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Early-onset Alzheimer’s: new drug shows promise in slowing the disease

By Rahul Sidhu, PhD Candidate, Neuroscience, University of Sheffield

Alzheimer’s disease is usually associated with old age. But around 5%-10% of all Alzheimer’s cases occur in people under the age of 65. Early-onset Alzheimer’s disease progresses more rapidly and often strikes people in the prime of their lives. Treatment options remain limited.

But new data from a recent…

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