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Alzheimer’s drugs may not work and could raise brain risks

By InsideWellness Editorial · May 4, 2026

Originally published by ScienceDaily Mind & Brain.

Drugs designed to clear amyloid beta from the brain—once seen as a promising path to slowing Alzheimer’s—may not actually help patients in any meaningful way, according to a major review of over 20,000 participants. Even more concerning, they may increase the risk of brain swelling and bleeding, sometimes without obvio

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