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After decades of costly yet unsuccessful research, two anti-amyloid drugs called lecanemab and donanemab were initially hailed as gamechangers that finally offered a way to slow the progress of the debilitating disease.

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A simple brain-training exercise could reduce people's risk of developing dementia by 25%, a study finds. 

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The book treads on the premise that, in 99% of the population, the onset of Alzheimer’s disease can be prevented.

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The United States on Friday approved the first blood test for Alzheimer's, a move that could help patients begin treatment earlier with newly approved drugs that slow the progression of the devastating neurological disease.

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After decades of costly yet unsuccessful research, two anti-amyloid drugs called lecanemab and donanemab were initially hailed as gamechangers that finally offered a way to slow the progress of the debilitating disease.

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A simple brain-training exercise could reduce people's risk of developing dementia by 25%, a study finds. 

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The book treads on the premise that, in 99% of the population, the onset of Alzheimer’s disease can be prevented.

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The United States on Friday approved the first blood test for Alzheimer's, a move that could help patients begin treatment earlier with newly approved drugs that slow the progression of the devastating neurological disease.

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