BYLINE: New Drug Is Helping To Fight Alzheimer's

Claudia Padilla, MD, at Baylor Scott & White Health, discusses Alzheimer’s and a new treatment.

What You Need to Know:

  • Alzheimer’s disease is a type of dementia.
  • The most common sign is short-term memory loss.
  • New medication targets the protein that causes the disease.
  • New treatment slows the disease’s progression.

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