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Alzheimer’s progress slowed by plaque-busting drug

25-Mar-2015

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In a small trial, the drug slowed the progression of the disease and reduced deposits of amyloid plaques, the substances blamed for damaging the brains of people with Alzheimer’s.

The drug, an antibody discovered by screening blood from healthy older people and people whose Alzheimer’s is stable, targets and clears amyloid proteins from the brain.

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Alfred Sandrock

EVP, R&D and Chief Medical Officer at Biogen.

Biogen

Company specialized in the discovery, development, and delivery of therapies for the treatment of neurological diseases

Eric Karran

Vice President, Distinguished Research Fellow, Foundational Neuroscience Center at AbbVie.

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