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Alzheimer’s: A Turning Point?

Fergus Walsh follows patients with Alzheimer's disease who have been taking two new drugs that have been shown to slow down its progression. Is this a turning point in its treatment?

Around 900,000 people in the UK are living with dementia, and two-thirds of them have Alzheimer’s. For patients and their loved ones, it’s a devastating disease. But two new drugs have shown, for the first time, that the relentless progression of Alzheimer’s can be slowed down. With exclusive access to the UK trials, Fergus Walsh follows patients who have been on the drugs and asks if this is a turning point that could lead to the transformation of the treatment of the disease.

28 minutes

Credits

RoleContributor
ReporterFergus Walsh
EditorKaren Wightman
Executive ProducerAdam Grimley
ProducerAlison Priestley
DirectorAlison Priestley

Broadcasts

  • Mon 12 Feb 202420:00
  • Mon 12 Feb 202420:30
  • Mon 12 Feb 202422:40
  • Sat 17 Feb 202402:00

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