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A sign for Eli Lilly & Co. sits outside their corporate headquarters in Indianapolis on April 26, 2017. The company said Wednesday, May 3, 2023, that its experimental Alzheimer's drug appeared to slow worsening of the mind-robbing disease in a large study.

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Eli Lilly says an experimental drug slows Alzheimer's worsening

2:44am May 04, 2023

by The Associated Press

In the 18-month trial, people in the early stages of Alzheimer's who received infusions of donanemab showed 35% less decline in thinking skills compared to those given a dummy drug, Lilly announced.

Amyloid plaques are characteristic features of Alzheimer's disease. The new drug Aduhelm is able to remove this sticky substance that builds up in the brains of patients with the disease, but many doctors are still skeptical of how well it really works.

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Cost and controversy are limiting use of new Alzheimer's drug

5:08pm November 08, 2021

by Jon Hamilton

A new Alzheimer's drug isn't reaching many patients. Doctors say reasons include its high cost, and lingering questions about its effectiveness.

Dr. William Burke goes over a PET brain scan in 2018 at Banner Alzheimer's Institute in Phoenix. The drug company Biogen has received federal approval for a medicine to treat early Alzheimer's disease.

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The FDA Has Approved A New Alzheimer's Drug — Here's Why That's Controversial

8:17pm June 07, 2021

by Scott Hensley

This is the first new drug approved for Alzheimer's disease since 2003. It's the first to show significant progress against the sticky brain plaques that are the hallmark of Alzheimer's disease.

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Plaques located in the gray matter of the brain are key indicators of Alzheimer's disease.

Scientists Push Plan To Change How Researchers Define Alzheimer's

3:00pm April 10, 2018

by Jon Hamilton

Research scientists say they want to define Alzheimer's by the biological changes it causes in the brain, rather than by symptoms like memory loss.

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Finding some change in the blood of an Alzheimer's patient that accurately reflects the damaging changes in the brain has been tough.

Scientists Aim For Better, Cheaper Tests For Alzheimer's

1:43pm August 04, 2017

by Shirley S. Wang

The goal is to find accurate, painless tests that can help doctors diagnose Alzheimer's early and track the progression of the illness and any response to treatment. A few tests seem promising.

New research finds that African-Americans who grow up in harsh environments and endure stressful experiences are much more likely to develop Alzheimer's or some other form of dementia.

Stress And Poverty May Explain High Rates Of Dementia In African-Americans

2:05am July 16, 2017

by Jon Hamilton

New research finds that African-Americans who grow up in harsh environments and have many stressful experiences are much more likely to develop Alzheimer's or some other form of dementia.

Tennessee Head Coach Pat Summitt of Tennessee celebrates with her son Tyler after the Lady Volunteers defeated Georgia in the championship game of the NCAA Women's Final Four in 1996.

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Thank You, Pat Summitt: From One Tennessee Girl To Another

8:23pm June 28, 2016

by Jessica Taylor

I didn't realize that women didn't get the same recognition as men, and that they had to work twice as hard. I didn't realize this because Pat never made us believe it was or should be any different.