What new drugs are approved for Alzheimer's disease?

There are now new drugs that help people who have Alzheimer’s disease stay sharper for longer.

Imagine your brain is like a toy box full of blocks, each block helps you remember something or think clearly. But with Alzheimer’s, some of those blocks get lost or broken over time, and it gets harder to find them. The new drugs are like special helpers that come in to make sure more blocks stay in the box longer.

One of these drugs is called Lecanemab, and it works by helping your brain clean up some messes that happen when Alzheimer’s starts. It's like a little robot that helps pick up the broken blocks so you can use them again.

Another drug is Donanemab, which also helps clean out those messes, but in a slightly different way, like having a bigger robot or more helpers to make sure even more blocks stay safe.

These new drugs are not perfect, they help a lot, but they’re still learning how best to use them. But for many people with Alzheimer’s, it feels like getting extra time to play with their favorite toys, and that makes everyone happy!