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Each study has a usefulness score out of 100 (rubric version 4.0). Tap a score to see what makes it up.

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  1. An overview of systematic reviews of pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions for the treatment of behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 66 out of 100. International psychogeriatrics 2017-11-16 Treatments

    ABSTRACTBackground:This systematic overview reports findings from systematic reviews of randomized controlled trials of pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions for behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD).

  2. Evidence for benefit of statins to modify cognitive decline and risk in Alzheimer's disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 66 out of 100. Alzheimer's research & therapy 2017-02-17 Drug development

    These results indicate that the use of statins may benefit all AD patients with potentially greater therapeutic efficacy in those homozygous for ApoE4.

  3. Safety and tolerability of BAN2401--a clinical study in Alzheimer's disease with a protofibril selective Aβ antibody

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 66 out of 100. Alzheimer's research & therapy 2016-04-06 Treatments

    BAN2401 was well-tolerated across all doses.

  4. Acetylcholinesterase inhibitors and memantine for neuroenhancement in healthy individuals: a systematic review

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 66 out of 100. Pharmacological research 2010-03-01 Treatments

    The term neuroenhancement refers to improvement in the cognitive, emotional and motivational functions of healthy individuals through, inter alia, the use of drugs.

  5. Galantamine for Alzheimer's disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 66 out of 100. Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology 2010-03 Treatments

    OF THE FIELD: Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most frequent, age-related neurodegenerative disorder and is characterized by progressive deterioration of cognition and global functioning.

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  7. Cholinesterase inhibitors in dementia with Lewy bodies: a comparative analysis

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 66 out of 100. International journal of geriatric psychiatry 2007-09 Treatments

    All ChEIs significantly improved cognitive and neuropsychiatric measures.

  8. Open-label, multicenter, phase 3 extension study of the safety and efficacy of donepezil in patients with Alzheimer disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 66 out of 100. Archives of neurology 2001-03-01 Treatments

    Donepezil is an effective and safe drug for the long-term symptomatic treatment of mild to moderately severe AD for up to 144 weeks (2.8 years), and sustained treatment may confer some advantages.

  9. Psychotropic drug use and the risk of hip fracture

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 66 out of 100. The New England journal of medicine 1987-02-01 Clinical safety

    To assess the risk of hip fracture associated with the use of four classes of psychotropic drugs, we performed a case-control study of 1021 patients with hip fractures and 5606 controls among elderly Medicaid enrollees.

  10. Donanemab in Early Symptomatic Alzheimer’s Disease: Efficacy and Safety in TRAILBLAZER‐ALZ 2, a Phase 3 Randomized Clinical Trial

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 64 out of 100. Alzheimer s & Dementia 2023-12-01 Treatments

    Donanemab treatment significantly slowed clinical progression at 76w and had a safety profile consistent with earlier studies.

  11. Association Between Hormone-Modulating Breast Cancer Therapies and Incidence of Neurodegenerative Outcomes for Women With Breast Cancer

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 64 out of 100. JAMA network open 2020-03-02 Digital health tools

    Among patients with breast cancer, tamoxifen and steroidal aromatase inhibitors were associated with a decrease in the number who received a diagnosis of NDD, specifically Alzheimer disease and dementia.

  12. Association between Statin Use and Sepsis Risk in Patients with Dementia: A Retrospective Cohort Study

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 64 out of 100. International journal of environmental research and public health 2019-05-09 Treatments

    This study investigated the association of statin use with sepsis risk in patients with dementia.

  13. A multicenter, randomized, placebo-controlled trial for cilostazol in patients with mild cognitive impairment: The COMCID study protocol

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 64 out of 100. Alzheimer's & dementia (New York, N. Y.) 2016-10-27 Drug development

    The COMCID trial will identify the therapeutic potential of cilostazol.

  14. Efficacy of Cholinesterase Inhibitors in Vascular Dementia: An Updated Meta-Analysis

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 64 out of 100. European neurology 2016-02-27 Treatments

    Twelve studies were included in the final analysis.

  15. The Use of Cholinesterase Inhibitors Across All Stages of Alzheimer's Disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 64 out of 100. Drugs & aging 2015-07-01 End-of-life care

    Current pharmacological therapy for Alzheimer's disease (AD) includes the cholinesterase inhibitors (ChEIs) donepezil, rivastigmine, and galantamine and the N-methyl D-aspartate receptor antagonist memantine.

  16. Cerebrolysin Asian Pacific Trial in Acute Brain Injury and Neurorecovery: Design and Methods

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 64 out of 100. Journal of Neurotrauma 2015-04 Clinical trials

    Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is one of the leading causes of injury-related death.

  17. Drug repositioning for Alzheimer's disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 64 out of 100. Nature reviews. Drug discovery 2012-11-01 Drug development

    Existing drugs for Alzheimer's disease provide symptomatic benefit for up to 12 months, but there are no approved disease-modifying therapies.

  18. Lithium treatment and risk of dementia

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 64 out of 100. Archives of general psychiatry 2008-11-01 Drug development

    Continued lithium treatment was associated with reduction of the rate of dementia to the same level as that for the general population.

  19. Efficacy and safety of donepezil, galantamine, and rivastigmine for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 64 out of 100. Clinical interventions in aging 2008-01-01 Treatments

    Pharmacologic treatments for Alzheimer's disease include the cholinesterase inhibitors donepezil, galantamine, and rivastigmine.

  20. Effects of TC-1734 (AZD3480), a selective neuronal nicotinic receptor agonist, on cognitive performance and the EEG of young healthy male volunteers

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 64 out of 100. Psychopharmacology 2007-01-16 Cognitive tests and assessment

    These early data in healthy subjects provide encouragement to consider development of AZD3480 as a novel agent for the treatment of cognitive decline in the elderly, including age-associated memory impairment and/or dementia of the Alzheimer's type.

  21. Memantine: a review of its use in Alzheimer's disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 64 out of 100. Drugs 2006-01-01 Treatments

    Memantine (Ebixa, Axura, Namenda, Akatinol) is a moderate-affinity, uncompetitive, voltage-dependent, NMDA-receptor antagonist with fast on/off kinetics that inhibits excessive calcium influx induced by chronic overstimulation of the NMDA receptor.

  22. Drug persistency patterns for patients treated with rivastigmine or donepezil in usual care settings

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 64 out of 100. Journal of managed care pharmacy : JMCP 2005-04-01 Digital health tools

    For the cohort of patients that remained on therapy > or =60 days, the mean time to treatment discontinuation was 331 days (95% confidence interval [CI], 307-355) for rivastigmine patients (n = 392) versus 337 days (95% CI, 322-352) for donepezil patients (n = 1288).

  23. A 52-week study of the efficacy of rivastigmine in patients with mild to moderately severe Alzheimer's disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 64 out of 100. European neurology 2000-01-01 Treatments

    The efficacy of a centrally active cholinesterase inhibitor, rivastigmine tartrate (ENA 713; Exelon, in patients with mild to moderately severe Alzheimer's disease was evaluated in a 26-week open-label extension of a 26-week, double-blind, placebo-controlled study.

  24. The nature of the effect of female gonadal hormone replacement therapy on cognitive function in post-menopausal women: a meta-analysis

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 64 out of 100. Neuroscience 2000-01-01 Prevention and risk

    We reviewed epidemiological and experimental studies of female gonadal hormone replacement therapy (HRT) on cognitive function in post-menopausal women and carried out meta-analyses.

  25. Real-world evidence for amyloid-targeted therapies: Lecanemab and donanemab

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 63 out of 100. Alzheimer's & dementia (Amsterdam, Netherlands) 2026-08-26 Treatments

    Amyloid-related imaging abnormalities (ARIA) occurred in 11.2% (10/89) with lecanemab and 13.3% (11/83) with donanemab-less than in pivotal trials.

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