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Studies

805 studies carry this tag.

Date range

1986 to 2026

Top journals

  • Neurology 66
  • The American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry 35
  • JAMA 24
  • JAMA neurology 23
  • Alzheimer's research & therapy 21

333 journals in all.

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  1. Use of naproxen or celecoxib did not improve cognitive function.

  2. Efficacy and safety of tarenflurbil in mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease: a randomised phase II trial

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 68 out of 100. The Lancet. Neurology 2008-04-29 Cognitive tests and assessment

    The amyloid-beta peptide Abeta(42) has been implicated in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease (AD).

  3. Effectiveness of cholinesterase inhibitors and memantine for treating dementia: evidence review for a clinical practice guideline

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 68 out of 100. Annals of internal medicine 2008-03-01 Treatments

    Treatment of dementia with cholinesterase inhibitors and memantine can result in statistically significant but clinically marginal improvement in measures of cognition and global assessment of dementia.

  4. The views of Alzheimer disease patients and their study partners on proxy consent for clinical trial enrollment

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 61 out of 100. The American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry 2008-03-01 Treatments

    Patients and their study partners who were enrolled in a clinical trial supported proxy consent both for themselves and as a matter of policy.

  5. Donepezil in patients with subcortical vascular cognitive impairment: a randomised double-blind trial in CADASIL

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 71 out of 100. The Lancet. Neurology 2008-02-28 Treatments

    Cholinergic deficits might contribute to vascular cognitive impairment.

  6. In this trial, memantine did not show an advantage over placebo based on protocol-specified primary or secondary analyses in patients with mild to moderate AD on stable ChEI regimens.

  7. Omega-3 supplementation in mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease: effects on neuropsychiatric symptoms

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 65 out of 100. International journal of geriatric psychiatry 2008-02-01 Cognitive tests and assessment

    Epidemiological and animal studies have suggested that dietary fish or fish oil rich in omega-3 fatty acids (omega3), docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), may have effects in psychiatric and behavioral symptoms in Alzheimer's disease (AD).

  8. No effect of one-year treatment with indomethacin on Alzheimer's disease progression: a randomized controlled trial

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 66 out of 100. PloS one 2008-01-23 Cognitive tests and assessment

    The objective of this study was to determine whether treatment with the nonselective nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) indomethacin slows cognitive decline in patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD).

  9. Donepezil improves obstructive sleep apnea in Alzheimer disease: a double-blind, placebo-controlled study

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 65 out of 100. Chest 2008-01-15 Treatments

    Treatment also increased REM sleep duration and reduced ADAS-cog scores.

  10. A randomized, double-blind, placebo controlled-trial of triflusal in mild cognitive impairment: the TRIMCI study

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 60 out of 100. Alzheimer disease and associated disorders 2008-01-01 Treatments

    In this study, Triflusal therapy was associated with a significant lower rate of conversion to dementia that is likely to be clinically relevant.

  11. Aripiprazole in the treatment of depressive and anxiety disorders: a review of current evidence

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 41 out of 100. CNS drugs 2008-01-01 Disparities

    Despite the availability of different classes of drugs for the treatment of depressive and anxiety disorders, there are a number of clinically significant unmet needs, such as a high prevalence of treatment resistance, partial response, subsyndromal symptomatology, recurrence and relapse.

  12. Aspirin in Alzheimer's disease (AD2000): a randomised open-label trial

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 65 out of 100. The Lancet. Neurology 2008-01-01 Cognitive tests and assessment

    Cardiovascular risk factors and a history of vascular disease can increase the risk of Alzheimer's disease (AD).

  13. Simultaneous manipulation of multiple brain targets by green tea catechins: a potential neuroprotective strategy for Alzheimer and Parkinson diseases

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 42 out of 100. CNS neuroscience & therapeutics 2008-01-01 Risk genes beyond APOE

    Current therapeutic approaches for Alzheimer and Parkinson disease (AD and PD, respectively) are merely symptomatic, intended for the treatment of symptoms, but offer only partial benefit, without any disease-modifying activity.

  14. The effect of curcumin (turmeric) on Alzheimer's disease: An overview

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 43 out of 100. Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology 2008-01-01 Inflammation and the immune system

    This paper discusses the effects of curcumin on patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD).

  15. An alternative method for estimating efficacy of the AN1792 vaccine for Alzheimer disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 54 out of 100. Neurology 2007-11-01 Treatments

    Published results from the AN1792 trial may have underestimated the effect of vaccine on progression of cerebral atrophy among patients with an antibody response to the vaccine.

  16. Cost-benefit analysis of second-generation antipsychotics and placebo in a randomized trial of the treatment of psychosis and aggression in Alzheimer disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 64 out of 100. Archives of general psychiatry 2007-11-01 Treatments

    There were no differences in measures of effectiveness between initiation of active treatments or placebo (which represented watchful waiting) but the placebo group had significantly lower health care costs.

  17. Donepezil treatment and Alzheimer disease: can the results of randomized clinical trials be applied to Alzheimer disease patients in clinical practice?

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 47 out of 100. The American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry 2007-11-01 Treatments

    A comparison of a randomized clinical trial of donepezil in AD patients and this observational study indicates that if appropriate methodological and statistical precautions are undertaken, then results from randomized clinical trials can be predictive with AD patients in clinical practice.

  18. Multi-target-directed coumarin derivatives: hAChE and BACE1 inhibitors as potential anti-Alzheimer compounds

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 40 out of 100. Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters 2007-10-04 Risk genes beyond APOE

    The complex etiology of Alzheimer's disease (AD) prompts scientists to develop multifunctional compounds to combat causes and symptoms of such neurodegeneration.

  19. A double-blind comparison of citalopram and risperidone for the treatment of behavioral and psychotic symptoms associated with dementia

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 66 out of 100. The American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry 2007-09-10 Caregiving

    No statistical difference was found in the efficacy of citalopram and risperidone for the treatment of either agitation or psychotic symptoms in patients with dementia.

  20. TNF-alpha inhibition as a treatment strategy for neurodegenerative disorders: new drug candidates and targets

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 43 out of 100. Current Alzheimer research 2007-09-01 Inflammation and the immune system

    As the average ages of North Americans and Europeans continue to rise; similarly the incidence of "old age" associated illnesses likewise increases.

  21. ACNP White Paper: update on use of antipsychotic drugs in elderly persons with dementia

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 65 out of 100. Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology 2007-07-18 Caregiving

    In elderly persons, antipsychotic drugs are clinically prescribed off-label for a number of disorders outside of their Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved indications (schizophrenia and bipolar disorder).

  22. Caregiver preference for rivastigmine patches versus capsules for the treatment of Alzheimer disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 66 out of 100. Neurology 2007-07-01 Treatments

    Alzheimer disease (AD) has a significant impact on caregivers.

  23. Donepezil preserves cognition and global function in patients with severe Alzheimer disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 72 out of 100. Neurology 2007-07-01 Treatments

    Patients with severe AD demonstrated greater efficacy compared to placebo on measures of cognition and global function.

  24. Galantamine treatment of vascular dementia: a randomized trial

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 69 out of 100. Neurology 2007-07-01 Treatments

    In this multinational, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group clinical trial, 788 patients with probable VaD who also satisfied strict centrally read MRI criteria were randomized to receive galantamine or placebo.

  25. Effect of rivastigmine on delay to diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease from mild cognitive impairment: the InDDEx study

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 73 out of 100. The Lancet. Neurology 2007-06-01 Mild cognitive impairment

    Of 1018 study patients enrolled, 508 were randomly assigned to rivastigmine and 510 to placebo; 17.3% of patients on rivastigmine and 21.4% on placebo progressed to AD (hazard ratio 0.85 [95% CI 0.64-1.12]; p=0.225).

  26. Naproxen and celecoxib do not prevent AD in early results from a randomized controlled trial

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 71 out of 100. Neurology 2007-04-25 Treatments

    These results do not support the hypothesis that celecoxib or naproxen prevent Alzheimer dementia, at least within the early years after initiation of treatment.

  27. Longitudinal MRI findings from the vitamin E and donepezil treatment study for MCI

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 63 out of 100. Neurobiology of aging 2007-04-23 Mild cognitive impairment

    The vitamin E and donepezil trial for the treatment of amnestic mild cognitive impairment (MCI) was conducted at 69 centers in North America; 24 centers participated in an MRI sub study.

  28. The Action to Control Cardiovascular Risk in Diabetes Memory in Diabetes Study (ACCORD-MIND): rationale, design, and methods

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 69 out of 100. The American journal of cardiology 2007-04-12 Treatments

    Type 2 diabetes mellitus and cognitive impairment are 2 of the most common chronic conditions found in persons aged > or = 60 years.

  29. A 24-week randomized, controlled trial of memantine in patients with moderate-to-severe Alzheimer disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 67 out of 100. Alzheimer disease and associated disorders 2007-04-01 Treatments

    This study examined the efficacy and safety of memantine monotherapy in patients with moderate-to-severe Alzheimer disease (AD).

  30. A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of donepezil hydrochloride (Aricept) for reducing the incidence of postoperative delirium after elective total hip replacement

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 76 out of 100. International journal of geriatric psychiatry 2007-04-01 Clinical safety

    The experimental paradigm was feasible and acceptable.

  31. Effect of galantamine on verbal repetition in AD: a secondary analysis of the VISTA trial

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 61 out of 100. Neurology 2007-04-01 Treatments

    Reduction of verbal repetition was set as a treatment goal in 44% (n = 57) of randomized patients.

  32. Efficacy of cognitive rehabilitation in patients with mild cognitive impairment treated with cholinesterase inhibitors

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 62 out of 100. International journal of geriatric psychiatry 2007-04-01 Mild cognitive impairment

    A long-term TNP in ChEIs-treated MCI subjects induces additional cognitive and mood benefits.

  33. Quetiapine for agitation or psychosis in patients with dementia and parkinsonism

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 70 out of 100. Neurology 2007-04-01 Treatments

    Quetiapine was well-tolerated and did not worsen parkinsonism.

  34. AMPA potentiator treatment of cognitive deficits in Alzheimer disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 66 out of 100. Neurology 2007-03-01 Treatments

    Patients treated with LY451395 did not show a statistically significant separation from patients taking placebo on the Alzheimer's Disease Assessment Scale-Cognitive Subscale, the primary outcome measure.

  35. [Effects of the association of sulbutiamine with an acetylcholinesterase inhibitor in early stage and moderate Alzheimer disease]

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 55 out of 100. L'Encephale 2007-03-01 Treatments

    The efficacy of the inhibitors of acetylcholinesterase in Alzheimer's Disease (AD) is moderated and some patients do not respond to these treatments.

  36. Quetiapine to treat agitation in dementia: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 74 out of 100. Current Alzheimer research 2007-02-01 Clinical safety

    In this 10-week, double-blind, fixed-dose study, elderly institutionalized patients with dementia and agitation were randomized (3:3:2) to quetiapine 200mg/day, 100mg/day, or placebo.

  37. Alpha-lipoic acid as a new treatment option for Alzheimer's disease--a 48 months follow-up analysis

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 50 out of 100. Journal of neural transmission. Supplementum 2007-01-01 Cognitive tests and assessment

    Oxidative stress and neuronal energy depletion are characteristic biochemical hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease (AD).

  38. Memantine treatment of cognitive symptoms in mild to moderate Alzheimer disease: secondary analyses from a placebo-controlled randomized trial

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 59 out of 100. Alzheimer disease and associated disorders 2007-01-01 Treatments

    Memantine, an N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor antagonist, is approved in the United States and Europe for the treatment of moderate to severe Alzheimer disease (AD) and has also been investigated in patients with mild to moderate AD.

  39. Potential cognitive enhancing and disease modification effects of SSRIs for Alzheimer's disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 54 out of 100. Neuropsychiatric disease and treatment 2007-01-01 Treatments

    Lack of supportive evidence for SSRIs as cognition enhancers or disease modifiers in AD is the result of omissions in clinical trial design, as opposed to reporting of negative outcomes.

  40. Effects of rivastigmine in patients with and without visual hallucinations in dementia associated with Parkinson's disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 65 out of 100. Movement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society 2006-11-01 Treatments

    We aimed to determine prospectively whether rivastigmine, an inhibitor of acetylcholinesterase and butyrylcholinesterase, provided benefits in patients with and without visual hallucinations in a population with dementia associated with Parkinson's disease (PDD).

  41. The Addenbrooke's Cognitive Examination Revised (ACE-R): a brief cognitive test battery for dementia screening

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 59 out of 100. International journal of geriatric psychiatry 2006-11-01 Getting a diagnosis

    Reliability of the ACE-R was very good (alpha coefficient=0.8).

  42. The GuidAge study is the largest study carried out in Europe on the prevention of AD.

  43. Activities of daily living in moderate-to-severe Alzheimer disease: an analysis of the treatment effects of memantine in patients receiving stable donepezil treatment

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 59 out of 100. Alzheimer disease and associated disorders 2006-10-01 Treatments

    In moderate-to-severe Alzheimer disease (AD), there are significant losses of activities of daily living (ADL).

  44. Cognitive response to memantine in moderate to severe Alzheimer disease patients already receiving donepezil: an exploratory reanalysis

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 58 out of 100. Alzheimer disease and associated disorders 2006-10-01 Treatments

    These post-hoc analyses support the beneficial effects of memantine on cognition observed in a previously reported clinical trial.

  45. Omega-3 fatty acid treatment in 174 patients with mild to moderate Alzheimer disease: OmegAD study: a randomized double-blind trial

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 71 out of 100. Archives of neurology 2006-10-01 Treatments

    One hundred seventy-four patients fulfilled the trial.

  46. Ginkgo biloba and donepezil: a comparison in the treatment of Alzheimer's dementia in a randomized placebo-controlled double-blind study

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 62 out of 100. European journal of neurology 2006-09-01 Treatments

    The Ginkgo biloba special extract EGb 761 seems to produce neuroprotective effects in neurodegenerative diseases of multifactorial origin.

  47. Quetiapine treatment of psychosis associated with dementia: a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 65 out of 100. The American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry 2006-08-11 Treatments

    All treatment groups showed improvement in measures of psychosis without significant differences between them when planned comparisons were performed.

  48. Memantine treatment in mild to moderate Alzheimer disease: a 24-week randomized, controlled trial

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 73 out of 100. The American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry 2006-08-01 Treatments

    These results support the safety and efficacy of memantine for the treatment of mild to moderate AD.

  49. A responder analysis of memantine treatment in patients with Alzheimer disease maintained on donepezil

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 59 out of 100. The American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry 2006-05-01 Treatments

    These responder analyses may assist clinicians in evaluating the impact of memantine in a relevant clinical scenario, i.e., in patients with AD previously stabilized on a cholinesterase inhibitor.

  50. [Clinical efficacy and safety of akatinol memantine in treatment of mild to moderate Alzheimer disease: a donepezil-controlled, randomized trial]

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 47 out of 100. Zhonghua nei ke za zhi 2006-04-01 Treatments

    As a safe and effective medicine, akatinol memantine, which has a similar effect as donepezil for AD, can remarkably improve the cognition, behavior, and mood of AD patients.

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