{"id":23567,"date":"2022-09-29T10:31:22","date_gmt":"2022-09-29T08:31:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=23567"},"modified":"2022-09-29T10:31:25","modified_gmt":"2022-09-29T08:31:25","slug":"experimental-drug-slows-decline-among-alzheimers-patients","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2022\/09\/experimental-drug-slows-decline-among-alzheimers-patients\/","title":{"rendered":"Experimental Drug Slows Decline among Alzheimer\u2019s Patients"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>B2 &#8211; Upper Intermediate<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Good news for loved ones and sufferers of Alzheimer\u2019s disease. Biogen and Eisai claim that their experimental drug showed a significant decrease in rate of mental decline of Alzheimer\u2019s patients.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Listen to this audio and read the transcript about an experimental Alzheimer\u2019s drug. Be ready to answer the questions that follow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/learningenglish.voanews.com\/a\/experimental-drug-slows-decline-among-alzheimer-s-patients\/6767483.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/learningenglish.voanews.com\/a\/experimental-drug-slows-decline-among-alzheimer-s-patients\/6767483.html<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Talk about things you know about Alzheimer\u2019s disease.<\/li><li>Do you know anyone who suffers\/suffered from this? How severe was it? What kind of treatments were given to them?<\/li><li>What are your thoughts on\/What is your reaction to this news?<\/li><li>Would you be willing to take experimental drugs if it were your only hope?<\/li><li>What are ways to improve our memory?<\/li><\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>B2 &#8211; Upper Intermediate Good news for loved ones and sufferers of Alzheimer\u2019s disease. Biogen and Eisai claim that their experimental drug showed a significant decrease in rate of mental decline of Alzheimer\u2019s patients. Listen to this audio and read the transcript about an experimental Alzheimer\u2019s drug. Be ready to answer the questions that follow. 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