Alzheimers

Obesity drug semaglutide fails to slow Alzheimer’s

Drug maker Novo Nordisk says semaglutide, the active ingredient for the weight loss jab Wegovy, does not slow Alzheimer's -…

11 months ago

Alzheimer’s blood test could ‘revolutionise’ diagnosis

Fergus WalshMedical Editor, BBC NewsGetty ImagesMore than 1,000 people across the UK with suspected dementia are to be offered a…

1 year ago

Donanemab: NHS will not fund new drug to slow Alzheimer’s

People do not get better on donanemab. It is not a cure for Alzheimer's disease, but it slows the progression…

2 years ago

Sally Magnusson: Will I be diagnosed with Alzheimer’s like my mother?

Treatments are coming, but they’re not here yet. The paradox is that only if people like me join research programmes…

2 years ago

Lecanemab: First drug to slow Alzheimer’s too costly for NHS

Alzheimer’s Research UK said it was "a bittersweet moment". "The approval of lecanemab is a milestone moment but the decision…

2 years ago

EU regulator rejects Alzheimer’s drug lecanemab

Prof Tara Spires-Jones, president of the British Neuroscience Association, said the EMA’s decision will come as "a disappointment to many".But…

2 years ago