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Study shows cognition in early-stage patients on lecanemab declines by 27% less than those on placebo. The Guardian reports that an experimental drug has slowed the rate of decline in memory and thinking in people with early Alzheimer’s disease in what is being...Oh wow! How getting more awe can improve your life – and even make you a nicer person
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