#experimental surgery

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#alzheimer's disease #tau proteins #adnan siddiqui #amyloid plaque #amyloid proteins #brain drainage #clinical trials #cognitive decline #culture #dementia #donanemab #drug development

Can neck surgery cure Alzheimer's?
Researchers in the US and Europe are testing an experimental procedure that connects lymph nodes to veins to drain harmful proteins from the brain.
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Alzheimer's research is finally making real progress
After decades of stalled research, scientists now have new drugs and multiple treatment approaches that offer hope for slowing cognitive decline.
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