New details emerge on drug that may slow Alzheimer's disease.
Charles Flagg, who is stricken with Alzheimer's disease, makes a peanut butter sandwich for lunch at his family home in Jamestown, R.I. on Nov. 22, 2019."I don't see how you can conclude anything other than that another trial needs to be done," said the Mayo Clinic's Dr. David Knopman. He is on an FDA panel likely to review the drug but won't participate because he was involved in one of the studies.
Laurie Ryan, a dementia scientist at the National Institute on Aging, agreed. The FDA ultimately will decide the drug’s fate, but “we need more evidence” than what these studies provide, she said. Some doctors who consult for the drug’s developers disagreed. Dr. Paul Aisen, a dementia specialist at the University of Southern California, said the results overall were"consistent and positive" for benefit at a high dose.Aducanumab aims to help the body clear harmful plaques, or protein clumps, from the brain. Cambridge, Massachusetts-based Biogen is developing it with a Japanese company, Eisai Co. Ltd.More than 5 million people in the United States and millions more worldwide have.
Malaysia Latest News, Malaysia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
New York City dumping homeless to New Jersey to live in decrepit buildings: LawsuitProgram designed to help curb homelessness in NYC has turned Newark, New Jersey, and surrounding area into a dumping ground for needy families, according to a new lawsuit.
Read more »
Star Wars' Rise of the Resistance, Disney's new ride, takes attraction to a whole new levelThe new Rise of the Resistance ride opens to great fanfare on December 5 at the Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge land in Hollywood Studios in Orlando, Florida. Read CNN Travel's first-hand report on the adventure.
Read more »
Caribou Announces First New Album in Six Years, Suddenly, Shares New Single 'You and I'Caribou (caribouband) announces first new album in six years, 'Suddenly' (out via mergerecords in February), and shares dynamic new single 'You and I':
Read more »
Joe Finds A New Enemy On The West Coast In New You TeaserPenn Badgley's Joe Goldberg is back in a new city, and he has a brand new name.
Read more »
Shipping Faces New Headwinds in Meeting Emissions RulesWith weeks to go before a landmark mandate for ships to burn cleaner fuels goes into effect, a zero-carbon future for the maritime sector may be growing more distant.
Read more »
Alphabet's new CEO Pichai now sole target on Google regulatory battlesAlphabet Inc's new chief executive, Sundar Pichai, will have the hot seat a...
Read more »