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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. Beneficial effects of docosahexaenoic acid on cognition in age-related cognitive decline

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 78 out of 100. Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association 2010-11-01 Clinical trials

    Twenty-four week supplementation with 900 mg/d DHA improved learning and memory function in ARCD and is a beneficial supplement that supports cognitive health with aging.

  2. The dementia antipsychotic withdrawal trial (DART-AD): long-term follow-up of a randomised placebo-controlled trial

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 78 out of 100. The Lancet. Neurology 2009-01-08 Clinical trials

    We aimed to assess whether continued treatment with antipsychotics in people with AD is associated with an increased risk of mortality.

  3. Efficacy and adverse effects of cholinesterase inhibitors and memantine in vascular dementia: a meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 78 out of 100. The Lancet. Neurology 2007-09-01 Treatments

    Three donepezil, two galantamine, one rivastigmine, and two memantine trials, comprising 3093 patients on the study drugs and 2090 patients on placebo, met the selection criteria.

  4. Rivastigmine and donepezil treatment in moderate to moderately-severe Alzheimer's disease over a 2-year period

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 78 out of 100. Current medical research and opinion 2005-08 Treatments

    In total, 994 patients received cholinesterase inhibitor treatment (rivastigmine, n = 495; donepezil, n = 499), and 57.9% of patients completed the study.

  5. Representation of patients with dementia in clinical trials of donepezil

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 78 out of 100. The Canadian journal of clinical pharmacology = Journal canadien de pharmacologie clinique 2004-12-15 Digital health tools

    Fewer than half of the older adults dispensed donepezil in Ontario would have been eligible to participate in the RCTs that established the efficacy of this drug.

  6. Treatment of agitation in AD: a randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 78 out of 100. Neurology 2000-11-01 Caregiving

    Comparable modest reductions in agitation occurred in patients receiving haloperidol, trazodone, BMT, and placebo.

  7. 12-month neurological and psychiatric outcomes of semaglutide use for type 2 diabetes: a propensity-score matched cohort study

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 77 out of 100. EClinicalMedicine 2024-07-10 Drug development

    Each matched cohort included 23,386 (semaglutide vs sitagliptin), 22,584 (vs empagliflozin), and 19,206 (vs glipizide) patients.

  8. Lithium Therapy's Potential to Lower Dementia Risk and the Prevalence of Alzheimer's Disease: A Meta-Analysis

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 77 out of 100. European neurology 2024-04-24 Drug development

    A total of seven studies were included. The forest plot results showed that taking lithium therapy reduced the risk of AD (RR 0.59, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.44-0.78) and is also protective in reducing the risk of dementia (RR 0.66, 95% CI: 0.56-0.77).

  9. Long-Term Safety of Gantenerumab in Participants with Alzheimer's Disease: A Phase III, Double-Blind, and Open-Label Extension Study (Marguerite RoAD)

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 77 out of 100. Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD 2024-01-01 Treatments

    SC gantenerumab at doses of up to 1,200 mg Q4W were well tolerated in participants with mild AD dementia.

  10. At-Home Administration of Gantenerumab by Care Partners to People with Early Alzheimer's Disease: Feasibility, Safety and Pharmacodynamic Impact

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 77 out of 100. The journal of prevention of Alzheimer's disease 2024 Treatments

    The overall number of participants enrolled was 192, with a mean (standard deviation) amyloid PET load at baseline of 101.80 (29.80) centiloids.

  11. Placebo controlled phase II clinical trial: Safety and efficacy of combining intranasal insulin & acute exercise

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 77 out of 100. Metabolic brain disease 2021-04-15 Clinical trials

    A growing number of investigations are exploring the utility of intranasal insulin as a means of mitigating cognitive decline.

  12. Association between exenatide use and incidence of Alzheimer's disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 77 out of 100. Alzheimer's & dementia (New York, N. Y.) 2021-02-14 Drug development

    The sample was mostly female (65%), White (76%), and 74 years old on average.

  13. Long-Term Safety and Efficacy of Bapineuzumab in Patients with Mild-to-Moderate Alzheimer's Disease: A Phase 2, Open-Label Extension Study

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 77 out of 100. Current Alzheimer research 2018-01-01 Treatments

    No significant difference was seen in cognitive and functional decline between early and delayed treatment groups.

  14. Different cholinesterase inhibitor effects on CSF cholinesterases in Alzheimer patients

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 77 out of 100. Current Alzheimer research 2009-02 Treatments

    AD patients aged 50-85 years were randomized to open-label treatment with oral rivastigmine, donepezil or galantamine for 13 weeks.

  15. Benefits of rivastigmine on attention in dementia associated with Parkinson disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 77 out of 100. Neurology 2005-11-01 Cognitive tests and assessment

    In a 24-week, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicenter study of rivastigmine, 487 patients with dementia associated with Parkinson disease underwent assessment of attention on the Cognitive Drug Research computerized cognitive assessment system before dosing and 16 and 24 weeks later.

  16. The efficacy of donepezil in the treatment of neuropsychiatric symptoms in Alzheimer disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 77 out of 100. Neurology 2004-07-01 Treatments

    Donepezil has significant efficacy in the treatment of neuropsychiatric symptoms in patients with mild to moderate AD.

  17. Galantamine: a randomized, double-blind, dose comparison in patients with Alzheimer's disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 77 out of 100. International journal of geriatric psychiatry 2001-09 Clinical trials

    Patients treated with galantamine 24 mg/day had a significantly better outcome than placebo on ADAS-cog; the treatment difference was 3 points on the intention-to-treat (ITT) analysis ( p = 0.01) and 4.2 points on per protocol analysis ( p = 0.001).

  18. A randomized controlled trial of prednisone in Alzheimer's disease. Alzheimer's Disease Cooperative Study

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 77 out of 100. Neurology 2000-02-01 Clinical trials

    A low-dose regimen of prednisone is not useful in the treatment of AD.

  19. Use of lecanemab for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease: A systematic review

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 76 out of 100. Brain and behavior 2024-06-01 Treatments

    According to studies, lecanemab lessens clinical deterioration and reduces brain amyloid-beta plaques (difference,.45; 95% confidence interval,.67 to.23; p < .001).

  20. Safety and efficacy of lecanemab for Alzheimer's disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 76 out of 100. Frontiers in aging neuroscience 2023-05-05 Treatments

    Our analysis found that lecanemab showed significant positive statistical efficacy with respect to cognition, function, and behavior in patients with early AD though the actual clinical significance is yet to be established.

  21. Statin therapy and risk of Alzheimer's and age-related neurodegenerative diseases

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 76 out of 100. Alzheimer's & dementia (New York, N. Y.) 2020-11-25 Digital health tools

    Benefits and risks of statins relative to neurological outcomes should be considered when prescribed for at-risk NDD populations.

  22. Evidence-based prevention of Alzheimer's disease: systematic review and meta-analysis of 243 observational prospective studies and 153 randomised controlled trials

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 76 out of 100. Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry 2020-07-20 Risk factors

    Evidence-based suggestions are proposed, offering clinicians and stakeholders current guidance for the prevention of AD.

  23. Comparative efficacy and acceptability of antidiabetic agents for Alzheimer's disease and mild cognitive impairment: A systematic review and network meta-analysis

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 76 out of 100. Diabetes, obesity & metabolism 2018-06-19 Drug development

    This study (registered with PROSPERO, CRD42018085967) compares the efficacy (i.e. pro-cognitive effects) and acceptability of antidiabetic agents for Alzheimer's disease (AD) and mild cognitive impairment (MCI).

  24. A phase 3 trial of IV immunoglobulin for Alzheimer disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 76 out of 100. Neurology 2017-04-05 Clinical trials

    No beneficial effects were observed in the dual primary outcome measures for the 2 IVIg doses tested.

  25. Memantine for Alzheimer's Disease: An Updated Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 76 out of 100. Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD 2017-01-01 Treatments

    The meta-analyses suggest the credible efficacy and safety of memantine in treating AD when used alone or in combination with ChEIs.

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