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#Cure for Alzheimer

The Alzheimer's medication donanemab highly effective at early stages

The Alzheimer's medication donanemab highly effective at early stages

Posted on 19 July, 2023 by benyamin chahkandi

Summary: Donanemab is an investigational Alzheimer's drug that showed promise in a new clinical trial. It decreased disease progression in patients with early stage Alzheimer's compared to a placebo. However, it was less effective in those with more advanced disease or a genetic risk factor. Donanemab targets amyloid plaques in the brain, which are thought to cause damage in Alzheimer's. It cleared about 90% of amyloid in the trial. The drug can cause a side effect called ARIA,...

Today In History

Here are some interesting facts ih history happened on 30 August.

  1. treaty of peace between Dutch & Indians
  2. Honolulu Hawaii becomes a city
  3. Hal Chase became 1st Yank to hit 3 triples in a game
  4. Yank Tom Hughes pitches 9 no hit innings but loses 5-0 in the 11th
  5. 1st Negro judge of a District Court confirmed - JB Parsons
  6. 1st recorded occurrance-comet hits sun (energy=1 mil hydrogen bombs)
  7. 8th Space Shuttle Mission - Challenger 3 is launched
  8. 12th Space Shuttle Mission - Discovery 1 is launched