Alzheimer's disease

AbbVie to buy Alzheimer's therapy developer Aliada for US$1.4 billion

The Aliada deal is expected to close by the end of this year

MRI scans are required to monitor for early signs of side effects of Leqembi that can include brain bleeding and swelling.

What you should know about the newest Alzheimer’s drugs

While humans are living longer –­ a child born in 2021 on average could expect to live to 71 –­ we have not figured out how to beat one of the worst scourges of aging: Alzheimer’s disease.

Lilly’s drug, donanemab is an intravenous antibody designed to remove deposits of a protein called beta amyloid from the brains of Alzheimer’s patients.

Lilly Alzheimer drug faces more delays as FDA plans hearing

Eli Lilly’s Alzheimer’s disease drug donanemab faces further delays in gaining approval, with US regulators planning to hold a hearing of external advisers to explore how safe the therapy is and how w...