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Is Alzheimer’s drug donanemab really a 'turning point' for treatment?

The experimental drug donanemab slows the progression of Alzheimer's disease compared with a placebo, but the effect may not be large enough to be noticed by people with the condition or their families

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Alzheimer's may be caused by the accumulation of protein plaques and tangles in the brain

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Alzheimer's drug lecanemab slows cognitive decline but concerns linger

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A species of the Trypanosoma brucei parasite, which can cause sleeping sickness, in blood

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Drug clears sleeping sickness parasite from the body in clinical trial

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A person with diabetes injecting insulin

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Drug that delays onset of type 1 diabetes gets approval in US

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An artificial intelligence could gauge how much pain a laboratory mouse is in based on its grimaces, potentially aiding the development of pain-relieving drugs

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AI that can see pain in a mouse's face could aid drug development

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A 3D magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan of the brain of a 65-year-old after a stroke. The orange coloring represents an area of dead tissue

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Stroke drug improves memory and repairs injured brain tissue in mice

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A Moderna covid-19 vaccine is prepared

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Covid-19 news: Moderna’s omicron booster has promising immune response

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Commuters at St Pancras International train station in London, England, in May

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Covid-19 news archive: May 2022

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The Pfizer medicine Paxlovid can protect against severe covid-19 in vulnerable people

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Covid-19 rebound seen in some people after taking Pfizer drug Paxlovid

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People queue for a PCR covid-19 test in Johannesburg, South Africa, on 30 November 2021

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Covid-19 news archive: April 2022

This is an archive of the New Scientist daily covid-19 news update: April 2022. Updates from: March 2022, February 2022, January 2022, November/December 2021, September/ October 2021, July to September 2021, June/ July 2021, May 2021, March 2021, February 2021, January 2021

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Covid-19 news archive: March 2022

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Covid-19 news archive: February 2022

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Covid-19 news archive: January 2022

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Covid-19 news archive: November to December 2021

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