Tech & Science Daily: ‘Historic moment’ in Alzheimer’s treatment

Better methods to identify people at high risk of developing the condition could aid treatment research (Peter Byrne/PA)
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Rachelle Abbott29 September 2022

The discovery of a drug able to slow cognitive decline in early-stage Alzheimer’s is being called a ‘historic moment’ in the treatment of the disease.

The medication is the first later-stage trial "in a generation" to do so.

During trials, Lecanemab was found to slow the decline in people's memory and thinking by up to 27% over 18 months, compared with a placebo.

Cameras aboard the International Space Station have captured video footage of Hurricane Ian as it moved into Florida.

It's one of the most dangerous storms to hit the US in years, left millions without power and floodwaters surging inland.

Tech & Science Daily have been speaking to the team at Queen’s University Belfast behind a study that suggests dogs can smell stress.

The hope is the findings could help with training service and therapy dogs, as well as give us a better understanding of how canines perceive the world around them.

Findings in relation to asteroid impacts on the moon coincide with some on Earth - including the one that wiped out the dinosaurs. Humans evolved from an armoured shark that swam the oceans millions of years earlier than first thought and genes behind a condition that makes hair ‘uncombable’ in humans have been found. Plus, researchers develop a new technology to kill cockroaches and a bit of a nostalgia for you, Toys R Us makes its UK comeback online.

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