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First therapy that could slow Alzheimer's disease

Groundbreaking drug is called aducanumab, which targets a protein called amyloid

22-Oct-2019

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Currently, 850,000 people in the UK live with dementia.

There haven't been any new dementia drugs in over a decade.

Higher doses of aducanumab can provide a significant benefit to patients with early Alzheimer's.

Aducanumab could get regulatory approval in the US in early 2020 according to Biogen.

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Biogen

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

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Alzheimer's Disease