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  1. Rosiglitazone monotherapy in mild-to-moderate Alzheimer's disease: results from a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase III study

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 74 out of 100. Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders 2010-08-21 Treatments

    No evidence of efficacy of 2 mg or 8 mg RSG XR monotherapy in cognition or global function was detected in the APOE-ε4-negative or other analysis populations.

  2. Donepezil for the treatment of agitation in Alzheimer's disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 74 out of 100. The New England journal of medicine 2007-10-01 Treatments

    In this 12-week trial, donepezil was not more effective than placebo in treating agitation in patients with Alzheimer's disease.

  3. A six-month double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled study of a transdermal patch in Alzheimer's disease--rivastigmine patch versus capsule

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 74 out of 100. International journal of geriatric psychiatry 2007-05-01 Treatments

    The target dose of 10 cm2 rivastigmine patch provides efficacy similar to the highest doses of capsules with a superior tolerability profile.

  4. Benefits of cognitive-motor intervention in MCI and mild to moderate Alzheimer disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 74 out of 100. Neurology 2004-12-01 Treatments

    A long-term CMI in ChEI-treated early Alzheimer disease patients produced additional mood and cognitive benefits.

  5. Efficacy and safety of cholinesterase inhibitors in Alzheimer's disease: a meta-analysis

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 74 out of 100. CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne 2003-09-01 Treatments

    Treatment with ChEIs results in a modest but significant therapeutic effect and modestly but significantly higher rates of adverse events and discontinuation of treatment.

  6. This study evaluated the efficacy and safety of donepezil in patients with mild to moderately severe Alzheimer's disease, and examined the relationships between plasma donepezil concentration, red blood cell acetylcholinesterase (AChE) activity and clinical response.

  7. Regional effects of gantenerumab on neuroimaging biomarkers in the DIAN-TU-001 trial

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 73 out of 100. Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association 2025-07 Treatments

    Gantenerumab significantly reduced PiB-PET uptake overall and in most regions and showed no changes in FDG-PET or MRI measures.

  8. Targeting amyloid β in Alzheimer's disease: Meta-analysis of low-dose solanezumab in Alzheimer's disease with mild dementia studies

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 73 out of 100. Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association 2023-03-22 Treatments

    Pooled MMRM analyses showed a statistically significant effect of solanezumab across cognitive and functional outcome measures.

  9. Metformin and Dementia Risk: A Systematic Review with Respect to Time Related Biases

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 73 out of 100. Journal of Alzheimer's disease reports 2022-08-03 Drug development

    Seventeen studies were identified: thirteen cohort studies, two case-control studies, and two nested case-control studies.

  10. Risk of overactive bladder associated with cholinesterase inhibitors in dementia

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 73 out of 100. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2021-12-02 Treatments

    The study included 524,975 older adults with dementia who were incident users of ChEIs (donepezil 80.72%, rivastigmine 16.41%, galantamine 2.87%).

  11. Antimuscarinic Cascade Across Individual Cholinesterase Inhibitors in Older Adults with Dementia

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 73 out of 100. Drugs & aging 2021-05-24 Treatments

    The study included 47,059 older adults with dementia who were incident users of AChEIs.

  12. Antipsychotic Initiation Among Older Dementia Patients Using Cholinesterase Inhibitors: A National Retrospective Cohort Study

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 73 out of 100. Drugs & aging 2021-03-25 Treatments

    The study cohort consisted of 178,441 older adults with dementia who were new users of ChEIs.

  13. Physical exercise protocols in animal models of Alzheimer's disease: a systematic review

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 73 out of 100. Metabolic brain disease 2020-10-23 Prevention trials

    Several animal studies have showed the beneficial effects of physical exercise (PE) on brain function and health.

  14. A double-blind placebo-controlled study of clomipramine in depressed patients with Alzheimer's disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 73 out of 100. The Journal of neuropsychiatry and clinical neurosciences 1996 Clinical trials

    Twenty-one depressed patients with probable Alzheimer's disease (AD) were randomized to receive a 6-week treatment with clomipramine or placebo in a study with a double-blind crossover design.

  15. DGAVP (Org 5667) in early Alzheimer's disease patients: an international double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicenter trial

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 73 out of 100. Neurology 1990-07 Clinical trials

    We carried out a double-blind study of a vasopressin-related peptide, DGAVP citrate (Org 5667), in 115 patients with mild dementia, probable Alzheimer's type (DAT).

  16. A Systematic Review of the Efficacy and Safety of Anti-amyloid Monoclonal Antibodies in Alzheimer's Disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 72 out of 100. Cureus 2025-06-04 Treatments

    Monoclonal antibody (mAb) therapies targeting amyloid-beta (Aβ) plaques have gained prominence over the past decade as potential disease-modifying treatments for Alzheimer's disease (AD), leading to major regulatory approvals and global debate.

  17. Re-evaluation of the efficacy and safety of anti-Aβ monoclonal antibodies (lecanemab/donanemab) in the treatment of early Alzheimer's disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 72 out of 100. Frontiers in pharmacology 2025-04-16 Treatments

    Lecanemab/Donanemab can improve memory, cognitive function, and daily living abilities in patients with early AD, significantly reduce the composite score of Alzheimer's disease, and inhibit the accumulation of amyloid peptides, thereby alleviating symptoms and improving the condition.

  18. Despite most monoclonal antibodies against Aβ in Alzheimer's failed to demonstrate efficacy, the newest antibodies showed statistically significant clinical effects.

  19. The efficacy and safety of lecanemab 10 mg/kg biweekly compared to a placebo in patients with Alzheimer's disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 72 out of 100. Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology 2024-04-03 Treatments

    Alzheimer's disease, prevalent in individuals aged 60 and above, constitutes most dementia cases and significantly impairs memory and cognitive functions.

  20. Comparison on cognitive outcomes of antidiabetic agents for type 2 diabetes: A systematic review and network meta-analysis

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 72 out of 100. Diabetes/metabolism research and reviews 2023-06-11 Drug development

    We aimed to summarise current evidence on different antidiabetic drugs to delay cognitive impairment, including mild cognitive impairment, dementia, Alzheimer's disease (AD) and vascular dementia, among subjects with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).

  21. Long-Term Follow Up of Patients with Mild-to-Moderate Alzheimer's Disease Treated with Bapineuzumab in a Phase III, Open-Label, Extension Study

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 72 out of 100. Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD 2018-01-01 Treatments

    Infusion of bapineuzumab 0.5 or 1.0 mg/kg every 13 weeks for up to 3 years was generally well tolerated, with a safety and tolerability profile similar to that in previous studies.

  22. Association between chronic periodontitis and the risk of Alzheimer's disease: a retrospective, population-based, matched-cohort study

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 72 out of 100. Alzheimer's research & therapy 2017-08-08 Costs and economics

    Our findings demonstrate that 10-year CP exposure was associated with a 1.707-fold increase in the risk of developing AD.

  23. Some observational studies raised concern that statins may cause memory impairment, leading to a US Food and Drug Administration warning.

  24. Lithium as a Treatment for Alzheimer's Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 72 out of 100. Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD 2015-01-01 Biomarkers

    The results indicate that lithium treatment may have beneficial effects on cognitive performance in subjects with MCI and AD dementia.

  25. Motor and cognitive advantages persist 12 months after exenatide exposure in Parkinson's disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 72 out of 100. Journal of Parkinson's disease 2014-01-01 Drug development

    Compared to the control group of patients, patients previously exposed to exenatide had an advantage of 5.6 points (95% CI, 2.2-9.0; p = 0.002) using blinded video rating of the MDS-UPDRS part 3 motor subscale.

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