In addition, anticholinergics may antagonize the effects of drugs such as donepezil, which are thought to improve cognition by enhancing cholinergic function in patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD).

Consequently, combination therapy currently involves the administration of one cholinergic drug (donepezil, galantamine or rivastigmine) and one glutamatergic drug (memantine). There have been no ...

Namzaric (donepezil and memantine), also known as MDX-8704, ADS-8704, and Arimenda, is an approved therapy for moderate to severe Alzheimer’s disease. Allergan markets the treatment in the U.S. and ...

Getting diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease affects one's life expectancy. However, there are various factors that can ...

You will be able to get a quick price and instant permission to reuse the content in many different ways. Finally, donepezil was never investigated in a 30 week randomised double blind study as was ...

Revised guidelines for amyloid and tau positron emission tomography for Alzheimer’s disease and dementia state these tests ...

Declining blood levels of two molecules that occur naturally in the body track closely with worsening Alzheimer's disease, ...

Studies show that being physically active can help lower your risk of dementia. “Daily physical exercise—such as 20-30 ...

When we think about dementia, we often think of a person experiencing memory loss and confusion. While it’s true that these are certainly symptoms of dementia and Alzheimer’s (the most common ...

A study of human brain organoids suggested a complex relationship between herpes simplex virus 1 infection and tau, ...

Share on Pinterest Scientists are looking to develop a medical device that could ‘listen’ to signs of Alzheimer’s. Image credit: Basak Gurbuz Derman/Getty Images. Currently, there is no ...