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  1. The modulatory effects of Hericium erinaceus and donepezil on amyloid accumulation and autophagy-associated clearance in Aβ 1-42 -induced N2a cells 2026-10-14
  2. Neuroprotective Effects and Mechanisms of Cannabinoids in In Vitro Cell Models of Neurodegenerative Diseases: A Scoping Review 2026-10-13
  3. Cannabidiol for chronic neuroinflammation: clinical pharmacology and what an interpretable trial will require 2026-10-05

Studies

117 studies carry this tag.

Date range

1995 to 2026

Top journals

  • Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) 5
  • Phytotherapy research : PTR 4
  • Frontiers in aging neuroscience 3
  • International journal of molecular sciences 3
  • Research Square 3

97 journals in all.

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  1. The modulatory effects of Hericium erinaceus and donepezil on amyloid accumulation and autophagy-associated clearance in Aβ 1-42 -induced N2a cells

    ⚠ Preprint — not yet peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 16 out of 100. bioRxiv 2026-10-14 Risk genes beyond APOE

    These integrated findings support H. erinaceus as a candidate adjunct to donepezil, with possible complementary effects on amyloidogenic processing and intracellular clearance.

  2. Neuroprotective Effects and Mechanisms of Cannabinoids in In Vitro Cell Models of Neurodegenerative Diseases: A Scoping Review

    ⚠ Preprint — not yet peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 16 out of 100. Research Square 2026-10-13 Disease mechanisms

    Most included studies were purely in vitro (n = 18); six combined in vitro and in vivo methods, and two used in vitro and in silico or ex vivo components.

  3. Cannabidiol for chronic neuroinflammation: clinical pharmacology and what an interpretable trial will require

    ⚠ Preprint — not yet peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 16 out of 100. Authorea Preprints 2026-10-05 Biomarkers

    Public interest in cannabinoid medicines has outpaced the clinical pharmacology needed to judge product, dose and route.

  4. Neuroprotective potential of Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitors from Natural Sources in Combating Neurodegenerative Diseases

    ⚠ Preprint — not yet peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 16 out of 100. ScienceOpen Preprints 2026-09-08 Disease mechanisms

    Neurodegenerative diseases comprise a diverse group of progressive disorders characterized by the selective and irreversible loss of neuronal structure and function within the specific regions of the central and/or peripheral nervous systems.

  5. Bee Venom-Loaded Nanoliposomes as an Antioxidant and Erythroprotective Delivery Platform for In Vitro Controlled Release and Improved Gastrointestinal Stability

    ⚠ Preprint — not yet peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 16 out of 100. Preprints.org 2026-09-07 Disease mechanisms

    Bee venom (BV) contains bioactive peptides with potent antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and neuroprotective properties, yet its direct therapeutic use is limited by cytotoxicity, instability, and uncontrolled release.

  6. Synergistic Nano-Architectures: How Date Seed Phytochemicals and Cellulose Matrices Template Silver Nanoparticles for Multifunctional Therapy

    ⚠ Preprint — not yet peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 16 out of 100. Research Square 2026-09-07 Treatments

    This study reports the eco-friendly green synthesis of a multifunctional silver nanocomposite (DS-MC-Ag-nanocomposite) utilizing ethanolic extract of waste date seeds ( Phoenix dactylifera ) and methyl cellulose (MC) as dual reducing and stabilizing agents.

  7. Efficacy of Curcumin in Neurodegenerative Diseases: From Pharmacokinetic Barriers to Advanced Delivery Systems

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 72 out of 100. Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) 2026-08-14 Clinical trials

    Curcumin exhibits neuroprotective activity in preclinical models of the four NDs analysed, acting on six interconnected mechanisms and the gut-brain axis.

  8. Palmitoylethanolamide and Luteolin in Brain Aging and Cognitive Decline: Biological Rationale and Current Evidence

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 48 out of 100. Nutrients 2026-07-29 Clinical safety

    Cognitive decline is closely associated with biological aging and with interconnected processes, including chronic low-grade inflammation, oxidative stress, mitochondrial dysfunction, and cellular senescence.

  9. Phenolic chemotypic diversity in Tunisian Hertia cheirifolia populations: influence of plant organs and phenological stages on antioxidant and anti-acetylcholinesterase activities

    ⚠ Preprint — not yet peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 16 out of 100. Research Square 2026-07-07 Treatments

    H. cheirifolia phenolic extracts exhibit potent, mechanism-specific antioxidant activity and promising AChE inhibition, validating traditional use in neurological complaints.

  10. Luteolin in Safflower Leaves Suppresses Microglial Inflammation Through FOXO3-Mediated Trem2 Transcription

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 43 out of 100. Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) 2025-12-12 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Neuroinflammation driven by microglial activation is a hallmark of Alzheimer's disease (AD).

  11. Ginseng extract improves synaptic resiliency: A key factor for healthy cognitive aging

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 46 out of 100. Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association 2025-12 Disease mechanisms

    Among the natural extracts tested, PanQ emerged as the most effective for increasing the active CatB isoform in correspondence with enhanced levels of synaptic proteins and the autophagy marker LC3-II.

  12. Curcumin Modulation of the Gut-Brain Axis for Neuroinflammation and Metabolic Disorders Prevention and Treatment

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 43 out of 100. Nutrients 2025-04-24 Disease mechanisms

    Curcumin, a polyphenolic compound derived from Curcuma longa, has gained significant attention for its potential therapeutic benefits, particularly counteracting inflammation, oxidative stress, and metabolic disorders.

  13. Multi-Targeting Phytochemicals for Alzheimer's Disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 43 out of 100. Phytotherapy research : PTR 2025-01-15 Treatments

    Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a type of neurodegenerative illness in which β-amyloid (Aβ) and tau protein accumulate in neurons in the form of tangles.

  14. Genetic and epigenetic targets of natural dietary compounds as anti-Alzheimer's agents

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 43 out of 100. Neural regeneration research 2024-04 Risk genes beyond APOE

    Alzheimer's disease is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder and the most common cause of dementia that principally affects older adults.

  15. Several lines of antioxidant defense against oxidative stress: antioxidant enzymes, nanomaterials with multiple enzyme-mimicking activities, and low-molecular-weight antioxidants

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 45 out of 100. Archives of toxicology 2024-03-14 Prevention and risk

    Given that there is a discrepancy between preclinical and clinical studies, approaches that may result in greater pharmacological and clinical success of low-molecular-weight antioxidant therapies are also subject to discussion.

  16. Customized Intranasal Hydrogel Delivering Methylene Blue Ameliorates Cognitive Dysfunction against Alzheimer's Disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 41 out of 100. Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.) 2024-03-01 Drug development

    The accumulation of hyperphosphorylated tau protein aggregates is a key pathogenic event in Alzheimer's disease (AD) and induces mitochondrial dysfunction and reactive oxygen species overproduction.

  17. Beneficial effects of natural flavonoids on neuroinflammation

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 41 out of 100. Frontiers in immunology 2022-10-24 Inflammation and the immune system

    Neuroinflammation is the fundamental immune response against multiple factors in the central nervous system and is characterized by the production of inflammatory mediators, activated microglia and astrocytes, and the recruitment of innate and adaptive immune cells to inflammatory sites, that contributes to the pathological process of related brain diseases, such as Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, depression, and stroke.

  18. Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitory Activities of Essential Oils from Vietnamese Traditional Medicinal Plants

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 43 out of 100. Molecules 2022-10-20 Risk factors

    Essential oils are promising as environmentally friendly and safe sources of pesticides for human use.

  19. Dietary supplements in neurological diseases and brain aging

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 41 out of 100. Journal of preventive medicine and hygiene 2022-10-17 Prevention and risk

    A healthy diet shapes a healthy mind. Diet quality has a strong association with brain health.

  20. Signal pathways in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease with traditional Chinese medicine

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 41 out of 100. Biomedicine & pharmacotherapy = Biomedecine & pharmacotherapie 2022-05-31 Disease mechanisms

    TCM could modulate signal pathways related to AD pathological progression, including NF-κB, Nrf2, JAK/STAT, ubiquitin-proteasome pathway, autophagy-lysosome pathway-related AMPK/mTOR, GSK-3/mTOR, and PI3K/Akt/mTOR, as well as SIRT1 and PPARα pathway.

  21. Flavonoids as Potential Anti-Inflammatory Molecules: A Review

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 43 out of 100. Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) 2022-05-02 Inflammation and the immune system

    Hydroxylated polyphenols, also called flavonoids, are richly present in vegetables, fruits, cereals, nuts, herbs, seeds, stems, and flowers of numerous plants.

  22. Oleuropein-Rich Olive Leaf Extract Attenuates Neuroinflammation in the Alzheimer's Disease Mouse Model

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 41 out of 100. ACS chemical neuroscience 2022-03-09 Inflammation and the immune system

    Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common form of dementia among several neurodegenerative disorders afflicting the elderly.

  23. Electroacupuncture ameliorates neuroinflammation in animal models

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 41 out of 100. Acupuncture in medicine : journal of the British Medical Acupuncture Society 2022-03-01 Inflammation and the immune system

    A growing body of basic research has shown that EA can ameliorate neuroinflammation centrally (in animal models of ischemic stroke, Alzheimer's disease, traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, Parkinson's disease and vascular dementia) and peripherally (e.g. after a surgical insult or injection of lipopolysaccharide) and that its effects involve different molecular mechanisms, including activation of the α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor signaling pathway and P2 type purinergic receptors, inhibition of nuclear factor κB, and mitigation of damage secondary to oxidative stress and NOD-like receptor protein 3 inflammasome activation.

  24. Forsythoside A Mitigates Alzheimer's-like Pathology by Inhibiting Ferroptosis-mediated Neuroinflammation via Nrf2/GPX4 Axis Activation

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 43 out of 100. International journal of biological sciences 2022-02-28 Genetics

    Ferroptosis and neuroinflammation play crucial roles in Alzheimer's disease (AD) pathophysiology.

  25. Role of Phenolic Compounds in Human Disease: Current Knowledge and Future Prospects

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 43 out of 100. Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) 2021-12-30 Risk factors

    Inflammation is a natural protective mechanism that occurs when the body's tissue homeostatic mechanisms are disrupted by biotic, physical, or chemical agents.

  26. The Interplay of the Unfolded Protein Response in Neurodegenerative Diseases: A Therapeutic Role of Curcumin

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 41 out of 100. Frontiers in aging neuroscience 2021-11-19 Disease mechanisms

    Abnormal accumulation of misfolded proteins in the endoplasmic reticulum and their aggregation causes inflammation and endoplasmic reticulum stress.

  27. Oat Extract Avenanthramide-C Reverses Hippocampal Long-Term Potentiation Decline in Tg2576 Mice

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 41 out of 100. Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) 2021-10-10 Disease mechanisms

    Memory deterioration in Alzheimer's disease (AD) is thought to be underpinned by aberrant amyloid β (Aβ) accumulation, which contributes to synaptic plasticity impairment.

  28. Oral Administration of Resveratrol-Selenium-Peptide Nanocomposites Alleviates Alzheimer’s Disease-like Pathogenesis by Inhibiting Aβ Aggregation and Regulating Gut Microbiota

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 40 out of 100. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2021-09-27 Disease mechanisms

    Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disease associated with amyloid-β (Aβ) deposition, leading to neurotoxicity (oxidative stress and neuroinflammation) and gut microbiota imbalance.

  29. Biodegradable polymers and their nano-composites for the removal of endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) from wastewater: A review

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 40 out of 100. Environmental research 2021-07-15 Risk factors

    Endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) target the endocrine system by interfering with the natural hormones in the body leading to adverse effects on human and animal health.

  30. Luteolin alleviates cognitive impairment in Alzheimer's disease mouse model via inhibiting endoplasmic reticulum stress-dependent neuroinflammation

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 40 out of 100. Acta pharmacologica Sinica 2021-07-15 Biomarkers

    Luteolin is a flavonoid in a variety of fruits, vegetables, and herbs, which has shown anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and anti-cancer neuroprotective activities.

  31. PI3K/AKT Signal Pathway: A Target of Natural Products in the Prevention and Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease and Parkinson's Disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 43 out of 100. Frontiers in pharmacology 2021-04-15 Costs and economics

    Alzheimer's disease (AD) and Parkinson's disease (PD) are two typical neurodegenerative diseases that increased with aging.

  32. Artemisinin attenuated oxidative stress and apoptosis by inhibiting autophagy in MPP+-treated SH-SY5Y cells

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 41 out of 100. Journal of biological research (Thessalonike, Greece) 2021-02-25 Disease mechanisms

    No significant cytotoxicity was observed at ART concentrations up to 40 μM. ART could significantly increase the viability of SH-SY5Y cells treated with MPP+ and reduce oxidative stress damage and apoptosis.

  33. Alzheimer's disease treatment: The share of herbal medicines

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 41 out of 100. Iranian journal of basic medical sciences 2021-02 Treatments

    One of the most frequent forms of dementia in neurological disorders is Alzheimer's disease (AD).

  34. Herbal Medicines for Diabetes Management and its Secondary Complications

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 48 out of 100. Current diabetes reviews 2021-01-01 Risk factors

    These constituents have shown a reduction in blood glucose levels.

  35. Mediterranean Diet Polyphenols: Anthocyanins and Their Implications for Health

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 41 out of 100. Mini reviews in medicinal chemistry 2021 Prevention and risk

    The Mediterranean diet (MD) is becoming a milestone for the prevention of chronic diseases, such as cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease.

  36. Polygala tenuifolia : a source for anti-Alzheimer's disease drugs

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 41 out of 100. Pharmaceutical biology 2020-12-01 Drug development

    Polygala tenuifolia and its active components have multiplex neuroprotective potential associated with AD, such as anti-A β aggregation, anti-Tau protein, anti-inflammation, antioxidant, anti-neuronal apoptosis, enhancing central cholinergic system and promote neuronal proliferation.

  37. Emerging potential of cannabidiol in reversing proteinopathies

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 41 out of 100. Ageing research reviews 2020-11-09 Disease mechanisms

    The aberrant accumulation of disease-specific protein aggregates accompanying cognitive decline is a pathological hallmark of age-associated neurological disorders, also termed as proteinopathies, including Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and multiple sclerosis.

  38. Role of metformin in various pathologies: state-of-the-art microcapsules for improving its pharmacokinetics

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 39 out of 100. Therapeutic delivery 2020-09-23 Drug development

    Metformin was originally derived from a botanical ancestry and became the most prescribed, first-line therapy for Type 2 diabetes in most countries.

  39. Myricetin bioactive effects: moving from preclinical evidence to potential clinical applications

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 41 out of 100. BMC complementary medicine and therapies 2020-08-01 Drug development

    Several flavonoids have been recognized as nutraceuticals, and myricetin is a good example.

  40. Piperine: A comprehensive review of methods of isolation, purification, and biological properties

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 40 out of 100. Medicine in Drug Discovery 2020-04-01 Risk factors

    Black pepper is an autoicous and decorous vine cultivated and harvested in tropical regions of Sri Lanka and India.

  41. The Pharmacological Activity, Biochemical Properties, and Pharmacokinetics of the Major Natural Polyphenolic Flavonoid: Quercetin

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 41 out of 100. Foods (Basel, Switzerland) 2020-03-23 Brain scans and imaging

    Flavonoids are a class of natural substances present in plants, fruits, vegetables, wine, bulbs, bark, stems, roots, and tea.

  42. Aloe-emodin: A review of its pharmacology, toxicity, and pharmacokinetics

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 38 out of 100. Phytotherapy research : PTR 2019-11-03 Disease mechanisms

    Aloe-emodin is a naturally anthraquinone derivative and an active ingredient of Chinese herbs, such as Cassia occidentalis, Rheum palmatum L., Aloe vera, and Polygonum multiflorum Thunb.

  43. Pharmaceutical strategies of improving oral systemic bioavailability of curcumin for clinical application

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 38 out of 100. Journal of controlled release : official journal of the Controlled Release Society 2019-11-02 Disease mechanisms

    Curcumin (Cur), a natural compound from Curcuma longa Linn, has various of pharmacological activities such as anti-cancer, anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidant, anti-Alzheimer, anti-microbial and more.

  44. Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Neurodegenerative Diseases: New Evidence in Clinical Trials

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 68 out of 100. International journal of molecular sciences 2019-08-30 Prevention and risk

    A nutritional approach could be a promising strategy to prevent or slow the progression of neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson's and Alzheimer's disease, since there is no effective therapy for these diseases so far.

  45. Inhibition of the Self-Assembly of Aβ and of Tau by Polyphenols: Mechanistic Studies

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 41 out of 100. Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) 2019-06-22 Drug development

    The amyloid-β (Aβ) peptide and tau protein are thought to play key neuropathogenic roles in Alzheimer's disease (AD).

  46. The Therapeutic Potential of Apigenin

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 41 out of 100. International journal of molecular sciences 2019-03-15 Risk factors

    Several plant bioactive compounds have exhibited functional activities that suggest they could play a remarkable role in preventing a wide range of chronic diseases.

  47. Hesperetin Confers Neuroprotection by Regulating Nrf2/TLR4/NF-κB Signaling in an Aβ Mouse Model

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 38 out of 100. Molecular neurobiology 2019-02-12 Biomarkers

    Hesperetin is a bioactive flavonoid in the body, produced from hesperidin.

  48. Chitosan oligosaccharide (COS): An overview

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 38 out of 100. International journal of biological macromolecules 2019-01-29 Drug development

    The frequently studied polysaccharide, chitosan oligosaccharide/chitooligosaccharide (COS) is the major degradation product of chitosan/chitin via chemical hydrolysis or enzymatic degradation involving deacetylation and depolymerization processes.

  49. Recent Advances in the Understanding of the Health Benefits and Molecular Mechanisms Associated with Green Tea Polyphenols

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 38 out of 100. Journal of agricultural and food chemistry 2019-01-17 Disease mechanisms

    Tea, leaf, or bud from the plant Camellia sinensis, make up some of the beverages popularly consumed in different parts of the world as green tea, oolong tea, or black tea.

  50. Curcumin-loaded PLGA-PEG nanoparticles conjugated with B6 peptide for potential use in Alzheimer's disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 41 out of 100. Drug delivery 2018-11-01 Treatments

    Alzheimer's disease is a neurodegenerative disorder mainly characterized by β-amyloid deposit and tau hyperphosphorylation with no curative treatments.

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