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How does Leqembi, the first Alzheimer’s drug to slow disease progression, work?
short by Daisy Mowke / on Friday, 7 July, 2023
US FDA has granted final approval to anti-Alzheimer's drug lecanemab, marked as Leqembi. In a trial, it slowed down the progression of Alzheimer's and reduced the amount of a material called amyloid beta that builds up in the brains of people with Alzheimer's disease. It does not reverse brain damage caused by Alzheimer's or stop it from getting worse.
read more at FDA