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defense secretary emma senator agree on one thing. but if tuberville continues his hold on military promotions, there could be a backlog of 658 generals and admirals by the end of the year. norah? norah: not to mention the effect on military families. david martin with that important story. thank you. while now to our continuing series, the age of ai. about 5,000 people a year in the u.s. are diagnosed with als. that is also known as lou gehrig s disease, and the deadly disease affects the nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord, causing patients to lose their ability to move and speak. cbs s chief medical correspondent dr. jon lapook shows us how artificial intelligence is helping patients preserve their voices. hi, my name is ryan, and this is my story living with als. reporter: 46-year-old brian jeansonne talks to the world about his journey with als, through tiktoks, making the videos with his family and caregivers, he began
lecanemab is the first consistently effective disease modifying therapy for alzheimer s. i think that qualifies it as a game changer. reporter: in all thymus patients, amyloid proteins form plaques in the brain which interrupt normal communication between nerve cells, leading to cognitive decline. lecanemab is an antibody that removes existing plaques and prevents new ones from forming. does this new drug actually delay the decline in cognitive function? it slows the declined by about 27%. reporter: what does that translate into months? about six months. reporter: the benefit was seen over a trial with alzheimer s patients. births, deaths, weddings. reporter: lecanemab is given intravenously come across more than $26,000 a year, and will be covered by medicare. researchers say it is not a cure and cannot restore memories. still, for patients like