{"id":5520,"date":"2025-10-01T12:12:58","date_gmt":"2025-10-01T06:42:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=5520"},"modified":"2025-10-01T15:04:07","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T09:34:07","slug":"what-is-lecanemab","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/what-is-lecanemab\/","title":{"rendered":"Lecanemab Drug"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Lecanemab Drug Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, Australia approved Lecanemab drug for early Alzheimer\u2019s diseases.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Lecanemab Drug<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>monoclonal antibody<\/b> <b>drug<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to treat <\/span><b>early stages of Alzheimer\u2019s.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is designed to slow early Alzheimer&#8217;s progression by <\/span><b>targeting amyloid proteins<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the brain.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was developed to tackle the <\/span><b>causes of Alzheimer\u2019s disease<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> rather than only relieving the symptoms.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Working of Lecanemab Drug<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It uses <\/span><b>antibodies to recognise amyloid<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the brain and works with the brain\u2019s immune cells to clear amyloid protein build-up from the brains of people living with early-stage Alzheimer\u2019s disease.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These amyloid protein build-ups are thought to be toxic to brain cells, causing them to get sick and eventually die, leading to the symptoms of Alzheimer\u2019s disease.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lecanemab is <\/span><b>given to patients intravenously,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> which means into a vein through a drip bag.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recent clinical trials show a <\/span><b>27 per cent reduction in disease progression<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Issues with :<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> High cost and potential side effects, including brain swelling, limit its accessibility and raise safety concerns.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>What is Alzheimer\u2019s Disease?<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Alzheimer\u2019s disease is a brain disorder that <\/span><b>slowly destroys memory and thinking skills<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and, eventually, the ability to carry out the simplest tasks.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is the most common cause of dementia, a general term for memory loss and other cognitive abilities serious enough to interfere with daily life.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Alzheimer\u2019s disease accounts for 60-80% of dementia cases.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It involves parts of the brain that control thought, memory, and language.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The condition usually <\/span><b>affects people aged 65 years and over,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with only 10% of cases occurring in people younger than this<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source:<\/b> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.downtoearth.org.in\/health\/what-is-lecanemab-the-newly-approved-alzheimers-drug-can-it-really-slow-down-dementia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">DTE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lecanemab Drug is a monoclonal antibody drug to treat early stages of Alzheimer\u2019s. 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