Alzheimer’s disease

Biogen walks away from controversial Alzheimer’s drug Aduhelm

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[ Drugmaker Biogen said Wednesday it will give up its ownership of Aduhelm, the Alzheimer’s treatment drug that sparked intense criticism of the company and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) after it was approved in 2021.   The company will also terminate an ongoing post-approval clinical trial that the FDA ordered to confirm the … Read more

Can Alzheimer’s disease spread from human to human?

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[​As per a study published in the Nature journal, rare medical accidents can lead to the transmission of Alzheimer’s from one human to another. The study means that in people who received human growth hormone from the pituitary glands of deceased donors the risk of developing Alzheimer’s is likely because the hormones were contaminated. “We’re … Read more