2024年7月10日 · Current Alzheimer's treatments temporarily improve symptoms of memory loss and problems with thinking and reasoning. These Alzheimer's treatments boost the performance of chemicals in the brain that carry information from one brain cell to another. They include cholinesterase inhibitors and the medicine memantine (Namenda).

2023年4月13日 · Scientists at MIT have unlocked a major breakthrough in the battle to reverse the effects of Alzheimer’s disease — one that shows “dramatic reductions” in neurodegeneration, a report stated.

There are currently no known interventions that will cure Alzheimer’s. Medications for mild to moderate Alzheimer’s disease. Treating the symptoms of Alzheimer’s can help provide people with comfort, dignity, and independence for a longer period of …

2024年11月8日 · Treatments for Alzheimer's disease include medicines that can help with symptoms and newer medicines that can help slow decline in thinking and functioning. These newer medicines are approved for people with early Alzheimer's disease. Medicines. Alzheimer's medicines can help with memory symptoms and other cognitive changes.

2025年1月24日 · There’s currently no cure for Alzheimer’s. The FDA-approved medications fall into two categories: drugs for symptom management and drugs for slowing disease progression. Some treatments can temporarily reduce some symptoms like memory loss, agitation, and insomnia. Meanwhile, the new medications Leqembi and Kisunla can help remove amyloid ...

2023年12月20日 · In mice that model Alzheimer’s disease, injections of PBA helped to restore signs of normal proteostasis (the protein regulation process) in the animals’ brains while also dramatically improving their performance on a standard memory test, even when administered late in the disease course.

2023年7月24日 · The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently granted full approval to a new Alzheimer’s treatment called lecanemab, which has been shown to moderately slow cognitive and functional decline in early-stage cases of the disease. Alzheimer’s disease is a progressive disorder that damages and destroys nerve cells in the brain. Over time, the ...

2024年10月23日 · The Alzheimer’s community has seen remarkable progress in the past year, with the first disease-modifying therapy, lecanemab, receiving traditional approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of early Alzheimer’s in July 2023, followed by donanemab receiving traditional approval in July 2024.

2024年2月21日 · Can We Find a Cure for Alzheimer’s Disease? A composite image showing cells and beta-amyloid protein plaques—which disrupt cell function—in a brain with Alzheimer’s disease. BU researchers are studying how to better diagnose, prevent, and treat the disease.

How Is Alzheimer's Disease Treated? Learn about prescription drugs to treat the symptoms of Alzheimer's disease and medicines to avoid or take with caution. Get information and resources about what to do and expect after a diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease.