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Taking a new approach to tackle neurodegenerative diseases

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“Global dementia prevalence is expected to increase to 152 million in 2050, a 204% increase compared to 2018. billion in 2013 to less than $3 billion in 2018) due to loss of patent protection for the five FDA approved pharmacologic treatments available for AD, none of which slow or stop the damage from the disease. .

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European Commission vs Big Pharma, or profit vs access?  

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Antibiotic development According to Politico, the European Medicines Agency is investigating a chronic shortage in antibiotics across Europe, where almost every country is reporting gaps in supplies – 25 out of the 27 EU countries have reported local shortages, the agency’s Chief Medical Officer, Steffen Thirstrup, told a press briefing 6.