Eli Lilly's Alzhiemer's Drug Shows Potential in Final Trials

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The World Health Organization picked 2030 as a seemingly random stretch goal for finding a cure for the global scourge that is Alzheimer's Disease. Stunningly, it now looks like the medical industry might be on track to get it done.

On Wednesday, pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly announced that its experimental drug, donanemab, slowed the progress of Alzheimer's in a final stage trial, setting the stage for FDA approval.

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