

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