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FILE - This Oct. 7, 2003 file photo shows a closeup of a human brain affected by Alzheimer's disease, on display at the Museum of Neuroanatomy at the University at Buffalo in Buffalo, N.Y. An experimental Alzheimer’s drug modestly slowed the brain disease’s inevitable worsening, researchers reported Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2022 - and the next question is how much difference that might make in people’s lives. Japanese drugmaker Eisai and its U.S. partner Biogen had announced earlier this fall that the drug lecanemab appeared to work, a badly needed bright spot after repeated disappointments in the quest for better Alzheimer’s treatments. (AP Photo/David Duprey)

Drug Slows Alzheimer’s But Can It Make A Real Difference?

An experimental Alzheimer’s drug modestly slowed the brain disease’s inevitable worsening — but the anxiously awaited new data leaves unclear how much difference that might make in people’s lives. …

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Shoppers are asked to wear masks inside of the Mi Casa Gallery on South Congress. Travis County moved back to Stage 4 of COVID rules, which recommends, but does not require residents to wear masks indoors and when social distancing isn't possible outdoors. (Aaron E. Martinez/Austin American-Statesman/TNS)

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The Food and Drug Administration has approved the use of a drug to treat Alzheimer's disease. But multimodal therapies could be the best way to treat it.(TNS)

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