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  1. Ceperognastat in Early Symptomatic Alzheimer Disease: A Randomized Clinical Trial 2026-09-22
  2. Varenicline as a Repurposable Drug Candidate for ADRD Prevention 2026-09-20
  3. Antihypertensive Medication Class and Incident Alzheimers Disease and Related Dementias: External Replication Across Two Independent Healthcare Data Sources-the Vanderbilt EHR Synthetic Derivative and US Medicare Claims 2026-09-17

Studies

804 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. Ceperognastat in Early Symptomatic Alzheimer Disease: A Randomized Clinical Trial

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 64 out of 100. JAMA 2026-09-22 Clinical trials

    No benefits were demonstrated for secondary clinical end points.

  2. Varenicline as a Repurposable Drug Candidate for ADRD Prevention

    ⚠ Preprint — not yet peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 16 out of 100. medRxiv (preprint) 2026-09-20 Prevention and risk

    ObjectiveEffective strategies to prevent Alzheimers disease and related dementias (ADRD) are limited.

  3. ObjectiveTo externally replicate and extend prior findings across two structurally independent healthcare data sources, evaluating whether predominant use of antihypertensive medications that stimulate versus inhibit angiotensin II type 2 and type 4 receptor signaling is associated with risk of incident ADRD.

  4. One night of closed-loop auditory stimulation during sleep enhances memory consolidation in patients with Alzheimer's Disease

    ⚠ Preprint — not yet peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 16 out of 100. medRxiv (preprint) 2026-09-17 Risk factors

    INTRODUCTIONSleep-dependent memory consolidation is impaired early in Alzheimers disease (AD).

  5. Eficacia del lecanemab en el tratamiento de la Enfermedad de Alzheimer: revisión de la literatura (2015-2025)

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 28 out of 100. Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) 2026-09-14 Treatments

    Este ensayo tiene como objetivo analizar la eficacia del lecanemab como terapia modificadora de la enfermedad de Alzheimer (EA).

  6. Feasibility, Safety, and Preliminary Efficacy of Partnered Rhythmic Rehabilitation in Prodromal Alzheimer's Disease: A 12-Month Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

    ⚠ Preprint — not yet peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 16 out of 100. medRxiv (preprint) 2026-09-13 Treatments

    BackgroundNon-pharmacological interventions may enhance motor-cognitive integration in prodromal Alzheimers disease (pAD).

  7. Anti-Amyloid Monoclonal Antibodies in Early Alzheimer Disease: Lecanemab and Donanemab

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 47 out of 100. Neurology International 2026-09-11 Genetics

    Pivotal trials demonstrated statistically significant but modest average slowing of decline: Clarity AD showed a 0.45-point between-group difference in CDR-SB worsening at 18 months, and TRAILBLAZER-ALZ 2 showed a 3.25-point iADRS difference in the low/medium-tau population at 76 weeks.

  8. Effects of sex, treatment resistance, and antidepressant treatment on monoamine oxidase B total distribution volume

    ⚠ Preprint — not yet peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 16 out of 100. medRxiv (preprint) 2026-09-10 How common it is

    Monoamine oxidase B (MAO-B) is a high-density protein located mainly in astrocytes that influences mitochondrial function and transition to astrogliosis.

  9. Terapia anti β-amiloide y enfermedad cerebrovascular: nuevos retos para la neurología vascular

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 27 out of 100. Acta neurológica colombiana 2026-08-27 Treatments

    La aprobación de lecanemab y donanemab para el tratamiento de la enfermedad de Alzheimer temprana plantea nuevos desafíos para la neurología vascular, principalmente por la aparición de anomalías en las imágenes relacionadas con el amiloide (ARIA).

  10. Multimodal Transformer Modeling of Rapamycin Treatment in Alzheimer's Disease via Random Forest Feature Filtering

    ⚠ Preprint — not yet peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 16 out of 100. medRxiv (preprint) 2026-08-26 How common it is

    Rapamycin, an FDA-approved inhibitor of the mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) pathway, has demonstrated promising anti-aging and neuroprotective effects.

  11. A Phase 2b randomized clinical trial of the oral p38α inhibitor neflamapimod in dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB)

    ⚠ Preprint — not yet peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 16 out of 100. Research Square 2026-08-14 Tau biomarkers

    There is high unmet need in dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB).

  12. Clinical Practice Outcomes With Lecanemab for Alzheimer Disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 41 out of 100. Neurology Open Access 2026-08-07 Treatments

    ε4 noncarriers and those with lower baseline amyloid burden.

  13. In this real-life crossover study, THC/CBD oil did not show superiority over placebo in reducing agitation in severe dementia.

  14. Exploring the Therapeutic Potential of Chalcones in Alzheimer’s Disease: Mechanistic Insights and SAR Perspectives

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 27 out of 100. Mini-Reviews in Medicinal Chemistry 2026-07-25 Treatments

    Alzheimer's disease is a multifactorial neurodegenerative disorder characterized by amyloid- β aggregation, oxidative stress, neuroinflammation, tau hyperphosphorylation, and cholinergic dysfunction.

  15. Real-world safety and implementation challenges of lecanemab therapy for Alzheimer's disease in South Korea: a single-center experience

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 37 out of 100. Alzheimer's research & therapy 2026-07-15 Health systems and care delivery

    Lecanemab, an amyloid-targeting monoclonal antibody, was recently approved for early symptomatic Alzheimer's disease in South Korea.

  16. Lecanemab in symptomatic PSEN1 p.Met233Val early-onset Alzheimer's disease: Neuroimaging safety, regional amyloid-PET dynamics, and longitudinal plasma biomarkers

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 46 out of 100. Alzheimer's & dementia (Amsterdam, Netherlands) 2026-07-01 Tau biomarkers

    No amyloid-related imaging abnormalities occurred.

  17. Triazole Hybrids for Alzheimer's Disease: Multitarget Potential and SAR Insights

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 27 out of 100. ChemistrySelect 2026-07-01 Risk genes beyond APOE

    These findings support the use of triazole scaffolds as a unique and versatile framework for developing multifunctional anti‐Alzheimer agents with perceived disease‐modifying activity.

  18. Therapeutic monoclonal antibodies targeting amyloid beta in Alzheimer disease current evidence clinical outcomes limitations and future directions

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 31 out of 100. Discover Neuroscience 2026-06-30 Treatments

    Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is characterized by progressive accumulation of amyloid-β (Aβ) peptides, initiating a pathological cascade from soluble monomers to toxic oligomers, protofibrils, fibrils, and ultimately extracellular amyloid plaques that contribute to synaptic dysfunction and neuronal degeneration.

  19. Lecanemab use for early Alzheimer disease in Canada

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 37 out of 100. Canadian Medical Association Journal 2026-06-28 Treatments

    Lecanemab is a humanized monoclonal antibody that binds soluble brain amyloid-β protein, promoting its removal and slowing the underlying process of Alzheimer disease. 1 This mechanism aligns with the amyloid hypothesis, a debated model of Alzheimer disease pathogenesis.1 Only patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) or mild dementia due to Alzheimer disease are eligible for lecanemab treatment.

  20. ActiTect: a generalizable machine learning pipeline for REM sleep behavior disorder screening through standardized actigraphy

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 50 out of 100. npj Digital Medicine 2026-06-12 Digital health tools

    Isolated rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder (iRBD) is a major prodromal marker of α-synucleinopathies, often preceding the clinical onset of Parkinson's disease, dementia with Lewy bodies, or multiple system atrophy.

  21. Characterization of the Anti-Alzheimer Drug Lecanemab by Mass Spectrometry

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. ACS Omega 2026-06-08 Treatments

    -glycans found at the N304 site of lecanemab of the heavy chain.

  22. Combating cognitive decline in a rat model of Alzheimer’s disease: The role of high-intensity interval training and cannabidiol administration in modulating microRNA-124, BACE1, and nestin

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 30 out of 100. Current Journal of Neurology 2026-05-30 Risk genes beyond APOE

    HIIT alone and in combination with CBD treatment significantly improved cognitive impairment induced by AD.

  23. Uncovering lipid biomarkers linked to methylphenidate efficacy in treating apathy in Alzheimer's disease: insights from the ADMET 2 trial

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 54 out of 100. Alzheimer's research & therapy 2026-05-25 Inflammation and the immune system

    This study aimed to identify lipid species associated with MPH response and explore lipid pathway disruptions in responders versus non-responders.

  24. Clinical Meaningfulness of Donanemab in Early Symptomatic Alzheimer Disease: Data From the Randomized Phase 3 TRAILBLAZER-ALZ 2 Trial

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 63 out of 100. Neurology: Clinical Practice 2026-05-13 Clinical trials

    Donanemab, a monoclonal antibody targeting the insoluble form of β-amyloid found in plaques, significantly slows cognitive and functional decline of AD in participants with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) or mild AD-related dementia.

  25. The social value of lecanemab for patients with early Alzheimer's disease in Japan

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 37 out of 100. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease 2026-05-10 Costs and economics

    BackgroundLecanemab is the first approved disease-modified therapy in Japan for patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) due to Alzheimer's disease (AD) or mild AD dementia (AD-D).ObjectiveThis study aims to evaluate the social value of lecanemab in Japan.

  26. A new era in neuropharmacology: assessing the efficacy and safety of novel anti-amyloid and non-amyloid drug targets for Alzheimer's disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 39 out of 100. Journal of Neurology 2026-05-01 Treatments

    Although β-site APP-cleaving enzyme 1 (BACE1) and secretase inhibitors did not achieve success in clinical trials because of mechanism-based toxicity and cognitive impairment, new monoclonal antibodies such as lecanemab and donanemab have shown high amyloid plaque clearance and reduced cognitive deterioration.

  27. Abrupt discontinuation and tapering of antipsychotics in older adults with dementia: a target trial emulation study

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 54 out of 100. The lancet. Healthy longevity 2026-05 Treatments

    Guidelines recommend limiting antipsychotic treatment to short-term use ( Methods Using UK primary care data from the Clinical Practice Research Datalink, linked with hospital and mortality data from Jan 1, 1998, to March 31, 2021, we emulated two sets of target trials, one after 12 weeks of antipsychotic treatment and another after 24 weeks of antipsychotic treatment, to compare continuing treatment versus tapering treatment and continuing treatment versus abrupt discontinuation of treatment.

  28. Ginsenoside Rh2 Alleviates Alzheimer Disease Models via Effects on Ferroptosis‐Related Neuroinflammation

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 33 out of 100. Journal of Biochemical and Molecular Toxicology 2026-05-01 Inflammation and the immune system

    Ginsenosides are the primary active constituents derived from the dried roots of ginseng, a staple in traditional Chinese medicine.

  29. Acetylcholinesterase inhibitors and the risk of delirium – a Danish nationwide register-based cohort study

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 44 out of 100. Alzheimer s Research & Therapy 2026-04-28 Clinical safety

    Among 45,651 patients, 311 delirium events occurred among continuous users and 84 among early discontinuers, corresponding to incidence rates of 66 and 112 events per 10,000 person-years, respectively.

  30. Large-Screen Group Digital Reminiscence Therapy Reduces BPSD in Dementia: Findings from a Crossover Comparative Study

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 32 out of 100. Clinical Gerontologist 2026-04-25 Cognitive tests and assessment

    Compared with conventional activities, GDRT resulted in significantly greater reductions in overall BPSD (r = 0.56, p = .001) and caregiver burden (r = 0.44, p = .011).

  31. Amyloid-beta-targeting monoclonal antibodies for people with mild cognitive impairment or mild dementia due to Alzheimer's disease (Cochrane review)

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 76 out of 100. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2026-04-16 Treatments

    Synthesis methods We meta-analysed results for each outcome within each comparison using the inverse variance method and the random-effects model.

  32. Bildgebungsanomalien bei Alzheimer-Therapie mit Lecanemab

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 26 out of 100. Neuroradiologie Scan 2026-04-01 Treatments

    Im Zuge der Alzheimerkrankheit lagern sich Beta-Amyloid-Plaques im Gehirn ab.

  33. Cost-Effectiveness of Donanemab for Early Alzheimer Disease in Australia

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 45 out of 100. The Medical journal of Australia 2026-04 Costs and economics

    Donanemab provides clinical benefits but is unlikely to be cost-effective under current Australian thresholds.

  34. Cost-Effectiveness of Donanemab for Early Alzheimer Disease in Australia

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 32 out of 100. Deakin Research Online (Deakin University) 2026-04-01 Treatments

    Donanemab increased total healthcare costs ($300,689 vs. $178,121) and societal costs ($389,113 vs. $283,618) compared with standard care per capita, while improving health outcomes (4.38 vs. 4.01 QALYs) per capita.

  35. Between May 18, 2021, and Sept 8, 2023, 9981 participants were screened, of whom 3808 were randomly assigned; 1855 in evoke (semaglutide, n=928; placebo, n=927) and 1953 in evoke+ (semaglutide, n=976; placebo, n=977).

  36. Efficacy of Dang Gui Shao Yao San in treating vascular dementia in animal models: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 48 out of 100. Frontiers in aging neuroscience 2026-03-13 Inflammation and the immune system

    Animal studies indicate that Dang Gui Shao Yao San (DGSYS) may enhance cognitive function in VaD models through mechanisms such as antioxidation and the enhancement of cerebral blood flow.

  37. Bacopa consumption is known to enhance cognitive performance in healthy individuals and is associated with alterations in pathways related to branched-chain and aromatic amino acid biosynthesis.

  38. Long-term effect of discontinuing anticholinesterase treatment on cognitive decline and mortality in Alzheimer's disease in France: a quasi-experiment and target trial emulation study

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 40 out of 100. The Lancet regional health. Europe 2026-02-24 Health systems and care delivery

    In 2018, France withdrew reimbursement for cholinesterase inhibitors (ChEIs) in Alzheimer's disease, citing modest efficacy, lack of long-term benefit, and safety concerns.

  39. Brexpiprazole for treating agitation in different groups of people with Alzheimer’s dementia: a plain language summary

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Neurodegenerative Disease Management 2026-02-14 Clinical safety

    Plain Language SummaryWhat is this summary about?

  40. GLP-1 receptor agonists reduce dementia and Alzheimer disease risk in diabetic patients with CKD

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 46 out of 100. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation 2026-02-14 Drug development

    GLP-1RA use was associated with a significantly lower risk of dementia [hazard ratio (HR) 0.80, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.71-0.91, P = .001] and Alzheimer's disease (HR 0.76, 95% CI 0.59-0.98, P = .033) compared with DPP4i use.

  41. Multifunctional Tannins from Phyllanthus amarus Exhibit Disease-Modifying Activities Against Alzheimer's Pathogenesis: An In Vitro and In Vivo Investigation

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 26 out of 100. IJPAR JOURNAL 2026-02-13 Risk genes beyond APOE

    Alzheimer's disease (AD) manifests as a chronic neurodegenerative syndrome featuring cognitive impairment alongside characteristic neuropathological markers: amyloid-beta (Aβ) plaques and tau-associated neurofibrillary tangles.

  42. Valacyclovir Treatment of Early Symptomatic Alzheimer Disease: The VALAD Randomized Clinical Trial

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 72 out of 100. JAMA 2026-02-10 Clinical trials

    Of the 120 participants (mean age, 71.4 [SD, 8.6] years; 55% were female), 93 (77.5%) completed the trial.

  43. Digital memory assessments and plasma pTau217 enable efficient preclinical Alzheimer's trials

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 64 out of 100. The journal of prevention of Alzheimer's disease 2026-02-06 Treatments

    A brief DMA combined with plasma pTau217 identifies a subset of cognitively unimpaired, amyloid-positive older adults at highest risk for cognitive and biomarker progression.

  44. Ginkgo biloba for cognitive impairment and dementia

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 70 out of 100. The Cochrane database of systematic reviews 2026-02-05 Treatments

    Main results We included 82 studies with 10,613 participants; 72 studies with 9783 participants provided extractable data.

  45. Aldehyde-Mediated Neurotoxicity and Lutein Intervention: A Novel Therapeutic Strategy for Alzheimer's Disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 41 out of 100. Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) 2026-01-19 Treatments

    Alzheimer disease (AD) is a major health issue of global concern whereby there are minimal treatment options.

  46. Aldehyde-Mediated Neurotoxicity and Lutein Intervention: A Novel Therapeutic Strategy for Alzheimer's Disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 29 out of 100. Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) 2026-01-19 Treatments

    Alzheimer disease (AD) is a major health issue of global concern whereby there are minimal treatment options.

  47. Cholinesterase inhibitors for patients with dementia: Patterns of prescribing and disparities in treatment

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 40 out of 100. Journal of Alzheimer s Disease 2026-01-13 Disparities

    BackgroundCholinesterase inhibitors (ChEIs) are cornerstones of the symptomatic treatment of Alzheimer's disease (AD) and dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) and are also prescribed for vascular dementia (VaD).

  48. Curcuma longa-Derived Curcumin Nanoparticles in Experimental Models of Alzheimer’s Disease: A Formulation-Based Approach

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 27 out of 100. Probecell Science 2026-01-11 Treatments

    Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disorder involving the amyloid-β plaque deposition, tau pathology, synaptic dysfunction, and impairment in cognition.

  49. Real world clinical practice of lecanemab at PUMCH dementia cohort: focus on dynamic imaging and biomarker evolution

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 48 out of 100. Alzheimer s Research & Therapy 2026-01-10 Cognitive tests and assessment

    A significant median Centiloid reduction of 30.9 was observed, with a 24.1% amyloid PET negativity rate after six months.

  50. A Systematic Review to Evaluate the Effect of Neflamapimod on Cognitive Function and Progression of Dementia

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 44 out of 100. Neurology India 2026-01-09 Inflammation and the immune system

    Treatment options for dementia mainly comprise of symptomatic treatment, as no disease-modifying therapy currently exists that directly reduces the pathology.

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