“New medications against Alzheimer’s drugs will arrive short”

The Neurologist of the Polyclinic Gipuzkoa Gurutz Linazasoro has stressed that “New medications against Alzheimer’s medications will arrive in Spainsome Monoclonal antibodies that act on the origin of it, which opens the door to “hope” for patients and their relatives.

“40 years ago, when I started in neurology, we had practically nothing to offer people with Alzheimer’s. Now we have medications that improve symptoms and, shortly, drugs will arrive in Spain that act directly on the origin of the diseasethe deposits of an amyloid protein, “said Linazasoro, on the occasion of World Alzheimer’s Day, which was held last week.

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“A before and after in the treatment of Alzheimer’s”

After that, he explained that These drugs are already marketed in the United States and Englandand that they have proven to be able to clean the amyloid deposits in the brain, which gives rise to a “slower and benign” evolution of the disease. “We are talking about A before and after in the treatment of Alzheimer’sbecause The great objective has always been to modify the course of the disease and win time in the face of neurodegeneration, “added the specialist.

He also stressed that Innovation in diagnosis has allowed detecting these intracerebral deposits through simple blood analysiswhat “opens the door” earlier and effective intervention strategies. “We are in the first season of the long road that will lead us to the prevention of Alzheimer’s disease. The scientific bases are very solid and we are excited With what is to come. Until then, much encouragement and much hope for families and people affected by this disease, “Linazasoro concluded.