FDA Approves Aduhelm, New Alzheimer’s Drug
May 9, 2022
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BREAKTHROUGH: FOR THE FIRST TIME in 18 years, the FDA approved a new Alzheimer’s drug. The new medication’s generic name is aducanumab and will be
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Alzheimer’s Drugs: Risky for Other Memory Problems?
April 5, 2022
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MEDICATION: New insights in using Alzheimer’s drugs for other memory problems shows why these medications are no simple memory patch.
Alzheimer’s Drugs: Why Take Them, Why Stop Them
March 24, 2022
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MEDICINES VIDEO: Neurologist Geoffrey Kerchner, MD & PhD, is an experienced Memory Disorders Specialist. See his insights into the safety and effectiveness of Alzheimer’s medications.
Common Alzheimer’s Medications Slow Cognitive Decline
March 3, 2022
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TREATMENT: SWEDISH RESEARCHERS find that cholinesterase inhibitors provide cognitive benefits and reduce mortality for up to five years after an Alzheimer’s diagnosis. One medication significantly
Alzheimer’s Drugs: What You Need to Know
April 5, 2020
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FACT SHEET: Several Alzheimer’s prescription drugs are currently approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat people who have been diagnosed. Learn
Dementia & Osteoporosis – One Drug for Both
January 25, 2020
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MEDICATION: The most common drug for Alzheimer’s also increases bone mass in mice. Find out what this means for people with dementia in fear of bone
China Approves Seaweed Sugar as Alzheimer’s Drug
January 17, 2020
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MEDICATION PROGRESS – VIDEO & ARTICLE: Chinese researchers are now using seaweed sugar to tackle Alzheimer’s. Read on to learn how Oligomannate, the first treatment
Quadrupling Donepezil (Aricept)
January 10, 2020
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MEDICATION: THE WORLD’S MOST POPULAR DEMENTIA-DRUG IS DONEPEZIL. Donepezil (Brand-name: Aricept®) boosts memory & thinking in Alzheimer’s. More donepezil means more boost – along with
A Stunning Surprise: Aducanumab Works in Trials, Heads to FDA
October 27, 2019
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MAYO CLINIC VIDEO, NEWS ARTICLE, PODCAST: In March, Biogen discontinued advanced Alzheimer’s trials for aducanumab, predicting it was not likely to produce meaningful benefits. Now,
Blood Thinner “Dabigatran” May Effectively Delay Alzheimer’s
October 13, 2019
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PROGRESS IN THE NEWS – VIDEO & ARTICLE: In the lab, Alzheimer’s was delayed by FDA-approved “Dabigatran” (Pradaxa®), commonly used to clear blood clots. Can
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