MRI scans of a healthy brain (left) and a brain with amyloid plaque deposits (right), a sign of Alzhiemer’s disease MARK AND MARY STEVENS NEUROIMAGING AND INFORMATICS INSTITUTE/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY
Some hailed 2023 as the beginning of a turning point in our efforts to combat Alzheimer’s disease. Two countries – the US and Japan – approved a drug called lecanemab, the first treatment that actually slows the condition’s progression, rather than just easing its symptoms. Many other countries, including the UK and Australia, are now considering following suit, but the drug isn’t without its critics.
Lecanemab gained approval in…
