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Experimental drug slows memory loss in early Alzheimer's patients, researchers say

An experimental drug appears to slow memory loss. Researchers say people withearly Alzheimer’s who got the drug for 18 months experienced 27% less cognitive decline than people who got a placebo.

NPR’s Jon Hamilton reports.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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