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Swiss pharmaceutical maker Roche says early tests indicate a potential breakthrough in curing Alzheimer's Disease. (self.futurology)

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It's still early days, and the test was only on 53 people, but a new drug called Trontinemab almost completely eliminated the brain plaques indicative of Alzheimer's in 91% of them. Wider trials on 1,800 people will take place later this year. Fingers crossed. Alzheimer's is dreaded by many people; a cure or near-cure would have a major impact.

Roche’s New Alzheimer’s Drug Trontinemab Nearly Eliminates Brain Plaques

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[–] protist@mander.xyz 2 points 2 weeks ago

Whether the plaques are what cause symptoms is still an unknown, so we'll still have to see.