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 -…

9 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…

11 months 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