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NHS begins testing a new Alzheimer's drug on adults without memory problems

NHS begins testing a new Alzheimer's drug on adults without memory problems

A new global study wants to enrol roughly 1,600 older adults to find out whether dementia can be blocked before symptoms emerge. UK volunteers without memory issues will take a blood check looking for a specific marker that warns of future cognitive decline. High-risk participants will get either a dummy pill or Trontinemab, an experimental medicine from Swiss manufacturer Roche that targets harmful brain proteins.

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