Scientists have issued a warning as a popular type of medication taken by many people has been linked to dementia. According to research, regularly taking such prescribed sleeping aids could hike ...

Vitamin D also helps clear beta amyloid, a protein that plays a role in Alzheimer’s disease, Merrill points out. This is “the ...

Axovant has axed development of its key dementia drug intepirdine after results suggested it actually worsened symptoms compared with placebo. The news sent the neurology-focused Swiss biotech’s ...

"Probably the best we could look for ... is investigating whether diabetes drugs may have anti-inflammatory properties that could be beneficial in vascular dementia. Dr Huang said: "We are looking ...

However, recent studies could change how we perceive these drugs after new findings suggest additional perks to these well-known treatments. The connection between various forms of dementia and ...

An estimated 50m people live with dementia globally, more than two-thirds of them in low- and middle-income countries. In 2024, the first drugs that can change the course of Alzheimer’s disease ...

Common cardiovascular drugs are linked to a lower risk of dementia in older age, according to a new study from Karolinska Institutet published in Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's ...

and will engage in immuno-dementia drug discovery research focusing on neural inflammation and the immune system based on strong human evidence, with multiple proteins expressed on microglia as ...

The drug, neflamapimod, did not achieve the trial's main goal of significantly reducing symptoms of dementia versus a placebo, but the company said it believed the treatment had potential and ...

Alzheimer’s drugs should be prescribed like statins to stave off dementia, one of Britain’s leading neuroscientists has said. Prof Sir John Hardy said blood tests would soon allow for routine ...

Warnings have been issued over commonly prescribed drugs could increase risk of dementia following a scientific study. Research suggested that regular use of certain types of commonly-prescribed drugs ...