degeneration

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Apellis has two approved drugs: Empaveli, which is approved to treat two rare kidney diseases, and Syforvre, which is used by patients with geographic atrophy, an advanced form of dry age-related macular degeneration.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

The research set out to determine whether CaAKG could improve synaptic plasticity in the Alzheimer's brain, restore memory-related signaling, protect neurons from early degeneration, and support healthier cognitive aging overall.

From Science Daily • Jan. 25, 2026

Vivien Hillgrove, writer, producer and first-time director on this film, was enjoying a 50-year career of movie editing when she started losing her sight to a form of macular degeneration.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026

To qualify, patients must be between the ages of 55-90 and have advanced dry age-related macular degeneration along with geographic atrophy, a condition in which RPE cells are damaged or no longer function properly.

From Science Daily • Jan. 9, 2026

Neither member of the Adams team could ever comprehend this historical transition as anything other than an ominous symptom of moral degeneration.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis