New Drug To Slow Alzheimers

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — No drug on the market can block Alzheimer’s, but biotech Myriad Genetics has one in the works that may slow it down.

There are already drugs that treat the symptoms of Alzheimer’s, like Aricept from Pfizer, Exelon from Novartis and Namenda from Forest Labs. These slow the memory deterioration that’s caused by the disease.

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