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  1. Pravastatin and cognitive function in the elderly. Results of the PROSPER study

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 71 out of 100. Journal of neurology 2009-08-04 Drug development

    Observational studies have given conflicting results about the effect of statins in preventing dementia and cognitive decline.

  2. Statin-associated memory loss: analysis of 60 case reports and review of the literature

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 71 out of 100. Pharmacotherapy 2003-07-01 Drug development

    Current literature is conflicting with regard to the effects of statins on memory loss.

  3. The cognitive effects of recombinant interleukin-2 (rIL-2) therapy: a controlled clinical trial using computerised assessments

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 71 out of 100. European journal of cancer (Oxford, England : 1990) 1996-12-01 Cognitive tests and assessment

    It has been suggested that patients undergoing treatment with recombinant interleukin-2 (rIL-2) may develop cognitive impairment.

  4. Effect of oestrogen during menopause on risk and age at onset of Alzheimer's disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 71 out of 100. Lancet (London, England) 1996-08-01 Genetics

    Overall, 156 (12.5%) women reported taking oestrogen after onset of menopause.

  5. Oral tetrahydroaminoacridine in long-term treatment of senile dementia, Alzheimer type

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 71 out of 100. The New England journal of medicine 1986-11-01 Clinical trials

    We treated 17 patients who had moderate to severe Alzheimer's disease with oral tetrahydroaminoacridine (THA), a centrally active anticholinesterase, in a three-phase study.

  6. Amyloid-related imaging abnormalities in Japanese patients with Alzheimer's disease treated with Lecanemab: A real-world study

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 70 out of 100. The journal of prevention of Alzheimer's disease 2026-04-04 Treatments

    The mean age was 74.2 ± 7.9 years, and 89 (74%) were female.

  7. Real-world application of lecanemab in early-stage alzheimer's disease: a single-center prospective cohort analysis

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 70 out of 100. Alzheimer's research & therapy 2025-11-17 Treatments

    The mean age was 66 years (65.53 ± 9.31), and 51 (67.1%) participants being female.

  8. Huntington's Disease Drug Development: A Phase 3 Pipeline Analysis

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 70 out of 100. Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) 2023-10-24 Clinical trials

    Huntington's Disease (HD) is a severely debilitating neurodegenerative disorder in which sufferers exhibit different combinations of movement disorders, dementia, and behavioral or psychiatric abnormalities.

  9. Drug Repurposing in Oncology: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Clinical Trials

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 70 out of 100. Cancers 2023-05-30 Drug development

    Quality pharmacological treatment can improve survival in many types of cancer.

  10. Aducanumab for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease: a systematic review

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 70 out of 100. Psychogeriatrics : the official journal of the Japanese Psychogeriatric Society 2023-02-12 Treatments

    Aducanumab is a novel disease-modifying anti-amyloid-beta (Aβ) human monoclonal antibody specifically targeted to the pathophysiology of Alzheimer's disease (AD).

  11. Drug repurposing using meta-analysis of gene expression in Alzheimer's disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 70 out of 100. Frontiers in neuroscience 2022-11-10 Drug development

    Reversal genes and the candidate compounds were identified by the leave-one-out cross-validation procedure.

  12. Predictors of response to acetylcholinesterase inhibitors in dementia: A systematic review

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 70 out of 100. Frontiers in neuroscience 2022-09-20 Treatments

    We identified 1,994 records in five different databases; after exclusion of duplicates, title and abstract screening, and full-text retrieval, 122 studies were finally included.

  13. Antiplatelets and Vascular Dementia: A Systematic Review

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 70 out of 100. Journal of aging research 2022-09-19 Vascular contributions

    Vascular dementia (VD) is a neurocognitive disorder whose precise definition is still up for debate.

  14. Anticancer drugs repurposed for Alzheimer's disease: a systematic review

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 70 out of 100. Alzheimer's research & therapy 2021-05-05 Drug development

    Based on a structured search on the ClinicalTrials.gov and the EudraCT databases, we identified 13 clinical trials testing 11 different approved anticancer agents (five tyrosine kinase inhibitors, two retinoid X receptor agonists, two immunomodulatory agents, one histone deacetylase inhibitor, and one monoclonal antibody) in the AD continuum.

  15. Phase 3 solanezumab trials: Secondary outcomes in mild Alzheimer's disease patients

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 70 out of 100. Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association 2015-08-01 Treatments

    These findings describe solanezumab effects on efficacy/safety measures in a mild AD population.

  16. 155 (85%) patients completed the trial (78 [88%] in dimebon group, 77 [82%] in placebo group).

  17. The effect of modified donanemab titration on amyloid-related imaging abnormalities with edema/effusions and amyloid reduction: 18-month results from TRAILBLAZER-ALZ 6

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 69 out of 100. The journal of prevention of Alzheimer's disease 2025-07-05 Treatments

    The TRAILBLAZER-ALZ 6 study (NCT05738486) evaluated the effect of different donanemab dosing regimens on amyloid-related imaging abnormalities with edema/sulcal effusions (ARIA-E).

  18. Clinical Pharmacokinetics of Oral ALZ-801/Valiltramiprosate in a 2-Year Phase 2 Trial of APOE4 Carriers with Early Alzheimer's Disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 69 out of 100. Clinical pharmacokinetics 2025-02-05 Treatments

    The steady-state plasma PK results were closely aligned with the previous 2-week PK in the ALZ-801 phase 1b study in APOE4 carrier subjects with AD, as well as a phase 1 7-day PK study in heathy elderly volunteers.

  19. Monoclonal therapy with lecanemab in the treatment of mild Alzheimer's disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 69 out of 100. Ageing research reviews 2024-12-03 Treatments

    Alzheimer's disease, a progressive neurodegenerative pathology, is characterized by the accumulation of Amyloid-β plaques in the brain.

  20. Effect of Liraglutide on Cardiovascular Outcomes in Elderly Patients: A Post Hoc Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 69 out of 100. Annals of Internal Medicine 2018-12-03 Drug development

    Buse, MD PhDDiabetes Center, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina (J.B.B.), and the LEADER Publication Committee on behalf of the LEADER Trial Investigators*Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/M18-1569 SectionsSupplemental MaterialAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail Background: Comorbidities and complications associated with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) increase with age, making treatment of elderly persons with this condition challenging.

  21. Benzodiazepine Use and Risk of Dementia in the Elderly Population: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 69 out of 100. Neuroepidemiology 2016-12-24 Drug development

    Key Messages: Our results suggest that benzodiazepine use is significantly associated with dementia risk.

  22. In this FTIH study the Fc-inactivated anti-Aβ mAb GSK933776 engaged its target in plasma and CSF without causing brain ARIA-E/H in patients with mild AD or MCI.

  23. Effect of statins on a wide range of health outcomes: a cohort study validated by comparison with randomized trials

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 69 out of 100. British journal of clinical pharmacology 2008-11-05 Brain scans and imaging

    We found little evidence to support wide-ranging effects of statins on health outcomes beyond their established beneficial effect on vascular disease.

  24. Effectiveness of atypical antipsychotic drugs in patients with Alzheimer's disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 69 out of 100. The New England journal of medicine 2006-10-01 Clinical trials

    Adverse effects offset advantages in the efficacy of atypical antipsychotic drugs for the treatment of psychosis, aggression, or agitation in patients with Alzheimer's disease.

  25. Long-term donepezil treatment in 565 patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD2000): randomised double-blind trial

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 69 out of 100. Lancet (London, England) 2004-06-01 Treatments

    Cognition averaged 0.8 MMSE (mini-mental state examination) points better (95% CI 0.5-1.2; p<0.0001) and functionality 1.0 BADLS points better (0.5-1.6; p<0.0001) with donepezil over the first 2 years.

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