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Europe Says<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/2002783/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/2002783/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> Europe approves first drug that promises to slow deterioration from Alzheimer’s <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/alzheimer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>alzheimer</span></a>’s <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/deterioration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>deterioration</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/drug" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>drug</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>europe</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/first" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>first</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/gets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gets</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/green" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>green</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/leqembi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>leqembi</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/light" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>light</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/slow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>slow</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/the" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>the</span></a></p>
DrBob, Neurologist, 🧠Mechanic<p>Did a new Alzheimer's drug keep this patient's brain healthier for longer?</p><p>New drugs Leqembi and Kisunla may have a modest benefit, don't cure <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/Alzheimer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Alzheimer</span></a>'s, have a host of side effects (including brain bleeds), are troublesome to use (require IV infusion or injection) and multiple brain scans and cost 10's of thousands to administer.</p><p>"I think it helped," says her husband, Ken Bell. "But I'm not sure."</p><p>That sort of uncertainty is common when it comes to <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/Leqembi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Leqembi</span></a> and <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/Kisunla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kisunla</span></a>…</p><p>Both drugs clear the brain of a substance called beta-<a href="https://vmst.io/tags/amyloid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>amyloid</span></a>, which forms the sticky plaques associated with <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/Alzheimers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Alzheimers</span></a>. </p><p><a href="https://www.stlpr.org/npr/2025-02-26/did-a-new-alzheimers-drug-keep-this-patients-brain-healthier-for-longer" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">stlpr.org/npr/2025-02-26/did-a</span><span class="invisible">-new-alzheimers-drug-keep-this-patients-brain-healthier-for-longer</span></a></p>
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