On 7 June, the FDA approved aducanumab, the first new drug for Alzheimer's disease in almost 20 years-and notably, the first drug with a putative disease-modifying mechanism for the treatment of this devastating disorder, namely the removal of β-amyloid (or Aβ) plaques from the brain.
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