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New Alzheimer Drugs on the Horizon!

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ANTIBODY<br />

DEFENSE<br />

Preliminary testing of a new drug has shown it to reduce <strong>the</strong> decline<br />

in memory and thinking skills in <strong>the</strong> early stages of AD. The<br />

medicati<strong>on</strong> is called Adu can mab. It works like an antibody, attacking<br />

plaques. An antibody is a protein that identifies and neutralizes alien<br />

invaders.

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