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Donanemab and seven other breakthroughs for Alzheimer’s and dementia in 2023
In Depth A new drug shows promising results in trials, but questions remain about whether benefits outweigh side effects
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Lecanemab: the Alzheimer’s drug that could herald a cure
Speed Read Treatment slowed memory decline by 27% over 18 months but there are concerns over safety
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Aducanumab: what scientists are saying about new Alzheimer’s drug
In Depth US regulator’s approval comes in the wake of significant scientific debate over treatment’s effectiveness
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Research reveals link between dementia gene and ‘severe Covid-19’
Speed Read Dementia patients ‘twice as likely’ to suffer severe coronavirus symptoms
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Why British dementia patients are being sent to Thailand
Speed Read New research reveals desperate families seeking affordable care overseas for relatives with the disease
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Barbara Windsor’s husband reveals her Alzheimer’s battle
Speed Read Deteriorating health has left 80-year-old former Eastenders star in ‘continual confusion’
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Could a Mediterranean diet prevent Alzheimer’s disease?
In Depth What we can learn from diets in low dementia regions as far apart as Japan, Costa Rica and Italy
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Alzheimer’s gene neutralised in human brain cells for first time
In Depth Development comes after scientists switch away from testing on mouse cells
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Busy roads could be linked to dementia risk, researchers say
Speed Read Major study finds people living close to heavy traffic are more likely to develop the disease
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How old is your brain? Take the dementia test
In Depth Dementia has overtaken heart disease as the leading cause of death in England and Wales
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Alzheimer's drug offers 'tantalising' hope for sufferers
Speed Read New antibody drug aducanumab could be prescribed as a preventative medicine in the future, say scientists
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Cold sore virus 'could lead to Alzheimer's disease'
Speed Read 'We can't ignore the evidence,' say scientists who claim dementia is linked to microbes in the brain
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Can Alzheimer's really be transmitted from person to person?
In Depth Scientists discover that the disease may have the potential to spread – but there is no cause for alarm
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Alzheimer's risk linked to hayfever and sleeping pills
Speed Read Certain over-the-counter anticholinergic drugs raise risk of developing dementia, finds new study
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