Hopes rise again for a drug to slow Alzheimer's disease
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July 26, 2018
CHICAGO (AP) — Hopes are rising again for a drug to alter the course of Alzheimer's disease after decades of failures. An experimental therapy slowed mental decline by 30 percent in patients who got the highest dose in a mid-stage study, and it removed much of the sticky plaque gumming up their brains, the drug's makers said Wednesday.
The results have been highly anticipated and have sent the stock of the two companies involved soaring in recent weeks.
The drug from Eisai and Biogen did not meet its main goal in a study of 856 participants, so overall, it was considered a flop. But company of...
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