Alsheimer's Drug Approved - First Time in a While?

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The record of alsheimer's drug development over the past few decades has been one of failure. About a hundred and 30 drugs went through clinical trials trying to treat al sheimer's disease, and almost all of them have failed. But now we just got this brand new alsheimer’s drug approved, right? First time in a while.

For decades, Alzheimer’s researchers have been stubbornly pursuing a single theory, but they’re starting to wonder: is this narrow focus the reason we still don’t have a cure?

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