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6学科网 学种网票创，让学司更容易！ JP.ZXXK.COM 学科网精品频道全力推荐 Unit 3 Fit for Life 单元话题阅读理解练习 (2023春江苏·高二江苏省奔牛高级中学校考阶段练习)It is easy to be doubtful about announcements of drugs that claim to slow the progress of Alzheimers,the most common form of dementia ()A new drug called Lecanemab,however,may be the real deal.Results of a clinical trial,conducted by its makers,Eisai,of Tokyo,and Biogen,of Cambridge Massachusetts.have just been announced in the New England Joumal of Medicine (November,2022).After18 months,it had slowed the progress of symptoms by a quarter. The trial involved 1795 participants who were in the early stages of the illness.Half received the drug.The others,a placebo().It showed two things.One was the modest but measurable slowing of progression. The other was that an explanation of Alzheimers called the Amyloid Hypothesis seems correct Amyloid is a protein which accumulates (in parts of the brains of those with Alzheimers,which is an established sign of the illness.Lecanemab,containing a special antibody,is found to be able to attach itself to amyloid and then attracts immune-system cells to clear the protein away (and measurably did so in those receiving the drug).That suggests amyloid does indeed directly create problems associated with dementia and that Lecanemab can slow down the development of the disease. This is a small first step.Some experts question whether the test used to show an improvement in symptoms is clinically meaningful because amyloid can be detected only with the help of a piece of expensive equipment. which is not something that can easily be turned into a routine program.Moreover,Lecanemab also caused swelling and bleeding of the brain in a number of participants.Now that the new drug has been shown to work,it can be followed up with further tests.Hope for more good news soon. 1.What can be learned from the first two paragraphs? A.The public shows confidence in new drugs for Alzheimers B.The new drug had an obvious effect on the participants. C.