Drug slows progression of early Alzheimer's

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A PET brain scan from a US Alzheimer's Institute Source: AAP

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A treatment for Alzheimer's might be getting closer. An international study has found an experimental drug can slow progression of memory and thinking problems. But the medicine works best when patients are treated early.

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