{"id":7161,"date":"2020-01-04T06:54:06","date_gmt":"2020-01-04T06:54:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/?p=7161"},"modified":"2020-01-04T06:54:07","modified_gmt":"2020-01-04T06:54:07","slug":"china-has-launched-new-alzheimers-drug","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/china-has-launched-new-alzheimers-drug\/","title":{"rendered":"China has launched new Alzheimer&#8217;s drug"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>China has publicised new drug to treat Alzheimer&#8217;s disease\nhas hit the market, raising hopes of a cure for millions of people in the\ncountry and abroad suffering from the brain disorder. Extracted from brown\nalgae, the medicine is said to be the world&#8217;s first innovative therapy for the\ntreatment of Alzheimer&#8217;s disease in 17 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/current-affairs-quiz-2019-daily-gk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Daily Current\nAffairs Quiz 2020<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The drug named GV-971, which was officially approved on\nNovember 2, is now available in the domestic market with the price of 40,000\nyuan ($5,700) for a patient per annum. Alzheimer&#8217;s disease, which mostly\naffects elderly people, is regarded as an incurable, irreversible and\nprogressive brain disorder that slowly destroys memory, thinking ability and\nthe capability to carry out simple tasks. The drug provides new choices to\npatients with Alzheimer&#8217;s and continued research will be conducted on its\nlong-term effects and safety. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>China has publicised new drug to treat Alzheimer&#8217;s disease has hit the market, raising hopes of a cure for millions of people in the country and abroad suffering from the brain disorder. 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