After leading in COVID-19 drug trials, a nursing home chain now partners on dementia drug … FDA extends shelf life of COVID-19 antibody bebtelovimab 6 more months … Memory often returns following a...
Generic for Viagra holds promise as Alzheimer’s disease treatment, Cleveland Clinic researchers say
Dec 08, 2021
Users of sildenafil are 69% less likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease than their peers who do not use the drug, investigators report. A clinical trial to confirm its benefits for Alzheimer’s patients...
Deprescribe these drugs in elders with life-limiting illness, expert says
By
Alicia Lasek
Mar 08, 2020
There’s just not enough evidence to justify the use of certain medications when treating these residents, writes the past president of the American Geriatrics Society.
Biogen not giving up on Alzheimer’s treatment with mixed past
By
Alicia Lasek
Feb 21, 2020
After a bit of a bumpy ride in 2019, Biogen’s injectable treatment for early Alzheimer’s is set for a late-stage clinical trial.
Prescription dementia drugs delay nursing home admission by one year, new study shows
Oct 12, 2011
Dementia-fighting drugs could help delay the admission of individuals suffering with dementia to nursing homes by up to a year, new British research suggests.
