it ll get all the rubbish off the top of my brain and i ll be back to normality. i m very confident about that. dr emer macsweeney with recognition health, a uk based research institute that studies alzheimer s treatments, discussed the gravity of the findings. this is really significant. this is one of the biggest breakthroughs in so much as this disease is a pandemic, it s getting more and more common. but there are risks to this drug. three people died after receiving the treatment due to brain swelling. 0ur medical editor fergus walsh puts it all into perspective. patients on the drug were more likely to be able to continue with independent lives to be able to drive, to do their shopping, handle theirfinances, than those who were on a dummy drug. now, these benefits are modest,
get all the rubbish of the top of my brain and i ll be back to normality. i m very confident about that. dr emer macsweeney with recognition health, a uk based research institute that studies alzheimer s treatments, discussed the gravity of the findings. this is really significant. this is really significant. this is really significant. this is one of the biggest breakthroughs in so much as this disease is a pandemic, is getting more and more common. but there are risks to this drug. three people died after receiving the treatment due to brain swelling. 0ur medical editor fergus walsh puts it all into perspective. patients on the drug were more likely to be able to continue with independent lives, to be able to drive, to do their shopping, handle their finances, than those who were on a dummy drug. these benefits are modest, but they are a start. i think it possibly is akin to where we were with cancer treatments coming in the 19705. it heralded in an error
a new drug has been called a turning point in the fight against alzheimer s after the results of a major trial were published in the last hour. the drug was found to slow cognitive decline by about a third amongst patients in the early stages of the disease. it still needs to be approved by regulators. let s get more on this aspect our medical editor fergus walsh, that is a weight has been described, turning point, just tell us more about the data they have published. more than 1700 patients data they have published. more than 1700 patients globally data they have published. more than 1700 patients globally on the trial, there was a slowing of cognitive decline, by about a third, that means patients from the drug were more likely to continue with independent lives, drive, do their shopping, handle theirfinances independent lives, drive, do their shopping, handle their finances than those who were on a dummy drug. it
more on the latest developments in the treatment of alzheimer s. the development of a new drug has been called a turning point in the fight against the disease, after the results of a major trial were published. the drug was found to slow cognitive decline by about a third among patients in the early stages of the disease. it still needs to be approved by regulators. our medical editor fergus walsh has been giving me more details about today s developments. patients on the drug were more likely to be able to continue with independent lives, to be able to drive, to do their shopping, handle theirfinances, than those who were on a dummy drug. now, it comes with potentially serious side effects. there were three treatment related deaths among those taking the drug, because it can cause brain swelling and bleeding. so patients need to know the risk and also to be carefully monitored, which brings us on to scans.
bless him. good to see rough at feeling better. a worrying time. we will have some advice just after eight o clock this morning about what parents need to know. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. hello, good morning, this is bbc london, i m frankie mccamley. detectives investigating the fatal stabbing of two 16 year old boys in south east london at the weekend have made two more teenage arrests. they re being questioned on suspicion of murdering charlie bartolo and kearne solanke in abbey wood and thamesmead. detectives say they re keeping an open mind about the motive for the stabbings, and are chasing several lines of enquiry. software previously used to track down county lines drug gangs is being used by the met for the first time to bring stalkers to justice. 0nly around 12% of stalking cases reported to the force