Abinanthan@kbin.social to Science@kbin.social · 1 year agoDrug donanemab seen as turning point in dementia fightwww.bbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkDrug donanemab seen as turning point in dementia fightwww.bbc.comAbinanthan@kbin.social to Science@kbin.social · 1 year agomessage-square4fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareBoCanCan@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoIt delays dementia by 4-7 months, and also causes bleeding and swelling in the brain which killed 3 out of 1,700 participants in the study. It’s better than nothing I guess but it’s not a particularly good treatment.
It delays dementia by 4-7 months, and also causes bleeding and swelling in the brain which killed 3 out of 1,700 participants in the study.
It’s better than nothing I guess but it’s not a particularly good treatment.