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A NEW drug capable of halting Alzheimer's disease in its tracks was hailed yesterday as a "hugely exciting" development in the battle against the devastating condition.
The drug, developed and tested on patients in Scotland, slows down the progression of Alzheimer's by as much as 81 per cent.See the full content of this document
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New Alzheimer's Drug Brings Hope to Millions
Those given the drug in the ongoing trials, which have been running for 19 months, experienced no significant decline in their mental function.
It is thought that the drug - called rember - could be at least twice as effective in treating the disease as current medicines.The results of clinical trials on 321 people - including 96 from the north-east of Scotland - were unveiled at a major conference in the ...See the full content of this document
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