UK Launches Groundbreaking Alzheimer's Prevention Trial for Healthy Over-55s

An experimental drug that could prevent Alzheimer's before symptoms ever appear is being tested on healthy British adults for the first time, marking what experts call the dawn of a "golden era" in dementia research. The PrevenTRON study, a phase III international clinical trial, begins screening participants on Monday at the Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust — making it the first European site to recruit for the trial.

The drug, trontinemab,...