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The Brain Health Revolution Podcast

Donanemab: A New Ray of Hope in the Fight Against Alzheimer's

The Brain Health Revolution Podcast

Dean and Ayesha Sherzai

Life Sciences, Intelligence, Alzheimers, Mood, Mind, Stroke, Brain, Iq, Braincapacity, Anxiety, Brainy, Mental, Depression, Science, Memory, Parkinson, Dementia, Longevity, Health, Health & Fitness

4.8604 Ratings

🗓️ 11 May 2023

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

Welcome to the latest episode of our podcast, where we discuss the latest breakthrough in the fight against Alzheimer's disease. In today's episode, we discussed the new monoclonal antibidy, Donanemab, that is offering hope to Alzheimer's patients and their families, and how Donanemab is different from other treatments. Donanemab is a monoclonal antibody that has shown promising results in clinical trials. It works by targeting a protein called amyloid-beta, which is believed to play a significant role in the development of Alzheimer's disease. The drug binds to the amyloid-beta protein and clears it from the brain, reducing the amount of plaque buildup that causes damage to brain cells.

While the results of the clinical trials are promising, there are still many challenges to overcome. Donanemab is expensive and requires regular infusions, which may limit its accessibility. There is also a need for further research to determine the long-term effects of the drug and its efficacy in treating different stages of Alzheimer's.

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0:00.0

Well, hello, everyone. We're very excited to be here today to talk about the latest Alzheimer's

0:11.0

disease drug that slowed down the rate of cognitive decline in a phase three clinical trials

0:18.2

in early Alzheimer's disease. We're always excited to hear any breakthrough.

0:22.8

I mean, even though we've had so many failures and letdowns, to us, it's about life and death

0:33.5

because we see it in our clinic every single day.

0:36.9

I think we've seen more than 15,000 patients,

0:41.1

patients with mild cognitive impairment with memory disorders,

0:44.8

patients with early dementia.

0:46.7

So many patients where we, for the first time,

0:49.8

tell them what they have, the diagnosis.

0:52.6

And to me, it never gets easy. It's the most difficult

0:58.2

conversation. It's the most taxing, most troublesome, most anxiety to it, not just for the patient

1:06.9

and family, for me, but I cherish the opportunity to be there to tell them the story in a way that's,

1:15.2

you know,

1:16.1

keeps their dignity,

1:19.1

empowers them to some extent,

1:21.1

takes the worries a little bit as much as we can,

1:24.0

although it's a degenerative disease.

1:26.2

And where we,

1:27.3

where we can do something something if it's early enough

1:29.6

you know intervene with lifestyle and and make a difference but a great number of patients we

1:35.7

really can't I mean lifestyle has been shown to affect even Alzheimer's patients but never reversing

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