Drugs that improve brain metabolism could help Alzheimer's patients

Neuroscientists at Stanford believe they may have found a way to improve brain performance in Alzheimer's patients.

A drug that restores brain metabolism could help treat Alzheimer's

Scientists are experimenting with a novel approach to treating Alzheimer's disease in mice. They're using a drug that helps the brain make energy.

Metabolic brain boost revives memory in Alzheimer's mice - NPR

An experimental cancer drug that helps the brain turn glucose into energy was able to reverse memory loss in a mouse model of Alzheimer's ...

Alzheimer's: Novel cancer drug restores cognition, memory loss in ...

Researchers identified an enzyme that regulates glucose metabolism in the brain and discovered that a cancer drug may help treat early-stage Alzheimer's ...

mGLP-1 Drug Liraglutide May Protect Against Dementia | alz.org

A glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) drug appears to slow cognitive decline by protecting the brain, according to Phase 2b clinical trial ...

Three promising drugs for treating Alzheimer's disease bring fresh ...

By improving insulin sensitivity and potentially interacting with receptors involved in learning and brain cell protection, semaglutide could potentially slow ...

Drug treatments in Alzheimer's disease - PMC - PubMed Central

Memantine uncompetitively blocks the NMDA receptor and, thus, may be neuroprotective by preventing neuron loss, as well as improving symptoms by helping to ...

From Cancer to Brain Health: A New Alzheimer's Treatment Emerges

IDO1 inhibitors, drugs originally aimed at cancer, show potential in treating Alzheimer's by improving brain metabolism. This could lead to ...

New Treatment Reverses Alzheimer's Disease Signs - Penn Medicine

Previously, researchers found that PBA treatment improved sleep quality and cognitive test performance—and helped normalize proteostasis—in mice ...

Cancer Drug May Reverse Alzheimer's Disease - Newsweek

In a new study, published in the journal Science, Andreasson and colleagues demonstrated that inhibiting IDO1, and the subsequent production of ...

Brain Metabolic Alterations in Alzheimer's Disease - PMC

Hence, degeneration of the LC could contribute to the alteration of glucose metabolism in AD [164]. ... Can ketones help rescue brain fuel supply in later life?

A drug that restores brain metabolism could help treat Alzheimer's

A drug that restores brain metabolism in mouse models of Alzheimer's also improved cognitive function. The discovery could help researchers ...

Weight-loss drug may slow Alzheimer's decline | Imperial News

In a study involving 200 patients with Alzheimer's disease, led by Professor Paul Edison at Imperial College London, the brains of patients who ...

Recent advances in Alzheimer's disease: mechanisms, clinical trials ...

Presently, available drugs primarily offer symptomatic relief and often accompanied by undesirable side effects. However, recent approvals of ...

Weight-loss drug could help slow Alzheimer's cognitive decline, trial ...

Liraglutide appeared to reduce brain shrinkage in people with early-stage Alzheimer's, a small UK study reports.

Alzheimer's: Medicines help manage symptoms and slow decline

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved medicines to treat symptoms at different stages of Alzheimer's disease — mild, moderate and severe. These ...

Hypoglycemic medicines in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease

Anti-diabetic medicines can also affect protein aggregation metabolism and neuroinflammation in the brain, which can dramatically enhance memory and cognition.

Treatments & Research | Alzheimer's Association

It has received traditional approval from the FDA to treat early Alzheimer's disease, including people living with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) or mild ...

Researchers call for a major rethink of how Alzheimer's treatments ...

In January 2023, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved lecanemab — an antibody medication that decreases β-amyloid protein build-up ...

Alzheimer's disease - Diagnosis and treatment - Mayo Clinic

Alzheimer's medicines can help with memory symptoms and other cognitive changes. Two types of medicines used to treat symptoms include:.