Much-Hyped Alzheimer's Drugs Show No Meaningful Benefit, Major Review Finds
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Drugs once hailed as a breakthrough in the fight against Alzheimer's disease do not meaningfully help patients, a major review found Thursday, however some experts criticized the research. The review by the Cochrane organization – which is considered the gold standard for analyzing existing evidence – looked at drugs that target a plaque called amyloids, which builds up in the brains of Alzheimer's patients. Researchers have long sought a way to eliminate this plaque, believing it could be the
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