An experimental Alzheimer’s drug outperforms one just approved by the FDA

(By Jon Hamilton for NPR)

Patients in the early stages of Alzheimer’s may soon have a new option to stave off the loss of memory and thinking.

In a study of more than 1,700 people, the experimental drug donanemab slowed the progression of Alzheimer’s by about 35%, scientists reported at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference in Amsterdam. Continue reading here…

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