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On Fridays, I do a talk radio segment with my friend Hugh Hewitt. We talk about three or four “stories”, featured in News Items, that we both think are especially interesting, important or both. Following are this past week’s “big four”.
1. A new drug could halt the progression of Alzheimer’s disease. Trials suggest the treatment, called trontinemab, could be the most powerful weapon yet against dementia. Research will now examine whether the drug should be given to those without any symptoms in order to prevent the disease. Results presented at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference in Toronto found the “game-changing” treatment can clear the devastating plaques associated with Alzheimer’s far more rapidly than any current licensed drug. Nine in 10 patients prescribed trontinemab experienced amyloid clearance within 28 weeks, meaning visible markers of disease had vanished. (Source: telegraph.co.uk)
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